FCCBBQ Tjome small FCC-PG-19500, Instructions, Manual, Maintenance

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Assembly
BEFORE BEGINNING THE ASSEMBLY
When selecting a place to assembly your barbecue, favor those places that are external and
covered, sheltered from wind, humidity and direct sunlight. Selecting a good place for your grill, will
ensure that you enjoy greater comfort in its use and the maximum output in the grilling activity. Plus,
your grill will keep its original look for a longer period.
The grill must necessarily be set over a flat surface, rigid and level. If the base surface does not meet
the conditions required, the assembly will be deficient and upset the look, structural integrity and
efficient operation of the grill.
For the assembly of plan grills, the use of mortars with high resistance cement and quick dry cement
is not allowed, e.g. white cement, aluminium cement or similar, refractory cement, or cement mortar
for laying ceramics. You must use a mortar with 20% low resistance cement and 80% fine sand. As
an alternative you may use a fire-resistant silicon with high temperature resistance. Use of silicon will
ensure a better finish in the joints, especially in those models that do not require finishing or painting
(plan series, plan fold, ego and kitaway).
The grill must be installed to allow the dilation/contraction typical for this type of product, otherwise
there could be fissures. To prevent this do not push the grill directly onto a wall, and leave a gap of
approximately 5cm. Also use a very thin layer of bricklayer’s mortar or silicon to ensure the natural
dilation between the components. The elements that constitute the surface under the fire should
simply be laid without use of mortar (see assembly pictures, step
-
by-step).
IN OPERATION
On first time use of the grill, the fuel employed must burn for a minimum of 30 minutes before
beginning to grill after assembly and on every occasion, the grill must be very dry before beginning
to use.
If the grill is installed on a place that is not covered or very humid, always make sure that the areas
exposed to high temperature are very dry before beginning to use. In case there is humidity, dry with
low fire and gradually move to a normal use, as the humidity vanishes.
Note:
As fuel, use of vegetable charcoal and firewood is allowed. Maximum load of 13 dm
3
, do not reload
the grill before the previous load has been consumed.
Do not ignite the charcoal or wood using liquid fuels (e.g. alcohol, petroleum, and accelerant gel).
Use only solid accelerant. On first time use of the grill, you should make a small fire only with
charcoal. Gradually increase the intensity of the fire. (Always respect the recommended maximum
loads). On those first few uses of the equipment, avoid intense fire since the concrete and metallic
components will need to adapt to the conditions of future use. The resistance and performance of
your grill will depend upon the first few uses. Remember that the main objective of the combustion
of firewood or charcoal is the production of embers necessary for grilling your food in an effective
way. When preparing the fire, allow the formation of a layer of ashes over the embers before
beginning to cook the food.
After using the grill, you may remove the embers that have not been consumed and keep them in a
fireproof box, so that they may cool down, for a later use. Under no circumstances should you throw
water to wash the grill, unless it has completely cooled down. Sudden temperature shifts will cause
fissures or even break-up of concrete components.
MAINTENANCE
To clean the grill, use only water and a cloth or abrasive sponge, “scotch brite” type. The concrete
components can also be cleaned occasionally with water and a nylon hairbrush. When you clean
the concrete components with water, remove all the other components of metal so that they do not
become wet.