TROUBLESHOOTING
While the manufacturer has made every reasonable effort to insure that these grills operate properly and satisfactorily, sometimes problems do arise. The following troubleshooting chart lists several possible problems with their probable cause and solution.
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| GRILL’S | 1. | Misalignment of burner/venturi |
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| Reposition venturi opening to make sure it is properly | |||||||||||||
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| BURNER |
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| on orifice. |
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| positioned on the orifice. |
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| WON’T |
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| 2. | Plugged orifice. |
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| Remove orifice from gas control assembly and clean. |
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| LIGHT |
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| Turn gas knob to HI for 1 second only to blow out any |
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| debris which might be in gas valve. Turn gas knob to |
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| OFF and reinstall the orifice. |
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| 3. | Obstruction in gas line. |
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| For propane models, make sure gas valve on cylinder is |
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| OFF. Remove the flexible hose and blow out any dirt. |
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| 4. | Spider webs in venturi tubes. |
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| Clean venturi tubes (see instructions). |
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| 5. | Misalignment of collector box |
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| Check for proper positioning of electrode and clean |
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| and burner. |
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| collector box. |
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| 6. | Out of gas. |
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| GRILL NOT HOT | 1. | Poor combustion. |
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| 2. | Misalignment of burner/venturi |
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| See 1 under “Grill’s Burner Won’t Light” above. |
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| on orifice. |
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| 3. | Inadequate gas pressure. |
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| FLAME BLOWS | 1. | Cold grill. |
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| Allow grill to preheat at least 5 minutes on HI with the | |||||||||||||
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| grill lid closed before turning to LO. |
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| 2. | Misalignment of burner/venturi |
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| 3. | Poor combustion. |
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| Air shutter needs adjusting. |
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| 4. | Low flame setting |
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| 5. | Extreme wind. |
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| Turn or shield grill. |
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| YELLOW FLAME | 1. | Air shutter improperly set. |
| Open air shutter (see instructions). | ||||||||||||||
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| 2. | Spider webs in venturi. |
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| 3. | Seasoning salts on burner. |
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| 4. | Oil film on burner. |
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13 | S5 |