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Consumer Support
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting T
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Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
LP tank
valve
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About the Hose and Regulator
Your grill is equipped with a hose and
regulator with a QCC®-1 Quick Closing
Coupling.
1.
The QCC coupling contains a
magnetic Flow Limiting Device which
will limit the flow of gas should there
be a leak between the regulator and
the grill valve. This device will activate
if the tank valve is opened while the
grill valves are open. Be sure the grill
valves are off before the tank valve is
opened to prevent accidental
activation.
2.
The QCC coupling incorporates a
heat sensitive hand wheel that will
cause the back check module in the
QCC tank valve to close when exposed
to temperatures between 240° and
300°F. Should this occur, do not
attemptto reconnect the nut.
Remove the hose/regulator assembly
and replace it with a new one.
3.
The pressure regulator is set at 11
″
WC (water column) and is for use with
LP gas only. No modifications or
substitutions should be attempted.
4.
Protect the hose from dripping grease
and do not allow the hose to touch
any hot surface, including the base
casting of the grill.
5.
Inspect the seal in the QCC tank valve
when replacing the LP gas tank or
once per year, whichever is more
frequent. Replace the seal if there is
any indication of cracks, creases or
abrasion.
6.
Inspect the hose before each use of
the grill. If the hose is cracked, cut,
abraded or damaged in any way, the
grill must not be operated.
7.
For repair or replacement of the
hose/regulator assembly, contact
your approved service center.
Overfill Prevention Device
Effective January 1, 1998, the standard
for outdoor gas grills, ANSI Z21.58,
requires that grills are to be used with
LP tanks equipped with an
Overfill
Prevention Device (OPD)
.
The OPD is designed to reduce
the potential for the overfilling of
LP/propane tanks, thus reducing the
possibility of relief valve discharges of
raw propane. The new OPD causes a
slower purge/fill operation. Some
consumers have been advised by filling
stations that these tanks are “defective”.
This is not a defect. This LP tank is
designed to be filled by weight or
volume. Some propane filling stations
may not be aware of the new OPD and
its effect on the purge/fill operation.
Ask your filling station to read the
purging and filling instructions on the
LP tank before attempting to fill.
New OPDs coming onto the market
have new technology that allows for
much greater BTU outputs which will
decrease the amount of time it takes to
purge a tank.
Identifying LP tanks with an OPD:
To identify these tanks, the new OPD
handwheel has been standardized to
the shape shown.
WARNING!
Do not obtain, replace or exchange an LP tank
unless it is equipped with an OPD.
