(a)

(b)

(c)

General Maintenance

Weber Spider Stopper Guards

Your Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section of the burner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow, and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter. Figure 8. This could result in a fire in and around the air shutters, under the control panel, causing serious damage to your barbecue.

Venturi

(d)

Air shutter

Venturi fin

Figure 7

(e)

Check:

d)Valves to manifold connections. Figure 7 (d).

e)Side burner hose to side burner connection. Figure 7 (e).

WARNING: If there is a leak at connections

(b), (d) or (e), turn OFF the gas. DO NOT OPERATE

THE BARBECUE. Contact Weber-Stephen Customer Service.

When leak checks are complete, turn gas supply OFF and rinse connections with water.

Inspection and Cleaning of the Weber Spider Stopper Guards

To inspect the Spider Stopper Guards, remove the control panel, and look to see if they have dust or dirt on their outside surfaces. If they do, brush off the outside surface of the Spider Stopper Guards with a soft bristle brush (an old toothbrush, for example). Check that there are no gaps in the Spider Stopper Guards’ seams or in the fit around the burners or valves. (See Section "General Maintenance".)

Figure 8

The Weber Spider Stopper Guard is factory installed. It fits tightly around the air shutter section of the burner tube and the valve, thereby preventing spiders and other insects access to the burner tubes through the air shutter openings. Figure 9.

Weber Spider

Stopper Guard

Figure 9

We recommend that you inspect the Weber Spider Stopper Guards at least once a year. (See section “Annual Maintenance”.) Also inspect and clean the Spider Stopper Guards if any of the following symptoms should ever occur.

1.The smell of gas in conjunction with the burner flames appearing yellow and lazy.

2.Barbecue does not reach temperature.

3.Barbecue heats unevenly.

4.One or more of the burners do not ignite.

DANGER

Failure to correct these symptoms may result in a fire which can cause serious bodily injury or death and cause damage to property.

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5500 specifications

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