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General Overview
Proper care, maintenance and cleaning will help ensure
long life of your grill. Periodic cleaning will help avoid
accumulations of flammable grease, fats, and other
debris.
Because of the high intensity of the Infra-red burner, any
drippings and food particles that fall onto the Radiant
Glass Emitter or the burner surface are immediately
incinerated. However, some debris and residue may
remain. To remove this residue after cooking, turn the
grill on HIGH for 5-10 minutes with the hood OPEN.
The most important way to maintain the performance of
the Infra-red burner is to do this after each use.
Maintenance
The Sterling G-Series requires very little maintenance.
However, grill inspection of orifice openings and venturi
inlets to clear obstructions to gas flow is recommended
prior to each use.
Care of Radiant Glass Emitter
Large amounts of charred residue allow the glass to retain
heat beyond its specified tolerance, which may cause it to
break. Removal of this residue prior to each use is
therefore imperative. This is easy to accomplish with a
large paint scraping razor when the glass is cool. Simply
remove the cooking grids and scrape the charred residue
off the glass. Then wipe off any remaining dust particles
with a damp paper towel. No other cleaning of the glass
is necessary to ensure its proper function. However, to
improve its cosmetic appearance, additional cleaning may
be done following the instructions under Cleaning at
right.
Care should be taken to avoid harsh impact of the
Radiant Glass Emitter with hard objects. This is
particularly true of the beveled sides of the glass. Chips in
the beveled sides greatly reduce the strength of the glass
and render it more prone to breakage. Although scratches
on the glass surface do not impair its function, avoid the
use of cookware that may promote scratching, such as
ceramic, glass ceramic, or pots and pans with ridges on
the bottom. In addition, pots and pans with copper or
aluminum bases should be avoided because they may
leave small, hard-to-remove deposits on the glass.
Protection of Burners
The burners of your grill are designed to provide a long
life of satisfactory performance. However, there are steps
you must take to prevent cracking of the burner’s ceramic
surfaces, which will cause the burners to malfunction.
Following are the most common causes of cracks and the
steps you must take to avoid them.
Damage caused by
failure to follow these steps is not covered by your
grill warranty.
IMPACT WITH HARD OBJECTS -
Never allow hard objects
to strike the ceramic. If objects such as these fall onto the
ceramic, it is likely to crack the ceramic. You should take
particular care when inserting or removing the Radiant
Glass Emitter.
IMPAIRED VENTILATION OF HOT AIR FROM GRILL -
In
order for the burners to function properly, hot air created
by the burners must have a way to escape the grill. If the
hot air is not allowed to escape, the burners may become
deprived of oxygen, causing them to backfire, especially if
the burner output is set at HIGH. If this occurs
repeatedly, the burners may crack. This is the reason
your grill was designed with ventilation louvers and other
openings, and the accessories were designed to leave open
space at the grill surface. These design features give the
hot air an escape route. Accordingly, never operate your
grill with very little or no open space at the cooking
surface (the Radiant Glass Emitter and Cooking Grids
provide sufficient open space).
Also, never cover the ventilation louvers or other
openings with foil or other materials that prevent air
flow. Specifically:
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Do not use accessories in combinations that cover
the entire cooking surface with solid metal.
Appendix A: Accessories contains further instructions
as to proper use of accessories and warnings about
improper use.
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Do not cover the entire surface with foil, a large pan,
etc.
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For further burner maintenance instructions, see
MAINTENANCE
section
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Periodically inspect burner ignition electrode for residue
build-up and proper height. The electrode should be
5/16” above the surface of burner (See Figure 11, pg. 15)
Maintenance and Cleaning
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Revised 9/04