Weber Genesis Gold B manual

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     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 odor continues, keep a way fr om the appliance and immediatel y call your gas supplier or y our fire depar tment. Leaking gas ma y cause a fire or explosion which can cause serious bodil y injury or death, or damage to pr oper ty . W E[...]

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

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    A-3 W arranty Aluminum Castings, lifetime, 1 year paint Porcelain Hood Section, 25 years Porcelain Side T able, 25 years Burners, 10 years Igniter , 3 years Cooking Grates, 7 years no rust through Flavorizer Bars, 5 years no rust through Thermoplastic Parts, 10 years All Remaining Parts, 5 years, Weber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants [...]

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

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    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 p[...]

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

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

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    A-8 © 2000 W eber-Stephen Products Co., Weber , 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. ®[...]

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    A-9 Remove P acka ging from 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 ackaging  W ARNING: Lifting the barbecue from the lo wer packa gin[...]

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    A-10 Flavorizer Bars - 5 Cooking Grates - 2 Condiment basket - 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 open-end or an adjustable wrench 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[...]

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    B-1 Assemb l y Instructions B018.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 fr ont of the catc h pan holder must be on the same side as the finger[...]

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    B-2 Installing the warming rack Y ou will need: warming rack. 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 ar m-Up Basket Inser t one end of the Weber W arm-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 side o[...]

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    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 y ou should check to be sure that the y are tur ned OFF . Put the knob on each v alve. Check by pushing do wn and turning clockwise. If they do not tur n, the y are off. Proceed to the ne xt step. If they do turn continue tu[...]

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    C-2 Install Gas Supply General Specifications for Piping Note - Contact your local m unicipality for b uilding codes regulating outdoor gas barbecue installa- tions. In absence of Local Codes, you m ust 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 gene[...]

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    C-3 (1) (2) Check f or gas leaks  D ANGER Do not use an open flame to chec k for gas leaks. Be sure there are no sparks or open flames in the area while y ou chec k for leaks. Sparks or open flames will result in a fire or e xplosion which can cause seri- ous bodil y injur y or death and damage to pr oper ty .  W ARNING: Y ou should chec k fo[...]

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    C-4 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 button 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 wdr iver until[...]

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    D-1 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel.  D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allo w the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up whic h can cause serious bodily injury or death. Cr ossover Ignition® System Not[...]

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    D-2 To Extinguish Push down and turn eac h burner control knob cloc kwise to the OFF position. T urn gas supply OFF at the source. Manual Lighting  D ANGER F ailure to open lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allo w the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up whic h c[...]

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    D-3 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue 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 burner[...]

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    D-4 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse, we recommend that y ou perf or m the f ollowing maintenance procedures f or y our saf ety .  W ARNING: Check the hose bef ore each use of the barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama g ed in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using only W eber auth[...]

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    D-5 General Maintenance Weber Spider Stopper ™ Guards Y our Weber Gas Barbecue, as w ell as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects. They can nest in the v enturi section (V enturi(1), air shutter(2), venturi fin(3) ) of the b ur ner tubes. This bloc ks the nor mal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out o[...]

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    D-6 (1) (2) (1) Replacing Main Burners 1) Y our Weber Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. 2) T urn gas OFF at source. 3) T o remov e control panel: take off the b ur ner control knobs. Remove the scre ws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unlatch the Spider Stopper ™ Guards and remove them. 5) Remove the manif old b[...]

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    D-7 Cr ossover ® Ignition System Operations If the Crossov er Ignition System f ails to ignite the Left burner , light the Left burner with a match. If the Left burner lights with a match, then check the Crosso ver Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white(1) and b lack(2) ignition wires are attached properly . ■ Check that the Crosso ver I[...]

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    D-8 T r oub leshooting Pr oblem Check Cure Burners b urn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Inspect W eber Spider Stopper Guards f or possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes .) Clean Weber Spider Stopper Guards. (See Section “ Annual Maintenance ” ) Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Is [...]