Weber Platinum C General Maintenance, Main Burner Flame Pattern, Weber Spider Stopper Guards

General Maintenance		Main Burner Flame Pattern
Weber Spider Stopper™ Guards		The Weber Gas Barbecue burners have been factory
		set for the correct air and gas mixture. The correct
Your Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas		flame pattern is shown.
appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects.		1)	Burner tube
They can nest in the venturi section (Venturi(1), air		2) Tips occasionally flicker yellow
shutter(2), venturi fin(3) ) of the burner tubes. This		3)	Light blue
blocks the normal gas flow, and can cause the gas to		4)	Dark blue
flow back out of the air shutter. This could result in a
fire in and around the air shutters, under the control
panel, causing serious damage to your barbecue.
	(1)		(1)
			(2)
			(3)
			(4)
		If the flames do not appear to be uniform throughout
(2)	(3)	the burner tube, follow the burner cleaning procedures.
The Weber Spider Stopper™ Guard(1) is factory		Main Burner Cleaning Procedure
installed. It fits tightly around the air shutter section of		Turn off the gas supply. Remove the manifold.
the burner tube and the valve, thereby preventing
		Look inside each burner with a flashlight.
spiders and other insects access to the burner tubes
through the air shutter openings.
	(1)

		Clean the inside of the burners with a wire (a straight-
		ened-out coat hanger will work). Check and clean the
		air shutter opening at the ends of the burners. Check
We recommend that you inspect the Weber Spider		and clean the valve orifices at the base of the valves.
		Use a brass bristle brush to clean outside of burners.
Stopper Guards at least once a year. (See Section
		This is to make sure all the burner ports are fully open.
“Annual Maintenance”.) Also inspect and clean the
		CAUTION: Do not enlarge the burner ports when
Spider Stopper Guards if any of the following
		cleaning.
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.
	m DANGER
Failure to correct the above mentioned
symptoms may result in a fire, which can
cause serious bodily injury or death, and
cause damage to property.

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