General Maintenance

Main Burner Flame Pattern

The Weber Gas Barbecue burners have been factory

Weber Spider Stopper™ Guards

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 Weber Spider Stopper™ Guard(1) is factory

 

the burner tube, follow the burner cleaning procedures.

 

 

 

 

installed. It fits tightly around the air shutter section of

 

Main Burner Cleaning Procedure

 

the burner tube and the valve, thereby preventing

 

 

spiders and other insects access to the burner tubes

 

Turn off the gas supply. Remove the manifold.

 

through the air shutter openings.

 

Look inside each burner with a flashlight.

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the inside of the burners with a wire (a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

straightened-out coat hanger will work). Check and

We recommend that you inspect the Weber Spider

 

 

 

clean the air shutter opening at the ends of the

Stopper Guards at least once a year. (See Section

 

 

burners. Check and clean the valve orifices at the base

“Annual Maintenance”.) Also inspect and clean the

 

 

of the valves. Use a brass bristle brush to clean

 

Spider Stopper Guards if any of the following

 

 

outside of burners. This is to make sure all the burner

 

symptoms should ever occur:

 

 

ports are fully open.

 

1)

The smell of gas in conjunction with the burner

 

 

CAUTION: Do not enlarge the burner ports when

 

flames appearing yellow and lazy.

 

 

 

cleaning.

2)

Barbecue does not reach temperature.

 

 

 

3)

Barbecue heats unevenly.

 

 

 

 

4)

One or more of the burners do not ignite.

 

 

mDANGER

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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