Kenmore 141.1668 owner manual Ak Warning, Manually Lighting Your Grill by Match

Manually Lighting Your Grill by Match

To light your main burners by match, insert a match into the Manual Lighting Stick and follow steps 1 through 6 of the Gas Lighting Instructions. Then, light the match and place Manual Lighting Stick through the Lighting Hole on the left side of the grill. See Fig. 17. Turn the nearest Control Knob to the HIGH setting to release gas. The Burner should light immediately.

Figure 17

LIGHTING

HOLE

MANUAL

LIGHTING

STICK

\MATCH

Ak WARNING

Never lean over the grill cooking area while lighting your gas grill. Keep your face and

body a safe distance (at least 18 inches) from the Lighting Hole or Burners, when lighting your grifl by match.

If the grill fails to light :

1.Turn gas off at source and turn the Control Knob to OFF. Wait at least five minutes for gas to clear, then retry.

2.If your grill still fails to light, check gas supply and connections.

3.Repeat lighting procedure. If your grill still fails to operate, turn the gas off at source, turn the Control Knobs to OFF, then check the following:

•Misalignment of Bumer Tubes over Orifices Correction: Reposition Burner Tubes over Orifices.

•Obstruction in gas line

Correction: Remove fuel line from grill. Do not smoke! Open gas supply for one second to clear any obstruction from fuel line. Close off gas supply at source and reconnect fuel line to grill.

•Plugged Orifice

Correction: Remove Burners from grill by pulling Cotter Pin (beneath Burner) using Long nose pliers. Carefully lift each Burner up and away from gas valve Orifice. Remove the Orifice from gas valve and gently clear any obstruction with a fine wire. Then reinstall all Orifices, Burners, Cotter Pins and cooking components.

If an obstruction is suspected in gas valves or gas valve bracket, please call for repair service at 1-800-4-MY-HOME_

•Obstruction in BurnerTubes

Correction: Follow the Burner Tube cleaning procedure on page 21 of this Owner'sManual.

• Misalignmentoflgnitoron Burner Correction: Check for proper position of the

Electrode Tip as shown in Figure 12 The gap between the Spark Electrode Tip and Burner or Spark Receiver should be approximately 3/16", Adjust if necessary. With the gas supply closed and all Control Knobs set to OFF press the Etectdc Ignitor Cap and check for the presence of a spark at the Electrode.

•Disconnected IgnitionWires

Correction: Inspect the Ignitor Junction Box found behind the Control Panel. Connect loose

Ignitor wires to Junction Box and try to light the grill.

•Weak AA battery

Correction: Unscrew the Ignitor Cap and replace the battery.

4.If the grill still does not light you may need to purge air from the gas line or reset the regulator excess gas flow device. Note: This procedure should be done every time a new LP gas tank is connected to your grill.

To purge air from your gas line and/or reset the regulator excess gas flow device:

•Turn the Control Knobs to the OFF posi- tion.

•Turn off the gas at the tank valve.

•Disconnect regulator from LP gas tank.

•Let unit stand for 5 minutes.

•Reconnect regulator to the LP gas tank.

•Turn the tank valve on slowly until 114 to I12 open.

•Open the Grill Lid.

•Set Control Knobs to OFF

•Push and turn the LEFT Control Knob to HIGH.

5, If all checks or corrections have been made and you still have questions about operating your gas grill, call the Customer Service Helpline 8am - 8pm CST, Monday through Friday at 1-888-317-7642.

WARNING

Should a "FLASHBACK" fire occur in/or around the Burner Tubes, follow the instructions below. Failure to comply with these instructions could result in a fire or explosion that could cause serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

•Shut off gas supply to the gas grill.

•Turn the Control Knobs to OFF position.

•Put out any flame with a proper fire extinguisher.

•Open Grill Lid.

•Once the grill has cooled down, clean the Burner Tubes and Burners according to the cleaning instructions found on page 21 in this manual.

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