CLEANING THE BURNER TUBES AND BURNER PORTS
To reduce the chance of
FLASHBACK FIRE
you must
clean the Burner Tubes as follows at least once a month
in summer and fall or whenever spiders are active in your
area, and if your grill has not been used for an extended
period of time.
Regardless of which Burner cleaning procedure you
use, we recommend you also complete the following
steps to help prolong Burner life.
METHOD 1: Bend a stiff wire or wire coat
hanger into a small hook as shown and
run the hook through the Burner Tube and
inside the Burner several times to remove
debris.
METHOD 2: Use a bottle brush with a
flexible handle and run the brush through
the Burner Tube and inside the Burner
several times to remove any debris.
METHOD 3: Use an air hose to force air
through each Burner Tube. The forced air
should pass debris or obstructions through
the Burner and out the Ports.
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Figure 1
TO CLEAN BURNER TUBE,
INSERT HOOK AS INDICATED BY THE ARROW
Burner Tube
WARNING
!
!
For safe operation ensure the Gas Valve
Assembly Orifice is inside the Burner Tube
before using your grill. See figure. If the Orifice
is not inside the Burner Tube, lighting the
Burner may cause explosion and/or fire result-
ing in serious bodliy injury and/or property
damage.
Tube Burner
Infra-red Burner
Orifice
Burner Tube
Gas Valve Assembly
Turn all Burner Valves to the full OFF position.
Turn the LP Gas tank valve to the full OFF position.
For Natural Gas shut off NG valve.
Detach the LP Gas regulator assembly from your
gas grill. For Natural Gas detach NG regulator from
your grill.
Remove the Cooking Grids and Savor Plates®
from
your grill.
Remove the screws from the rear of each Main
Burner using a Phillips Head Screwdriver. Remove
screws along all sides of the Infra-red Burner using
a Phillips Head Screwdriver.
Carefully lift each Burner up and away from the
Gas Valve Orifice.
Check and clean burner/venturi tubes for insects
and insect nests. A clogged tube can lead to a fire
beneath the grill.
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Refer to
Figure 1
and perform one of these three
cleaning methods:
1. After each use of the main grill or infra-red cooking
zone it is necessary to burn off food particles and
drippings which can clog Burner ports and reduce
Burner performance. OPEN the grill Lid, ignite the
burner(s) and operate grill on HIGH setting for
3 to 5 minutes. You can close the Lid if only main
Burners are lit, but NEVER close the Lid over a lit
Infra-red Burner.
3.
2. Use a nylon brush, blower or vacuum to remove
accumulated ash from the outer surface of each
Burner. Clogged tube style Burner ports can be
cleaned with a stiff wire, such as an open paper clip.
DO NOT use a stiff brush or sharp tool of any type on
the fragile infra-red Burner.
Inspect each Burner for damage (cracks or
holes) and if such damage is found, order and
install a new Burner. After installation, check
to ensure that the Gas Valve Orifices are
correctly placed inside the ends of the Burner
Tubes. Also check the position of your Spark
Electrode.
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