Before Your First Cookout
•Light burners, check to make sure theyare lit, close the lid and warm up grill on HIGH for 15 minutes. Curing of paint and parts will produce an odor only on first lighting.
Burner Flame Check
•Light burner, rotate knobs from HI to LO. You should see a smaller flame in LO position than seen on HI. Always check flame prior to each use. Perform flame check on sideburner. If only low flame is seen refer to "Sudden drop or low flame" in the Troubleshooting Section.
Repainting Your Grill
•After extended use and exposure to weather, paint on grill may deteriorate or become spotted. Although this detracts from grill'sappearance, it will not impair its performance.
To refinish your grill brush outside of grill lid and bottom with wire brush and lightly sand with fine grit sandpaper. Sanding allows new paint to adhere more easily. Wash grill lid and bottom with soap and water to remove dust and grease. Do not use a grill cleaner on outside of grill. Wipe with vinegar. Refinish outside with
Turning Grill Off
• Turn all knobs to _ position. Turn LP tank off by turning OPD hand wheel clockwise to a full stop.
Ignitor Check
•Turn gas off at LP tank. Press and hold ignitor button. "Click" should be heard and spark seen each time between collector
box or burner and electrodes. See "Troubleshooting" if no click or spark.
Valve Check
•Important: Make sure a_.=asisoff at LP tank before checking
valves. Knobslock in _ position. To checkvalves, first
push in knobs and release, knobs should spring back. If knobs do not spring back, replace valve assembly before using grill.
Turn knobs to LO position then turn back to _ | position. |
Valves should turn smoothly. |
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Hose Check
•Before each use, check to see if hoses are cut or worn. Replace damaged hoses before using grill. Use only identical Kenmore replacement valve/hose/regulator assembly.
General Grill Cleaning
•Do not mistake brown or black accumulation of grease and smoke for paint. Interiors of gas grills are not painted at the factory (and should never be painted). Apply a strong solution of detergent and water or use a grill cleaner with scrub brush on insides of grill lid and bottom. Rinse and allow to completely air dry. Do not apply a caustic grill/oven cleaner to painted surfaces,
•Plated wire grates: Wash grates and
•Plastic parts: Wash with warm soapy water and wipe dry.
•Do not use citrisol, abrasive cleaners, degreasers or a
concentrated grill cleaner on plastic parts. Damage to and failure of parts can result.
•Porcelain grates: Because of
NATURAL HAZARD • SPIDERS
FACT: Sometimes spiders and other small insects climb into the burner tubes attached to the burners. The spiders spin webs, build nests and lay eggs. The webs or nests can be very small, but they are very strong and can block the flow of gas. Clean burners prior to use after storing, at the beginning
of grilling season or after a period of one month not being used.
Typicalspiderwebsinside burner.
Spider guards are on the air intakes in an effort to reduce this problem, but it will not eliminate it! An obstruction can result in a "flashback" (a fire in the burner tubes). The grill may still light, but the obstruction does not allow full gas flow to the burners.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING:
1.Smell gas.
2.Burner(s) will not light.
3.A small yellow flame from burner (should be blue).
4.Fire coming from around or behind control knob.
STOP!
Immediately turn off gas at LP tank!
•After a burner tube fire, you must inspect the hose and do a "Leak Test" to assure no damage has occured to the parts,
SOLUTION:
Wait for grill to cool.
Follow the "Cleaning The Bumer Assembly" instructions. Clean burners often. Use a 12" pipe cleaner to clean out the burner tubes. You may also force a stream of water from a hose nozzle through burner tubes to clean them.
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