Step 27

Install cooking grates

You will need: two cooking grates.

The open "U" of the cooking grates goes down. The wide cooking grate goes to the right, narrow grate goes to the left side of the cooking box. Set the cooking grates onto the ledges in the cooking box. Figure 40.

Figure 40

Step 28

Install the bottom tray

You will need: bottom tray, catch pan holder, catch pan and one drip pan.

Finger grip on front

Front side of catch

edge of bottom tray

pan holder

Figure 41

Hook the ends of the catch pan holder into the hole in the bottom tray. Figure 42. The front of the catch pan holder must be on the same side as the finger grip of the bottom tray.

Finger grip

Figure 42

Slide the bottom tray onto the mounting rails under the cooking box with finger grip toward you. Figure 43.

CAUTION: Do not line bottom tray with aluminum foil. It can cause grease fires by trapping the grease and not allowing grease to flow into the catch pan.

Bottom tray

Figure 43

Put the foil drip pan into the catch pan.

Slide the catch pan into the catch pan holder with its finger grip towards you.

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Weber 5000 Series owner manual Install cooking grates, Install the bottom tray

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