Kenmore 141.16681, 141.17681 Manually Lighting Your Grill by Match, If the grill fails to light

Manually Lighting Your Grill by Match

To light your main burners by match, Follow steps 1 through 6 of the Gas Lighting Instructions. Then, light the match and place it over the top oppening of the Lighting Tube. Push and turn the nearest Control Knob to the HIGH setting to release gas. The Burner should light immediately. See Figure 9.

Figure 9

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LIGHTING

TUBE

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 grill 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. Ifyourgrillstillfails

to operate, turn the gas off at source, turn the Control Knobs to OFF, then check the following:

•Misalignment of Burner Tubes over Orifices Correction: Reposition BumerTubes overOri- rices.

•Obstruction in gas line

Correction: Remove fuet line from grill. Donot 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.

•PluggedOrifice

Correction: Remove Burnersfrom grill by pulling Cotter Pin (beneath Burner) using Long nose fpliers. Carefully lift each Burner up and away rom gasvalve Orifice. Remove theOriflcefrom 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

gasvalve bracket, please call for repair service at 1-8OO-4-MY-HOME_

•Obstruction in BurnerTubes

Correction: Fotlowthe Burner Tube cteaning procedure on page 19 of this Owner'sManual.

Misalignment of Ignitor on Burner Correction: Check for proper position of the Electrode Tip as shown in Figure 4 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 Electric Ignitor Cap and check for the presence of a spark at the Electrode.

Disconnected Electric Wires

Correction: Inspectthe 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: Unscrewthe 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 position.

•Turn off the gas at the tank valve.

•Disconnect regulator from LP gas tank.

•Let unit stand for 5 minutes to allow air to purge.

•Reconnect regulator to the LP gas tank.

•Turn the tank valve on slowly until 1/4 to 1/2 open.

•Open the Grill Lid.

•Push and turn the LEFT Control Knob to HIGH.

•Press Electric Ignitor for 3-4 seconds to light the burners.

. If all checks or corrections have been made and you still have questions about operating your gas grill, call the Grill Information Center

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 19 in this manual.

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