Weber 450 manual

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    SUMMIT TM 425 & 450 LP Gas Barbecues Operating Guide W E B E R W E B E R W E B E R W E B E R 92776 10/98 Serial Number Serial Number Summit 425 LP Summit 450 LP R A P P R O V E D CANADIAN GAS ASSOCIA TION ® National Association PROPANE GAS Read before assembly  W ARNING 1. Do not store spare LP Cylinder within 10 feet (3m) of this appliance[...]

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    2 W ARNINGS  D ANGER Failure to f ollow the Dangers, W arnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’ s Manual may result in serious bodily injury or death, or a fire or an e xplosion causing damage to pr oper ty . ■ Do not store a spare or disconnected LP tank under or near this barbecue. ■ Improper assembly ma y be dangerous. Please caref[...]

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    3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Warnings 2 Warranty 4 A Word of Thanks 4 Standards and Codes Information 5 Operating Area 5 Storage 5 *REFER TO YOUR STEP-BY-STEP SECTION AT THIS TIME Lighting 6 Crossov er Ignition System 6 T o Extinguish 6 Manual Lighting 7 T o Extinguish 7 Cooking 8 Storage 8 Cleaning 8 Steam-N-Chips Smoker 9 Maintenance 10-13 Spider/Insect [...]

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    4 Thank you for choosing a W eber Barbecue. Our family her e at W eber has worked har d to produce the highest quality pr oducts for your satisfaction. While we give much attention to our pr oducts, an occasional err or may occur . Our knowledgeable Customer Service staf f is prepar ed to help you with any problems with parts or assembly . Call our[...]

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    5 ST ANDARDS AND CODES INFORMA TION Y our W eber Gas Barbecue is a por table outdoor cooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue y ou can grill, barbecue, roast and bak e with results that are difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid and Flav orizer Bars produce that "outdoor" fla v or in the f ood. The W e[...]

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    6 EA CH HEA T ZONE OPERA TES INDEPENDENTL Y . Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. Figure 1  D ANGER Failure to open lid while igniting the barbecue, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to c lear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an e xplosive flame- up which can cause serious bodil y injury or death. High M[...]

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    7 EA CH HEA T ZONE OPERA TES INDEPENDENTL Y . 1) Open the lid. Figure 2. 2) Check that fuel scale reads more than “E”. Note - E = empty; F = full. 3 ) Make sure all b urner control knobs are tur ned OFF . (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise.)  W ARNING: The burner control knobs m ust be in the OFF position before turning o[...]

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    8  W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or hot. High Medium Low Off COOKING  W ARNING: T urn y our W eber Gas Barbecue OFF and wait for it to cool bef ore c leaning.  CA UTION: Do not clean y our Flav oriz er Bars or cooking grills in a self-cleaning o ven. Replacement cooking grates and Flav orizer Bars are a v ail[...]

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    9 The Steam-N-Chips Smoker cooks with both Weber FireSpice W ood Chips and Chunks . For best results with f aster cooking f oods like steaks , b urgers and chops, etc., we recommend using the FireSpice Chips because the y ignite and create smoke f aster . For longer cooking f oods such as roasts, chic k en and turkeys , etc., we recommend using Fir[...]

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    10 Spider/Insect screens Y our Gas Barbecue, as well as an y outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects . They can nest in the venturi section of the b urner tubes. This bloc ks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter . Figure 5. This could result in a fire in and around the air shutter[...]

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    11 MAINTENANCE Main Burner Flame P attern The W eber Gas Barbecue b urners have been f actor y set f or the correct air and gas mixture. The correct flame pattern is shown in Figure 7. Figure 7 Burner inside cooking bo x Flames Tips occasionally yello wish Light blue Dark blue Figure 8 Figure 9 Replacing Main Burners 1. Y our Weber Gas Barbecue mus[...]

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    12 10. Slide the burner assembly from each Heat Zone. The left and right burners are connected by the Crossov er tube. Figure 13 (a). Figure 13 Crossov er tube Pull out of here Manif old 9. Pull the manifold out of the b ur ners. Figure 12. Figure 12 MAINTENANCE[...]

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    13 MAINTENANCE 11. Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly to separate the crossov er tube from the b urners. Remov e the burners from the cooking box. Figure 14. Figure 14 Separate here Crossov er tube 12. T o reinstall the burners, re v erse steps 3 through 11.  CA UTION: The b urner openings must be positioned properl y o ver the valve or[...]

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    14 Prob lem Burners b urn with a yello w or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burners do not light. -or- Burners ha ve a small flickering flame in the HIGH position. -or- Barbecue temperature only reaches 250˚ to 300˚ degrees in the HIGH position. Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Experiencing flare-ups: ?[...]

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    P A TENTS & TRADEMARKS © 1997 W eber-Stephen Products Co . Weber , the silhouette, Fla v orizer and Crosso v er are registered U .S. trademarks; Summit, Grill Cozy , Gas Catcher , Spider Stopper , and Steam-N-Chips, are trademarks, all of Weber-Stephen Products Co ., 200 East Daniels Road, P alatine , IL 60067-6266. U .S.A. Summit Series Gas B[...]