BeefEater Gas Barbecues manual 14Help Guide Beefeater Barbecues

14Help Guide

Beefeater Barbecues

Your BeefEater barbecue has undergone a series of quality checking points prior to leaving the factory. Should you have a problem with your appliance please refer to the help guide below before calling your dealer or service person.

Important - Shut off the gas supply before performing any checks.

Problem	Cause	Check
Barbecue will not light	Ignition system not working	Check to see visible spark at starter probe - if no spark is
		present when control knob is turned then the unit may need to
		be serviced or replaced. Contact your BeefEater dealer.
		Check that there is a visible flame coming from the pilot
		ignition tube.
		Check that the pilot ignition tube is not blocked by spider webs
		or insect nests. Clear obstruction as required.
	Turning on gas control too quickly	Allow at least 5 seconds for gas to flow through burner before
		ignition.
	No gas flow	Check that valve on gas cylinder is turned on.
		Check that burner ports are free of obstructions.
		Check that all gas injectors are clean and free of obstructions.
	Burners not assembled correctly	Check that burners are correctly positioned in the barbecue
		frame.
	Burner ports or throat blocked	Check that the burner ports are not blocked by spider webs or
		insect nests. Clean out as required.
Barbecue lights but goes out	Fuel supply turned off	Turn on gas valve at cylinder (LPG/Propane) or shutoff valve
soon after starting		on gas line (Natural Gas).
	Gas cylinder low or empty	Refill cylinder with gas (LPG/Propane).
	Kink in gas hose	Check that the gas line is not kinked or twisted.
	Wind or breeze affecting operation	Ensure that the appliance is located out of the way of wind.
Burners will not cross light		Check that cross light channel is in place.
from one to the other		Check that burner ports are free of obstructions.
Low flame level or low heat		Check you are running on correct gas (NG or LPG/Propane).
output		Check gas injector size is correct.
Stainless steel discolours	Overheating appliance	Do not exceed maximum operating temperatures.
Rusting of cooking surfaces		Clean and reseason cast iron cooking surfaces.
(standard cast iron only)

How Long Will The Gas In My Cylinder Last?

If you have a full cylinder of propane, just look at the table below to see how many hours of gas you have, depending on how many burners you have alight. These figures. are approximate only

You may notice that if you have several burners alight and your cylinder becomes low on gas, the liquid may freeze up. If this occurs, turn the cylinder and all burners off and wait till the liquid thaws. You may then reignite the burners.

		9 kg/20lb bottle			4 kg/9lb bottle
	High		Low	High		Low
1 burner	25 hours		75 hours	11 hours		33 hours
2 burners	12.5 hours		37.5 hours	5.5 hours		17 hours
3 burners	8.3 hours		25 hours	3.7 hours		11 hours
4 burners	6.3 hours		19 hours	2.75 hours		8 hours
5 burners	5 hours		15 hours	2.25 hours		6.6 hours

These tables were worked out using the following:

Each burner on high setting uses 19 MJ/hour or 18,000 BTU/hour

Each burner on low setting uses 6 MJ/hour or 5,700 BTU/hr

Each kg of gas contains 50MJ. Each lb of gas contains 21,600 BTU

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