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Troubleshooting
Problem | Possible Causes | Solution |
Low heat / Low flame | For propane - improper lighting | Ensure lighting procedure is followed carefully. All gas |
when valve turned to | procedure. | grill valves must be in the off position when the tank |
high. |
| valve is turned on. Turn tank on slowly to allow pressure |
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| to equalize. See lighting instructions. |
| For natural gas - undersized | Pipe must be sized according to installation code. |
| supply line. |
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| For both gases - improper | Preheat grill with both main burners on high for 10 to 15 |
| preheating. | minutes. |
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Excessive | Sear plates installed incorrectly. | Ensure sear plates are installed with the holes towards |
uneven heat. |
| the front and the slots on the bottom. See assembly |
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| instructions. |
| Improper preheating. | Preheat grill with both main burners on high for 10 to 15 |
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| minutes. |
| Excessive grease and ash build | Clean sear plates and drip pan regularly. Do not line pan |
| on sear plates and in drip pan. | with aluminum foil. Refer to cleaning instructions. |
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Burners burn with yellow | Possible spider web or other | Thoroughly clean burner by removing. See general |
flame, accompanied by | debris, or improper air shutter | maintenance instructions. Open air shutter slightly |
the smell of gas. | adjustment. | according to combustion air adjustment instructions. |
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| (This must be done by a qualified gas installer.) |
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Flames lift away from | Improper air shutter adjustment. | Close air shutter slightly according to combustion air |
burner, accompanied |
| adjustment instructions. (This must be done by a |
by the smell of gas, and |
| qualified gas installer.) |
possibly difficulties in |
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lighting. |
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Burner will not light with | Dead battery / or installed | Replace with heavy duty battery. |
the igniter, but will light | incorrectly. |
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with a match. | Loose electrode wire or switch | Check that electrode wire is firmly pushed onto the |
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| terminal wires. | terminal on the back of the igniter. Check that the |
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| lead wires from the module to the ignition switch (if |
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| equipped) are firmly pushed onto their respective |
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| terminals. |
| Wrong replacement igniter. | One spark systems must use a one spark igniter. |
| Improper gap at electrode tip. | Ensure that the collector box is tight and the gap |
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| between the electrode end and the collector box is |
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| between 1/8” - 3/16” |
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| adjusted by bending the box in or out. |
| Lifting flames on burner. | Close air shutter slightly - see previous problem. |
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Humming regulator. | Normal occurrence on hot days. | This is not a defect. It is caused by internal vibrations in |
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| the regulator and does not affect the performance or |
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| safety of the gas grill. Humming regulators will not be |
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| replaced. |
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Burners will not cross | Plugged ports along back of | Clean burner ports. See burner maintenance |
light each other. | burner. | instructions. |
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“Paint” appears to be | Grease | This is not a defect. The finish on the lid and hood is |
peeling inside lid or hood. | surfaces. | porcelain, and will not peel. The peeling is caused by |
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| hardened grease, which dries into |
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| flake off. Regular cleaning will prevent this. See cleaning |
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| instructions. |
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