TROUBLESHOOTING
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Low heat / Low flame when | For propane - improper lighting | Ensure lighting procedure is followed carefully. All gas grill |
valve turned to high. | procedure. | valves must be in the off position when the tank valve is |
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| turned on. Turn tank on slowly to allow pressure to equalize. |
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| See lighting instructions. |
| For natural gas - undersized | Pipe must be sized according to installation code. |
| supply line. |
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| For both gases - improper | |
| preheating. |
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Excessive | Sear plates installed incorrectly. | Ensure sear plates are installed correctly. The archs without |
heat. |
| slots should be located directly above the left and right |
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| burners. When the sear plates are installed correctly, six of |
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| the eight slots should be in valleys. |
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| Excessive grease and ash build | Clean sear plates and drip pan regularly. Do not line base |
| up on sear plates and in drip | with aluminum foil. Refer to cleaning instructions. |
| pan. |
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Burners burn with yellow | Possible spider web or other | Thoroughly clean burner by removing. See general |
flame, accompanied by the | debris, or improper air shutter | maintenance instructions. Open air shutter slightly according |
smell of gas. | adjustment. | to combustion air adjustment instructions. |
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Flames lift away from | Improper air shutter adjustment. | Close air shutter slightly according to combustion air |
burner, accompanied by the |
| adjustment instructions. |
smell of gas, and possibly |
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difficulties in lighting. |
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Burner will not light with the | Dead battery / or installed | Replace with heavy duty 'AAA' battery. Install with positive |
igniter, but will light with a | incorrectly. | terminal down. |
match. | Loose electrode wire. | Check that electrode wire is firmly pushed onto the terminal |
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| on the back of the igniter. |
| Wrong replacement igniter. | One spark systems must use a one spark igniter. |
| Improper gap at electrode tip. | Ensure that the collector box is tight, and the gap between the |
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| electrode end and the collector box is between 1/8 - 3/16". |
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| The gap can be adjusted by bending the box in or out. |
| Lifting flames on burner. | Close air shutter slightly - see previous problem |
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Humming regulator. | Normal occurance on hot days. | This is not a defect. It is caused by internal vibrations in the |
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| regulator, and does not affect the performance or safety of the |
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| gas grill. |
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Burners will not crosslight | Plugged ports along back of | Clean burner ports. See burner maintenance instructions. |
each other. | burner. |
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"Paint" appears to be | Grease build up on inside | This is not a defect. The peeling is caused by hardened |
peeling inside lid or hood. | surfaces. | grease, which dries into |
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| Regular cleaning will prevent this. See cleaning instructions. |
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