Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
PREVENTION/CURE
Battery needs to be charged
Replace the A A battery. (Follow assembly instruction)
W ires or Elect rode cover ed with
cooking residue
Clean wire and/or electr ode with rubbing alcohol
Electrode and burners are wet
W ipe dry with cloth
Electr ode cracked or broken –
sparks at crack
Replace electrode
W ire loose or disconnected
Reconnect wire or replace electrode/wir eassembly
W ire
is
shorting
(Sparking
between igniter and elect rode)
Replace igniter wire/electrod eassembly
Burner will not light
using igniter
Bad igniter
Replace igniter
N o gas flow
Check if L P gas cylind er is empty. If empty, replac e or refill,
or else refer to “sudden drop in gas flow or reduc ed fl ame
height”
Coupling nut and regulato r not
fully connected
T urning the coupli ng nut about one-half to three quarters
additi onal turn until solid stop. Tighten by hand only, D o not
use tool s.
Obs truction of gas flo w
Clear burner tubes, che ck for bent or kinked hose.
Spid er webs or insect nest in
v enturi
Clean v enturi
Bu rner ports clogged or blocked Clean burner ports
Out of gas
Replace or ref ill LP gas cylinder
Sudden drop in gas
flow or reduced
flame height
Exces s flow, safety device may
hav e been activated
T urn control knobs to “O F F ”, wait 30 seconds and light
barbecue. If flames are still too low, reset the exce ssiv e flow
safety devic e by turning control knobs “O FF ” and L P gas
cy linder v alve to “C L OSED”.
Disc onnect
regulat or. Turn
control knobs to “H IG H ”, wait 1 minute. T hen turn control
knobs to “OFF”,
and reconnect regulator and leak check
connections . Slowly turn L P gas cylinde rv alve to “OPEN”,
wait 30 seconds
and then light
barbecue per lighting
instruction s.
Burner
ports are clogg ed or
blocked
Clean burner ports.
N ew burner may hav e residual
manufac turing oils
Bu rn barbecue for 15 minutes with the lid closed
Spider webs or insect nest in
v enturi
Clean venturi
Foo d
residue,
grease
or
seasoning salt on burn er
Clean burn er
Poor
alignment of
v alve
to
injector v enturi
As sure burner ven turi is properl y engaged with injector
H igh or gusting winds
D o not use barbecue in high winds
Lo w on L P Gas
Replace or ref ill L P gas cylinder
Excess flow valve tripped
Adjust (lower) temperature accordingly
Grease trapped by food buil dup
around
burner system
Turn control knobs to “O F F ”, T urn L P gas tank v alv e to
“CLOSED”.
Leave lid in closed position and let fire burn out.
After barbecue cools, remove and clean all parts
Flashback (fire in
burner tube(s)
Burner and/or burn er tubes are
blocked
Clean burner and/or burner tubes
Inside of lid is peeling
(like paint peeling)
The lid is stainless steel, not
painted
Baked on grease bui ldup has turned to carbon and is flaking
off. Clean thoroughly.
Burner will not light
with match
Irregular flame
pattern, flame does
not run the full
length or burner
Flame is yellow or
orange
Flame blow out
Persistent grease
fire
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Produced in China
4 Burner Gas BBQ with Side Burner
Assembly instructions
