Weber Genesis Platinum C manual

55028 0100 Natural Gas A066.c B020.a C051.a D062.a Owners Guide Y OU MUST READ THIS O WNERS G UIDE BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR GAS GRILL National Association PROPANE GAS ® P LA TINUM – C G ENESIS ® P LA TINUM – C G ENESIS ® Gas Grill m D ANGER If y ou smell gas: 1. Shut off gas to the appliance. 2. Extinguish an y open flames. 3. Open lid 4. If [...]

A-2 m D ANGER F ailure to f ollow the Danger s, W arnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’ s Manual may result in serious bodil y injury or death, or in a fire or an e xplosion causing damage to pr oper ty . m W ARNINGS m Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid pr opane cylinder under or near this barbecue. m Impr oper assembly ma y be d[...]

A-3 Weber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this W eber Gas Grill that it will be free of defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: when assembled and operated in accordance with the printed instructions accompanying it. Weber may require reasonable proof of your date of purch[...]

A-4 Danger & W arnings ....................................................................... A-2 W arranty ........................................................................................ A-3 General Instructions ...................................................................... A-5 Exploded View ..................................[...]

A-5 General Instructions Y our Weber Gas Barbecue is a portable outdoor cooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue you can grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results that are difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid and Flavorizer® Bars produce that “outdoor” flavor in the food. The Weber Gas Barbecue is port[...]

A-6 Genesis Platinum-C NG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 47 46 45 39 38 40 41 42 37 43 44 49 48 50 51 53 52 54 55 56 57 58[...]

A-7 1. Hair Pin Cotter 2. Hinge Pin 3. Left Endcap 4. Shroud 5. 1/4-20 x 1 1/2 inch bolt 6. Handle lock 7. Handle 8. W arm-Up ™ Basket 9. W arming Rack 10. Smoker Assembly 11. Cooking Grate (Small) 12. Cooking Grate (Large) 13. Flavorizer ® Bars 14. Cooking Box 15. 1/4-20 keps nut 16. Work Surface 17. Slide Out Bottom T ray 18. Catch Pan Holder [...]

A-8 © 1999 Weber-Stephen Products Co., W eber , the silhouette, and the kettle configuration are registered trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL, 60067-6266, U.S.A. This product is covered by one or more United States patents and patents in other nations globally . Printed in the U.S.A. ®[...]

A-9 Remove P ackaging fr om Grill Remove all tape from packaging. Remove bottom rack from top of packaging. Remove outer box. Pull out bottom tray from cooking box. Remove packaging material from bottom tray , catch pan holder , catch pan, and drip pan. Remove Grill fr om Lower P acka ging m W ARNING: Lifting the barbecue fr om the lower packa ging[...]

A-10 1/2 inch bolts (1/4 x 20 x 1/2 inch bolts) - 4 Nylon W ashers - 4 Left Work Surface - 1 Right Work Surface with Side Burner - 1 12 Foot Hose - 1 Flavorizer Bars - 5 Cooking Grates - 2 Smoker Box - 1 Bottom Shelf - 1 Slide Out Buttom T ray - 1 Catch pan holder - 1 Catch Pan - 1 Disposable Drip Pans - 2 Y ou will need: Phillips screwdriver 7/16 [...]

B-1 Assemb l y Instructions B020.a (1) (2) (1) Install the slide out bottom tray Y ou will need: the slide out bottom tra y(1), catch pan holder(2), catch pan and one disposable drip pan. (1) Hook the ends of the catch pan holder into the hole in the slide out bottom tra y . The front of the catch pan holder must be on the same side as the finger g[...]

B-2 Installing the warming rack Y ou will need: war ming rac k. Set the warming rack into the slots at the rear of the cooking bo x. Installing the Warm-Up™ Basket Y ou will need: W arm-Up Basket Inser t one end of the W eber W ar m-Up Basket into the hole at the right side of the inside of the lid, and the other end into the slot at the left sid[...]

C-1 Check that all b urner valves are off Y ou will need: burner control knobs. V alv es are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure that the y are tur ned OFF . Put the knob on each v alv e. Check by pushing do wn and turning clockwise. If the y do not turn, they are off . Proceed to the ne xt step . If they do turn continue t[...]

C-2 Install Gas Supply General Specifications f or Piping Note - Contact your local m unicipality for b uilding codes regulating outdoor gas barbecue installa- tions. In absence of Local Codes, y ou must con- firm to the latest edition of ANSI Z223.1. WE REC- OMMEND THA T THIS INST ALLA TION BE DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL. Some of the f ollowing are gen[...]

C-3 Gas Line Piping ■ If the length of the line required does not e xceed 50 f eet, use a 5/8" O .D . tube. One size larger should be used for lengths g reater than 50 feet. ■ Gas piping ma y be copper tubing, type K or L; polyeth ylene plastic tube, with a minimum w all thic k- ness of .062 inch; or standard weight (schedule 40) steel or [...]

C-4 (1) (2) Check f or gas leaks Note - All f actory-made connections hav e been thoroughly chec ked f or gas leaks. The burners hav e been flame-tested. As a saf ety precaution how e ver , you should rechec k all fittings for leaks bef ore using your W eber Gas Barbecue. Shipping and handling may loosen or damage a gas fitting. T o perf or m leak [...]

C-5 Reinstall control panel (after c hecking f or gas leaks) (1) Set the control panel in place ov er both sides of the frame. Hold the crossov er ignition b utton up while setting the control panel in place. (2) Line up the control panel with the white plastic plugs in the frame brace . Inser t screws and tighten with a Phillips scre wdriver until[...]

D-1 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. m D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 min- utes to allow the gas to c lear if the barbe- cue does not light, may result in an e xplo- sive flame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or death. Cr osso ver Ignition® Syste[...]

D-2 T o Extinguish Push down and turn eac h burner contr ol knob cloc kwise to the OFF position. T urn gas supply OFF at the source. Manual Lighting m D ANGER F ailure to open lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 min- utes to allow the gas to c lear if the barbe- cue does not light, may result in an e xplo- sive flame-up w[...]

D-3 Lighting the Side Burner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking bo x. m D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the side burner , or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the side b urner does not light, may result in an e xplosive flame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or death. Lighti[...]

D-4 Cooking m W ARNING: Do not mo ve the W eber Gas Barbe- cue when operating or while barbecue is hot. Y ou can adjust the FRONT and BA CK burners as desired. The control settings: High (H), Medium (M), Low (L), or Off (O) are described in your W eber cookbook. The cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the FRONT and BA CK bur n[...]

D-5 Using the S mo ker B o x The Smoker cooks with both W eber Firespice™ W ood Chips and Chunks. F or best results with faster cooking f oods like steaks , burgers and chops, etc., w e recom- mend using the FireSpice Chips because they ignite and create smoke f aster . For longer cooking f oods such as roasts, chic k en and turke ys, etc., w e r[...]

D-6 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse, we recommend that y ou perf orm the following maintenance procedures f or y our saf ety . m W ARNING: Chec k the hose before each use of the barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be damaged in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using only W eber authorized[...]

D-7 General Maintenance Weber Spider Stopper™ Guards Y our W eber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects. They can nest in the v entur i section (V enturi(1), air shutter(2), venturi fin(3) ) of the b ur ner tubes. This bloc ks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out of[...]

D-8 (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) Replacing Main Burners 1) Y our W eber Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. 2) T ur n gas OFF at source. 3) T o remov e control panel: tak e off the burner control knobs. Remove the scre ws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unlatch the Spider Stopper™ Guards and remov e them. 5) Remov e the m[...]

D-9 Cr osso ver® Ignition System Operations If the Crossov er Ignition System fails to ignite the Left burner , light the Left burner with a match. If the Left burner lights with a match, then check the Crosso v er Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white(1) and b lack(2) ignition wires are attached properly . ■ Check that the Crosso v er [...]

D-10 T r oub leshooting Pr oblem Chec k Cure Burners b urn with a yello w or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Inspect W eber Spider Stopper Guards for possib le obstr uctions. (Blockage of holes .) Clean Weber Spider Stopper Guards. (See Section “Annual Maintenance”) Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Is[...]

D-11 Side Burner T r oubleshooting Pr oblem Chec k Cure Side Burner does not light. Flame is low in HIGH position. Flame is very yello w in conjunction with the smell of gas, OR Burner makes popping noise in conjunction with the smell of gas. Push button ignition does not work. Is gas supply off? T ur n supply on. Is the fuel hose bent or kink ed? [...]

D-12 m W ARNING: All gas controls and supply v alves should be in the OFF position. Make sure b lack wire is connected between igniter and electrode. Mak e sure white wire is connected between igniter and ground. Chec k that igniter loc k nut is tight. Note - If the igniter works loose, carefully tighten the igniter lock n ut with an adjustab le wr[...]

D-13 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (10) (9) To Clean the Burner Head Remov e the windshield and grate. Remove the b urner cap . Clean with soap and water . Soak if necessary . Remov e the burner r ing. Clean with soap and water . Soak if necessary . m CA UTION: Do not enlarge the slots in the b urner ring.[...]