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About The Cylinder Enclosure
If the gas for your barbecue is to be supplied by a portable gas cylinder, you will need to ensure that
adequate provision is made to house the cylinder safely. The following must be adhered to:
Keep out of heat:
The cylinder and hose must be sheltered from the sun’s direct heat. The flexible
PVC hose assembly supplied must not be exposed to temperatures in excess of 60°C (140°F). DO NOT
allow the hose to come in contact with the hot surface of the barbecue body.
Keep cylinder upright:
The cylinder must be housed securely. It must remain upright at all times. It
can be either attached to a firm vertical wall by a cylinder bracket, or stored on a firm level base.
Requirements for cylinder base:
: If the cylinder is to be stored on a flat base, the base must be made
from non-combustible material. Soil or grass is not an appropriate surface. Ensure there is adequate
drainage, and that water cannot collect around the
cylinder.
Requirements for cylinder enclosure:
Where the
cylinder is to be kept inside an enclosure, you must
ensure there is 200 square centimetres of open
ventilation at each of the top and the bottom of the
enclosure, for each cylinder stored in it. This prevents
leaking gas from building up in a confined space.
Gas vapour is highly explosive and can cause serious
bodily injury or damage to property if allowed to
accumulate in a confined space and ignited.
The Barbecue Housing
We recommend that this installation be done in a masonry structure and carried out by a professional
tradesperson. Other non-combustible material such as Hardiplank, Villaboard with metal studs may also
be used.
• Must have a minimum clearance from combustible materials of all sides of the barbecue of 450 mm
(18”).
• This appliance must not be installed under or on any combustible material. Minimum clearance from
combustible construction materials to all sides of the appliance is 450mm (18”).
Warning: Contact your local municipality for any building codes regulating the installation of outdoor
barbecue appliances. Outdoor installations must conform to local codes or, in the absence of local codes,
with:
USA: National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54
CAN: B149.1 Natural Gas & Propane Installation Code.
AUST: Australian Standards Code AS: 5601
as well as the requirements of any local council, gas, electricity authority or other statutory regulation.
For Built-In Units Only
The SL4000 comes in both trolley-mounted and built-in models. These two pages contain information
relating to setting up built-in model only.
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