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The Weber Gas Barbecue burners have been factory  | |||
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set for the correct air and gas mixture. The correct  | |||
Your Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas  | flame pattern is shown.  | ||
appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects.  | 1)  | Burner tube  | |
They can nest in the venturi section (Venturi(1), air  | 2)  | Tips occasionally flicker yellow  | |
shutter(2), venturi fin(3) ) of the burner tubes. This  | 3)  | Light blue  | |
blocks the normal gas flow, and can cause the gas to  | 4)  | Dark blue  | |
flow back out of the air shutter. This could result in a  | 
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fire in and around the air shutters, under the control  | 
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panel, causing serious damage to your barbecue.  | 
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The Weber Spider Stopper™ Guard(1) is factory  | 
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installed. It fits tightly around the air shutter section of  | 
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the burner tube and the valve, thereby preventing  | 
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spiders and other insects access to the burner tubes  | 
  | Turn off the gas supply. Remove the manifold. | ||
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through the air shutter openings.  | 
  | Look inside each burner with a flashlight.  | ||
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  | Clean the inside of the burners with a wire (a straight-  | 
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We recommend that you inspect the Weber Spider  | 
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  | air shutter opening at the ends of the burners. Check  | |||||||||
Stopper Guards at least once a year. (See Section  | 
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  | and clean the valve orifices at the base of the valves.  | |||||||||
“Annual Maintenance”.) Also inspect and clean the  | 
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  | Use a brass bristle brush to clean outside of burners.  | |||||||||
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Spider Stopper Guards if any of the following  | 
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  | This is to make sure all the burner ports are fully open.  | |||||||||
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symptoms should ever occur:  | 
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1) The smell of gas in conjunction with the burner  | 
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flames appearing yellow and lazy.  | 
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2)Barbecue does not reach temperature.
3)Barbecue heats unevenly.
4)One or more of the burners do not ignite.
mDANGER
Failure to correct the above mentioned symptoms may result in a fire, which can cause serious bodily injury or death, and cause damage to property.