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Beefeater Barbecues
Help Guide
Your BeefEater barbecue has undergone a series of quality checking points prior to leaving the factory. Should you have a
problem with your appliance please refer to the help guide below before calling your dealer or service person.
Important - Shut off the gas supply before performing any checks.
Problem
Cause
Check
Barbecue will not light
Ignition system not working
Check to see visible spark at starter probe - if no spark is
present when control knob is turned then the unit may need to
be serviced or replaced. Contact your BeefEater dealer.
Check that there is a visible flame coming from the pilot
ignition tube.
Check that the pilot ignition tube is not blocked by spider webs
or insect nests. Clear obstruction as required.
Turning on gas control too quickly
Allow at least 5 seconds for gas to flow through burner before
ignition.
No gas flow
Check that valve on gas cylinder is turned on.
Check that burner ports are free of obstructions.
Check that all gas injectors are clean and free of obstructions.
Burners not assembled correctly
Check that burners are correctly positioned in the barbecue
frame.
Burner ports or throat blocked
Check that the burner ports are not blocked by spider webs or
insect nests. Clean out as required.
Barbecue lights but goes out
soon after starting
Fuel supply turned off
Turn on gas valve at cylinder (LPG/Propane) or shutoff valve
on gas line (Natural Gas).
Gas cylinder low or empty
Refill cylinder with gas (LPG/Propane).
Kink in gas hose
Check that the gas line is not kinked or twisted.
Wind or breeze affecting operation
Ensure that the appliance is located out of the way of wind.
Burners will not cross light
from one to the other
Check that cross light channel is in place.
Check that burner ports are free of obstructions.
Low flame level or low heat
output
Check you are running on correct gas (NG or LPG/Propane).
Check gas injector size is correct.
Stainless steel discolours
Overheating appliance
Do not exceed maximum operating temperatures.
Rusting of cooking surfaces
(standard cast iron only)
Clean and reseason cast iron cooking surfaces.
How Long Will The Gas In My Cylinder Last?
If you have a full cylinder of propane, just look at the table below to see how many hours of gas you have, depending
on how many burners you have alight. These figures are approximate only
.
You may notice that if you have several burners alight and your cylinder becomes low on gas, the liquid may freeze up.
If this occurs, turn the cylinder and all burners off and wait till the liquid thaws. You may then reignite the burners.
These tables were worked out using the following:
Each burner on high setting uses 19 MJ/hour or 18,000 BTU/hour
Each burner on low setting uses 6 MJ/hour or 5,700 BTU/hr
Each kg of gas contains 50MJ. Each lb of gas contains 21,600 BTU
9 kg/20lb bottle
4 kg/9lb bottle
High
Low
High
Low
1 burner
25 hours
75 hours
11 hours
33 hours
2 burners
12.5 hours
37.5 hours
5.5 hours
17 hours
3 burners
8.3 hours
25 hours
3.7 hours
11 hours
4 burners
6.3 hours
19 hours
2.75 hours
8 hours
5 burners
5 hours
15 hours
2.25 hours
6.6 hours
