Weber 1000 LX manual

W E B E R W E B E R GENESIS ® 1000 LX Natural Gas Barbecue Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory . Owner’ s Manual 98645 12/97 ® FOR Y OUR SAFETY Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable v apors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. NO TICE T O INST[...]

2  D ANGER Failure to f ollo w the Dangers, 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 explosion causing damage to property .  W ARNINGS  Do not store a spare or disconnected LP tank under or near this barbecue .  Improper assemb ly ma y be dang erous. Ple[...]

3 Weber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: Aluminum Castings, 10 years, Recycled Work Surfaces, 10 years Cooking Grates and Flavorizer Bars, 3 years, All Remaining Parts, 5 years, when ass[...]

4 © 1997 Weber . Weber , , Genesis, Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Perma-Mount, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, Steam-N-Chips, Spider Stopper , and W arm-Up are U.S. trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL 60067-6266. U.S.A. Genesis Gas Barbecues are covered under the following patent nos.:[...]

5 Contents WARNINGS ................................................................ 2 W arranty & Patents .................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly ............................................................... 7-21 Operating Instructions Lightin[...]

6 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 po[...]

7 Step 1 Check package contents Cooking box (assembly) Lid (assembly) Hose Bottom tray T wo cooking grates Control panel Assembl y T ools needed Regular screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Hammer 7/16 and 3/4 inch open-end or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of wood Supplies needed Y ou will need a soap and water solution to check for gas leaks. (See[...]

Left frame Right frame Wheel frame Caster frame T wo frame connectors Work table Swing table assembly Left hand slide bar Axle T wo accessory trays W arming rack W arm-Up Basket Five long Flavorizer Bars Eight short Flavorizer Bars Front panel Catch pan holder Catch pan T wo drip pans Manifold bracket Thermometer T wo wheels T wo casters Spacer bra[...]

T wo plastic buttons (actual size) 1/4-20 keps nut Fifteen 1/4 inch nylon washers T wo hair pin cotters T wo wheel hubcaps T wo 10-24 hex nuts T wo 10-24 x 1 3/4 inch machine screws T wo Phillips screws/washers Check contents of hardware packs Three burner control knobs Three tool holders Five tubing plugs (two are spares) Swing table end bracket T[...]

10 Figure 1 W E B E R W E B E R Figure 2 Leg tabs Frame tabs (a) (b) Right frame Left frame Step 2 Assemble wheels Y ou will need: axle, two wheel hubcaps, two wheels, wheel frame, hammer and a block of wood. Place one end of the axle on the block of wood (or other protected surface). T ap on one hubcap. Put one wheel on the axle, WEBER side toward[...]

11 Figure 3 Dimples to the inside Figure 4 Step 4 Continue frame assembly Y ou will need: caster frame, wheel frame, four 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, four nylon washers and a 7/16 inch wrench. Place the caster frame onto the tabs of the left frame with the dimple to the inside. Figure 3. Place the wheel frame onto the tabs of the right frame with the [...]

12 Figure 6 View from rear of barbecue Plastic buttons Figure 5 Step 7 Add front panel Y ou will need: front panel and two plastic buttons. T urn frame assembly right side up. Align the panel with the holes in the frame and insert the plastic buttons through the front panel and frame. Figure 6. Step 6 Insert casters Y ou will need: frame assembly a[...]

13 Guide screw (a) (b) (c) Wing nuts View from behind cooking box Figure 9 Figure 7 Burner tubes Frame brace (a) (b) Spacer bracket Keps nut Ta b Frame cross piece Nylon washer Bolt Slide the cooking box to the left within the frame. Put the washer on the bolt. T ake the spacer bracket and hold it up to the frame making sure both tabs fit underneat[...]

14 Figure 11 Igniter lock nut Keyhole in frame brace Frame brace Manifold bracket Figure 10 Small part of keyhole in frame brace Frame brace Frame brace (a) (b) (c) Step 9 Install manifold bracket Y ou will need: manifold bracket Hook the bracket onto the manifold at the center burner valve. Place your hand underneath the bracket. Lift the manifold[...]

15 15 T ypical natural gas supply installation. Figure 12. Gas line piping ■ If the length of line required does not exceed 50 feet, use a 5/8" O.D. tube. One size larger should be used for lengths greater than 50 feet. ■ Gas piping may be copper tubing, type K or L; polyethylene plastic tube, with a minimum wall thickness of .062 inch; or[...]

16 Figure 13 Figure 14 (a) Step 12 Check that all burner valves are off Y ou will need: one burner control knob. V alves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure. Put the knob on each valve. Check by pushing down and turning clockwise. If they do not turn they are off, proceed to the next step.Figure 13. Step 13 Connect flex[...]

17 (a) Figure 16 (c) (b) Figure 15 Male fitting T o barbecue Quick disconnect engaged Collar Locking shut off Outside house wall (a) (b) Step 14 Check for gas leaks  D ANGER Do not use an open flame to chec k f or gas leaks. Be sure there are no sparks or open flames in the area while y ou chec k f or leaks. This will result in a fire or e xplos[...]

18 Figure 20 Figure 19 Figure 21 Bottom tray Finger grip on front edge of bottom tray Finger grip Front side of catch pan holder Figure 17 Figure 18 Step 15 Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five long Flavorizer Bars, eight short Flavorizer Bars and two cooking grates. Set the long Flavorizer Bars side to side in the lower [...]

19 Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Figure 22 Step 18 Add tool holders, control panel and burner control knobs Y ou will need: three tool holders, control panel, two Phillips screws/washers, a Phillips screwdriver , and three burner control knobs. Hook the tool holders over the frame rail. Figure 23. Set the control panel in place over both frame braces. [...]

20 Slot in frame (view from below) Insert one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 25 (a). Insert the other end into the hole in the swing table end bracket. Figure 25 (b). Hold the end bracket at an angle so the lower tab is inside the frame tube. Push the bracket into the frame. Check to see that the lower tab of the bracket is[...]

21 Step 20 Complete accessory installation Y ou will need: W arm -Up B asket, warming rack, work table, accessory rack, three tubing plugs, thermometer and a hammer . Insert one end of the Weber W arm-Up Basket into the hole in the right end of the lid and the other end into the slot in the left end of the lid. Figure 28 (a). Set the warming rack i[...]

22 5 7 4 6 3 2 1 Figure 1 Crosso ver Ignition System OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1) Open the lid. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are turned OFF . (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise.) 3) Turn gas supply valve on.  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver open ba[...]

23 7 5 4 3 2 1 6 Figure 2 Manual Lighting Manual Lighting  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver open barbecue. Keep your face and bod y at least one f oot a wa y fr om the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. 5) Push Front burner control knob down and turn to ST ART / HI. 6) Check that the burner is lit by looking through the matchlight hole on th[...]

24 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or hot. Y ou can adjust the FRONT , CENTER and BACK burners as desired. The control settings High (H), Medium (M), Low (L), or Off (O) are described in your Weber cookbook. The cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the FRONT , CENTER, and BACK burners. F[...]

25 Figure 3 (b) (c) (a) Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse we recommend that you perform the following maintenance procedures f or y our saf ety .  W ARNING: Chec k hose bef ore each use of barbecue for nic ks, crac king, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama ged in an y wa y , do not use the barbecue. Replace using only W [...]

26 Burner inside cooking box Figure 6 Dark blue Light blue T ips occasionally yellowish Figure 4 V enturi Air shutter V enturi fin Weber Spider Stopper Guard Figure 5 Flames Figure 7 Figure 8 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guar ds Y our Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. T[...]

Figure 11 27 View from behind cooking box Wing nuts Figure 10 Guide screw Crossover tube Figure 12 Figure 9 e) Remove the manifold bracket and unscrew the two wing nuts that hold the manifold to the cooking box. Pull the manifold and valve assembly out of the burners and carefully set it down. Figure 10. d) Unlatch the Spider Stopper Guards and rem[...]

28 Figure 15 White wire Black wire ■ Check that the Crossover Ignition button pushes the igniter (button) down, and returns to the up position. ■ Check to see if the igniter is loose in the frame. T ighten if necessary; see Step “Install igniter” for correct procedure. If the Crossover Ignition System still fails to light, See Section "[...]

Prob lem Burners b urn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Experiencing flare-ups:  CA UTION: Do not line the bottom tray with aluminum f oil. Burner flame pattern is erratic. Flame is low when burner is on HIGH. Flames do not run the whole length of the bu[...]

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31 1 Lid (assembly) 2 Lid handle 3 W arm-Up Basket 4 W arming rack 5 Short Flavorizer bars (8) 6 Long Flavorizer bars (5) 7 Cooking grates (2) 8 Work table 9 T ubing plugs (5) 10 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (5) 1 1 Spacer bracket 12 Swing table end bracket 13 Left frame 14 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (6) 15 1/4 inch nylon washers (1 1) 16 Caster frame 17 Swi[...]

A F INAL W ORD OF T HANKS hank you for choosing a W eber Barbecue. Our family her e at W eber has worked hard to produce the highest quality products for your satisfaction. While we give much attention to our products, an occasional error may occur . Our knowledgeable C ustomer Service staff is prepar ed to help you with any pr oblems with parts or[...]