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Burner(s)will not light | • Wire andlorelectrodecoveredwith | • Cleanwire and/orelectrodewithrubbingalcoholandcleanswab. | |
usingignitor. |
| cookingresidue. |
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| • Electrodeand burnerarewet. | • Wipedry withcloth. | |
| • Electrodecrackedor broken"sparksat | • Replaceelectrode. | |
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| crack" |
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| • Wire is looseordisconnected. | • Reconnectwiresor replaceelectrode/wireassembly. | |
| • Wire is shorting(sparking)between | • Replaceignitorwire/electrodeassembly. | |
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| ignitorandelectrode. |
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| • Bad ignitor. | • Replaceignitor. | |
Burner(s)will not | • Nogas flow. | • Checkto see if LPtank isempty.If LPtank isnotempty,referto | |
matchlight. |
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| "Suddendrop in gas flow" below. |
| • | Couplingnutandregulatornotfully | • Turn thecouplingnut |
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| connected. | turn untilsolid stop.Tightenby |
| • | Obstructionof gas flow. | • Clearburnertube(s). |
| • Disengagementof burnerto valve. | • Reengageburnerandvalve.Reattachspringclips. | |
| • Isgrill assembledcorrectly? | • Checkstepsin assemblyinstructions. | |
Suddendrop ingas | • Outof gas. | • Checkfor gas inLPtank. | |
flowor low flame. | • | Excessflowvalvetripped. | • Turn offknobs,wait30secondsandlightgrill. Ifflamesarestill low, |
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| turn off knobsandLPtankvalve. Disconnectregulator.Reconnect |
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| regulatorand leaktest.Turnon LPtankvalve,wait30secondsand |
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| then lightgrill. |
Flamesblowout. | • Highorgustingwinds. | • Turn frontof grillto facewindor increaseflameheight. | |
| • Lowon LPgas. | • RefillLPtank. | |
| • Excessflowvalvetripped. | • Referto "Suddendropin gas flow"above. | |
• | Greasebuildup. | • Cleangrill. | |
| • | Excessivefat inmeat. | • Trimfatfrommeatbeforegrilling. |
| • Excessivecookingtemperature. | • Adjust(lower)temperatureaccordingly. | |
Persistentgreasefire | • Greasetrappedby foodbuilduparound | • Turn knobsto OFRTurn gasoff at LPtank. Leavelid in positionand | |
(candamagethe |
| burnersystem, | letfire burnout. Aftergrill cools,remove,cleanall parts and replace |
appearanceof |
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| greasecan. |
aluminumcastings |
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on the grill). |
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Flashback... | • Burnerand/orburnertubesareblocked. | • Turn knobsto OFRCleanburnerandlorburnertubes. | |
(firein burnertube(s). |
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Unableto fill LPtank. | • Somedealershaveolderfill nozzles | • The worn nozzlesdon'thaveenough"bite"to engagethevalve.Try | |
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| withwornthreads, | a secondLPdealer. |
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