Weber Genesis Gold C 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 . [...]

  • Page 2

    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 ma[...]

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    A-3 W eber-Stephen Products Co. (Weber) hereb y warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber 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. W eber may require reasonab le proof of your date of pur[...]

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

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    A-5 General Instructions Y our W eber Gas Barbecue is a por table outdoor cooking appliance. With the W eber 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-C LP 04/18/01 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 20 14 15 23 24 26 27 28 30 26 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 52 54 55 56 57 58 59 26 60 19 21 45 46 47 49 50 51 40 48 29 22 25 44 43 19 16 42 41 18 53[...]

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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 loc k 7. Handle 8. W ar m-Up ™ Bask et 9. W ar ming Rac k 10. Cooking Grates 11. Flav orizer ® Bars 12. Cooking Bo x 13. 1/4-20 k eps nut 14. Slide Out Bottom T r ay 15. Catch P an Holder 16. W or k Surf ace T rim 17. W or k Surf ace 18. Side F ram[...]

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    A-8 © 2001 W eber-Stephen Products Co ., Weber , the silhouette , and the kettle configuration are registered trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co ., 200 East Daniels Road, P alatine, IL, 60067-6266, U .S .A. This product is covered b y 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 1/2 inch bolts (1/4 x 20 x 1/2 inch bolts) - 4 Nylon W ashers - 4 Left Work Surf ace - 1 Right W or k Surf ace and Side Bur ner - 1 LP Cylinder - 1 Flav orizer Bars - 5 Cooking Grates - 2 Condiment bask et - 1 Bottom Shelf - 1 Slide Out Buttom T r ay - 1 Catch pan holder - 1 Catch P an - 1 Disposable Drip P ans - 2 Y ou will need: Phillips scr[...]

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    B-1 Assemb l y Instructions B053.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 catch pan holder must be on the same side as the finger [...]

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    B-2 Installing the warming rac k 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 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[...]

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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 valve. Check by pushing down and turning clockwise. If the y do not tur n, they are off . Proceed to the next step. If they do turn continue turn[...]

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    C-2 Important LP Cylinder Information F ailure to f ollow these D ANGER statements exactly ma y result in a fire causing death or ser ious injury .  D ANGER  NEVER store a spare LP Cylinder under or near this barbecue.  NEVER fill the tank bey ond 80% full. Y our W eber gas grill is equipped with a cylinder suppl y system designed for vapo[...]

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    C-3 (1) Connect filled liquid propane c ylinder  W ARNING: Make sure that the c ylinder valve is closed. Close b y turning cloc kwise . Remove plastic dust cover from the fuel cylinder valve. Screw the regulator coupling onto the tank valve(1), clockwise , or to the r ight. Hand tighten only . Note: This is a ne w type of connection. It tightens[...]

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    C-4 Connect side b urner to manifold  W ARNING: Make sure gas suppl y is off. Connect the side burner hose as follows: 1) Slide back the collar of the quick disconnect on the manifold. 2) Push the male fitting of the side burner hose into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure. Slide the collar closed. Quick disconnect will be engaged. Chec[...]

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    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 crossover 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 screwdriv er until [...]

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    D-1 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1) Open the lid. 2) Make sure all b ur ner control knobs are turned OFF . (Push control knob down and turn clockwise to ensure that it is in the OFF position.)  D ANGER: When the “excess gas flow contr ol” f eature is activated, a small amount of gas I still flo wing to th[...]

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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 *The grill illustrated ma y hav e slight differences than the model purchased.  D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to [...]

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    D-3 Lighting the Side Burner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking bo x.  W ARNING: If the side b urner does not light: 1) T urn OFF the side b urner control v alve . 2) Wait 5 minutes to let the gas c lear before y ou tr y again or try to light with a match. Lighting the side burner if the main b urners are lit. 1[...]

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    D-4 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-5 Refilling the Liquid Pr opane Cylinder W e recommend that you refill the LP cylinder bef ore it is completely empty . Remov al of the LP cylinder 1) Close cylinder valv e (turn clockwise). 2) Unscrew regulator coupling b y tur ning counterclockwise , by hand only . 3) Loosen cylinder lock wing nut and turn cylinder lock up out of the w ay . 4) [...]

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    D-6 Y ou will need: LP cylinder , a soap and water solution and a rag or brush to apply it. 1) T ur n the LP cylinder so the opening of the valv e is either to the front, side or rear of the W eber Gas Barbecue. Lift and hook the cylinder onto the fuel gauge.  W ARNING: Do not use a wrench to tighten the connection. Using a wrench could damage t[...]

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    D-7 Safe handling tips f or Liquid Pr opane Gas Cylinder s ■ Liquid Propane (LP) gas is a petroleum product as are gasoline and natural gas. LP gas is a gas at regular temperatures and pressures. Under moderate pressure, inside a cylinder , LP gas is a liquid. As the pressure is released, the liquid readily vaporizes and becomes gas. ■ LP gas h[...]

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    D-8 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse, we recommend that y ou perf or m the follo wing 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 onl y W eber aut[...]

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    D-9 General Maintenance Weber Spider /Insect screens 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 enturi section(1) of the bur ner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out of the air shutter . This could result in a fire in[...]

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    D-10 (2) (1) (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 remove control panel: take off the burner control knobs. Remo ve the scre ws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unhook the manif old brack et(1) and unscrew the two wing nuts(2) that hold the[...]

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    D-11 Cr ossover ® 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 Crossov er 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-12 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 Spider/Insect Screens for possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes.) Clean Spider/Insect Screens. (See Section “ Annual Maintenance ” ) Burners do not light. -or - Burners have a small flic kering flame in the [...]

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    D-13 Side Burner T r oub leshooting Pr oblem Check Cure Side Burner does not light. Flame is low in HIGH position. Flame is very yellow 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 kinked? St[...]

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    1 Assemb l y Instructions Install manif old bracket Y ou will need: manifold brac ket Hook the bracket(2) onto the manifold at the center burner valve. Place your hand underneath the bracket. Lift the manifold and cooking box slightly , then hook the tab of the bracket on the frame brace(1). (1) (2) Addendum Sheet * See Section B * Operating * See [...]

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    2 (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) 1) The smell of gas in conjunction with the burner flames appearing yellow and lazy . 2) Barbecue does not reach temperature. 3) Barbecue heats unevenly . 4) One or more of the burners do not ignite.  DANGER Failure to correct the above mentioned symptoms may result in a fire, which can cause serious bodily injury or death,[...]