TROUBLESHOOTING (Cont’d)
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Burners will not light |
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| Vapor lock in connections. |
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| Obstructions in burners |
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| Wet Electrodes and burners |
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| Wire loose or disconnected |
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| Wire shorting (sparking |
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Turn control knobs to “off” position and turn LP gas cylinder handle clockwise until it stops. Wait five minutes. Relight LP gas grill. If flame continues to be low, turn off gas at cylinder and grill. Disconnect the regulator from the LP gas cylinder. Reconnect the regulator to the LP gas cylinder. Perform a leak test. Relight grill. This will reset the excess flow valve.
Clean the burners. (See How to Clean the burners in Care and Maintenance.)
Dry electrode with clean cloth. Air dry or use blow dryer.
Reconnect the wire.
Replace ignitor wire/electrode assembly (Call the Customer Service Department).
Burners will not light | Burners not assembled |
using a match | correctly |
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Take LP gas cylinder to licensed LP gas supplier to be refilled
Turn control knobs to “off” position and turn LP gas cylinder handle clockwise until it stops. Wait five minutes. Relight LP gas grill. If flame continues to be low, turn off gas at cylinder and grill. Disconnect the regulator from the LP gas cylinder. Reconnect the regulator to the LP gas cylinder. Perform a leak test. Relight grill. This will reset the excess flow valve.
Regulator Coupling nut is not | Tighten coupling nut by hand about |
fully connected to LP cylinder | turn. Do not use tools. |
Obstructions in burners | See How to Clean the Burners in Care and Maintainance. |
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Low flame or low | Check LP gas cylinder. Refill if necessary. | |
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OR Natural Gas supply pressure is low
Excess flow valve tripped in regulator
Turn control knobs to “off” position and turn LP gas cylinder handle clockwise until it stops. Wait five minutes. Relight LP gas grill. If flame continues to be low, turn off gas at cylinder and grill. Disconnect the regulator from the LP gas cylinder. Reconnect the regulator to the LP gas cylinder. Perform a leak test. Relight grill. This will reset the excess flow valve.
Flames blow out
Flare up
Persistent grease fire
Unable to fill LP tank
High or gusting winds
Gas in LP cylinder is low
Excess flow valve tripped
Grease build up
Excessive fat in meat
Grease trapped around burner system
Some dealers have older fill nozzles with worn threads.
Turn front of grill away from wind or increase flame height.
Check LP gas cylinder. Refill if necessary.
See “Low flame” problem above.
Clean grill.
Trim fat from meat before grilling.
Turn control knobs “off” and turn handle of LP cylinder clock- wise until it stops. Open hood carefully and let fire burn out. After the grill cools, remove and clean all parts.
The worn nozzles don’t have enough “bite” to engage the valve. Try another licensed LP dealer.
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