Vermont Casting Gas Grill owner manual Cleaning and Maintenance, Cleaning the Burner Tubes

Cleaning and Maintenance

Inspect and clean the burners regularly. Remove grill components from the grill bottom necessary to get to the burner inside. Use a wire bristle brush to clean the burner surface. A straightened paper clip is useful to remove debris or rust from the small burner ports.

CLEARING THE BURNER TUBES

Spiders and other insects are known to sometimes build homes inside the burner tubes. This can become a serious problem. A spider web or wasp nest inside the burner tube can block gas flow and can cause a fire at the gas control valve. Such a fire can cause operator injury and do serious damage to your grill. The burner tubes have fine screens to discourage spiders and insects from building a nest inside. However, some very small spiders may spin webs inside the tubes.

Inspect the burner tubes if a blockage is suspected. First, disconnect and remove the fuel source from

the grill.

Next detach and remove the burner from grill bottom by lifting from the back, rotating and sliding

out the front of the tube. Make sure to disconnect the igniter wire.

Insert a long pipe cleaner (about 20" long) inside the burner tubes to loosen and remove blockages. Use care so as not to damage the screens inside the tubes. A high pressured stream of water may also be used.

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Cleaning the Burner Tubes

If a blockage occurs inside the gas-control valve, located behind the control panel, it may be necessary to clear the valve orifices. Unscrew the orifices from rear of the gas-control valve. Wash the orifices and blow air through the small end holes. Replace the orifices into the valve ends when they are dry.

WARNING: Never attempt to operate your grill without orifices in the valve. A serious and immediate fire hazard would result.

Replace the burners into the grill bottom after they are clean.

IMPORTANT! Make sure the valve orifices are inside burner tubes. Secure burner to the grill bottom, and reconnect the igniter wires. Replace all other parts inside grill. Reconnect the fuel cylinder to grill. Inspect the condition and position of the gas- supply hose.

STORING AN L.P. GRILL

WARNING: Store an L.P. gas-supply cylinder outdoors in a cool area, out of direct sunlight, and away from people or pets.

Portable grills can be stored indoors without the cylinder. If leaving it outdoors, cover the grill for protection from weather.

OPTIONAL ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES

If owner-supplied electrical accessories are used with grill (such as an electric rotisserie), follow specification statements included with the accessory. Do not allow cord to touch any hot surfaces that could melt the insulation.

IMPORTANT: If using an external electrical source, the installed appliance must be electrically grounded according to local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 or the Canadian Electrical Code CSA C22.1.

Grounding Instructions: Use an appliance equipped with a three-prong grounding plug for your protection against shock hazard. It should be plugged directly into a properly grounded three-prong receptacle. Do not remove the grounding prong from a three-prong plug.

Long detachable power-supply cords or extension cords can also be used with care. The marked electrical rating of the cord set or extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance. If the appliance is of the grounded type, the extension cord should be a grounding-type 3 wire cord. Use outdoor extension cords with a surface marked with suffix letters “W-A” and with a tag stating “Suitable for Use with Outdoor Appliances.”

Keep the connection to an extension cord away from water and off the ground. Arrange the cord so that it will not drape over the counter top or tabletop where it can be pulled or tripped over.

Do not clean any electrical product with a water spray or the like. Store electrical products indoors out of reach of children when not in use.

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