Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 98583 Weber
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W E B E R W E B E R SPIRIT ™ 700 Series LP Gas Barbecue Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory . Owner’ s Manual W ARNING: Do not try to light this appliance without reading "Lighting" instructions section of this manual.
D ANGER Failure to f ollow the Dangers, W arnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’ s Manual may result in serious bodil y injury or death, or in a fire or an explosion causing damage to property . W ARNINGS Do not store a spare or disconnected LP tank under or near this barbecue .
3 Weber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as foll.
P A TENTS AND TRADEMARKS 4 © 1997 Weber . Weber , , Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Spirit, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, and Spider Stopper are U.S. trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL 60067-6266.
5 Contents WARNINGS ................................................................ 2 W arranty & Patents .................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly .
6 General Instructions Y our Weber Gas Barbecue is a portable outdoor cooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue you can grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results that are difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid and Flavorizer Bars produce that "outdoor" flavor in the food.
7 Step 1 Check package contents Cooking box (assembly) Lid (assembly) LP tank Bottom tray T wo cooking grates LP tank filler adapter Control panel Assembl y T ools needed Hammer 7/16 inch open-end or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of wood Supplies needed Y our LP tank is shipped empty for safety .
Left frame Right frame Wheel frame Leg frame Frame connector Molded work table Molded swing table assembly Support rod Accessory rack W arming rack Five Flavorizer Bars T ank panel assembly Front pane.
T wo plastic buttons (actual size) T wo 1/4-20 wing nuts (actual size) T en 1/4 inch nylon washers T wo hair pin cotters T wo wheel hubcaps Work table spacer 1/4-20 keps nut Check contents of hardware.
10 Figure 1 Step 2 Assemble wheel frame Y ou will need: wheel frame, two wheels, two wheel hubcaps, hammer and a block of wood. Set one end of wheel frame on the block of wood (or other hard, protected surface). Put one wheel on axle, WEBER side facing up, and tap on one hubcap.
11 Figure 3 Step 4 Continue frame assembly Y ou will need: leg frame, wheel frame, four 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, four nylon washers and a 7/16 inch wrench. Place the leg frame onto the tabs of the left frame with the dimple to the inside. Figure 3. Place the wheel frame onto the tabs of the right frame with the dimple to the inside.
Y our Weber Gas Barbecue burner assembly has been factory assembled, pressure and flame tested. As a safety precaution we recommend you check the burner alignment: a) Do the valves fit into the ends of the burners? Figure 8 (a).
Frame brace Manifold bracket 13 Figure 9 Step 8 Install manifold bracket Y ou will need: manifold bracket Hook the bracket onto the manifold at the center burner valve. Figure 9. Place your hand underneath the bracket. Lift the manifold, bracket and cooking box slightly and hook the tab of the bracket onto the frame brace.
14 Step 10 Add fuel scale assembly Y ou will need: fuel scale assembly , two 1/4-20 wing nuts and two nylon washers. Slip the bolts on the back of the fuel scale assembly through the two small holes in the tank panel. Make sure indicator rod of fuel scale is on the left side of the wheel frame.
15 Step 12 Set LP fuel scale Y ou will need: LP tank (empty). Note - F or accuracy , the fuel scale must be set with an empty tank. We utilize various LP tank manufacturers. Some of the tanks we receive have differing top collar assemblies. (The top collar is the metal protective ring around the valve.
16 Route the hose so it will not interfere with the scale indicator rod. The hose and regulator are connected in the following manner: Slide back the collar of the quick disconnect on the tank valve. Push the male fitting of the regulator into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure.
17 Step 16 Check for gas leaks Figure 18 D ANGER Do not use an open flame to check f or gas leaks. Be sure there are no sparks or open flames in the area while y ou check for leaks. This will result in a fire or explosion whic h can cause serious bodily injury or death and dama g e to property .
18 Step 17 Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five Flavorizer Bars and two cooking grates. Set the Flavorizer Bars side to side in the cooking box. Figure 20. Figure 20 Set the cooking grates onto the ledges in the cooking box with the rounded side up.
19 Step 19 Install Lid Y ou will need: lid, two hinge pins and two hair pin cotters. Set the lid in place. Align the hinges at the rear of the barbecue. Insert hinge pins from the outside. Insert hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pins.
Slot in frame (view from below) 20 Step 21 Install Swing T able Y ou will need: swing table assembly , support rod, support rod holder and swing table end bracket. Insert the ends of the support rod through the lower keyholes in the swing table. Figure 27 (a).
21 Step 22 Complete accessory installation Y ou will need: work table, accessory rack, warming rack, three tubing plugs and thermometer . Set the accessory rack across the bottom braces in front of the frame connector . Figure 29 (a). Open the lid and set the warming rack into the slots at the rear of the cooking box.
22 Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1 3 2 4 7 6 8 5 Figure 1 Crosso ver Ignition System W ARNING: The burner contr ol knobs must be in the OFF position before turning on the LP tank v alve .
23 Manual Lighting 4) Turn the tank on by turning the tank valve counterclockwise. 5) Strike a match and put the flame into the matchlight hole in the front of the cooking box. W ARNING: Do not lean o ver open barbecue . K eep your face and bod y at least one foot a wa y from the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue.
24 Cooking W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or hot. Y ou can adjust the FRONT , CENTER and BACK burners as desired. The control settings High (H), Medium (M), Low (L), or Off (O) are described in your W eber cookbook. The cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the FRONT , CENTER, and BACK burners.
25 Scale setting wing nut T ank lock wing nut T ank valve Collar (a) (b) Figure 3 Refilling the LP tank We recommend that you refill before the scale indicator reaches "E".
26 c) Connect the hose to the tank. Route the hose so it does not interfere with the scale indicator rod. Slide back the collar of the quick disconnect on the tank valve. Figure 5 (a). Push the male fitting of the regulator into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure.
27 27 Safe handling tips f or LP Gas ■ Liquid Propane (LP) gas is a petroleum product as are gasoline and natural gas. LP gas is a gas at regular temperatures and pressures. Under moderate pressure, inside a cylinder , LP gas is a liquid. As the pressure is released the liquid readily vaporizes and becomes gas.
28 Check: c) V alves to manifold connections. Figure 8 (c). d) The hose to regulator connection. Figure 8 (d). W ARNING: If there is a leak at connections (b), (c) or (d), turn OFF the gas . DO NO T OPERA TE THE B ARBECUE. Contact W eber-Stephen Customer Service .
29 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guards Y our Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section of the burner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter .
30 30 30 e) Remove the manifold bracket and unscrew the two wing nuts that hold the manifold to the cooking box. Pull the manifold and valve assembly out of the burners and carefully set it down.
31 31 i) Reinstall the Spider Stopper Guards. Slightly rotate the Spider Stopper Guards so that the seams are in line with the V enturi fins. There should be no gaps in the seams or in the fit around the burners and valves.
Prob lem Burners b urn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burners do not light. -or - Burners ha ve a small flickering flame in the HIGH position. -or - Barbecue temperature only reaches 250˚ to 300˚ degrees in the HIGH position.
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35 1 Lid (assembly) 2 Lid handle 3 W arming rack 4 Flavorizer bars (5) 5 Cooking grates (2) 6 Work table spacer 7 Work table 8 T ubing plugs (7) 9 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt 10 Swing table end bracket 1 1 L.
A F INAL W ORD OF T HANKS hank you for choosing a W eber Barbecue. Our family here at W eber has worked hard to produce the highest quality products for your satisfaction.
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