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Cleaning The Traditional Burner Assembly
Follow these instructions to clean and/or replace parts of burner assembly or if
you have trouble igniting grill.
1. Turn gas off at control knobs and LP tank.
2. Remove cooking grate and drip vaporiser bar.
3. Discard used briquets before removing burner and briquet grate.
4. Under grill remove grease cup. Beneath console disconnect short ignitor wire
from ignitor (A).
5. Remove screw holding collector box (B). Note which hole on collector box
used for attaching to burner. Remove collector box, clean ceramic portion of
electrode with rubbing alcohol and cloth.
6. Under console disengage burner spring(s) from burner tube (C). Do not
remove spring(s) from valve.
7. Remove briquet grate and burner together, slide backwards, lift up and out of
grill (D). Separate burner and briquet grate. Remove scale from briquet grate,
replace if necessary.
8.. Clean outside of burner with soap and water. Lay burner upside down on flat
surface, insert garden hose to force water through tubes. Make sure water
comes out of all burner holes. Open clogged holes with a thin wire. Shake
out excess water and examine holes. Due to normal wear and corrosion
some holes may become enlarged. If any large cracks or holes are found
replace burner.
9. If grill is to be stored, coat burner lightly with cooking oil. Wrap in protective
cover to keep insects out. If not storing grill after cleaning, hold briquet grate
and burner together angle into grill bottom (D).
10. After cleaning, insert wire and electrode into hole in grill bottom (A). Reattach
collector box to burner with screw (B). Be sure to use correct hole.
11. Place end of spring(s) into hole on underside of burner tube(s) as before (C)
to secure burner.
VERY IMPORTANT: Burner tube(s) must engage valve opening(s) as shown
(C).
12. Reattach round connector of ignitor wire to ignitor.
13. Do not use more than 16 new briquets on briquet grate around burner. Do not
let briquets cover burner holes.
14. Reposition drip vaporiser bar and cooking grate(s). Reattach clean can to
grease clip.
15. Before cooking again on grill, follow "Burner Flame Check".
