Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PLATINUM 1200 Weber
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® ® P LATINUM SER IE S 98834 12/97 PLA TINUM ™ 12 0 0 Series Natural Gas Barbecue Serial Number Please use this number in registering your w arranty and any correspondence with the f actor y .
2 D ANGER Failure to f ollow the Dangers, W arnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’ s Manual may result in serious bodil y injur y or death, or in a fire or an e xplosion causing damage to property . W ARNINGS Do not store a spare or disconnected LP tank under or near this barbecue.
3 W eber-Stephen Products Co . (W eber) hereby warr ants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this W eber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of def ects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as.
© 1997 W eber . Weber , , Flav orizer and Crossov er are registered U .S. trademarks; Platinum, P er ma-Mount, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, Steam- N-Chips, Spider Stopper , and W arm-Up are U.S . trademarks of Weber- Stephen Products Co ., 200 East Daniels Road, P alatine, IL 60067-6266.
5 Contents W arnings .................................................................... 2 W arranty & P atents .................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly .
6 General Instructions Y our W eber Gas Barbecue is a por table outdoor cooking appliance. With the W eber Gas Barbecue you can grill, barbecue, roast and bak e with results that are difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid and Flav or izer Bars produce that "outdoor" fla vor in the f ood.
Assembl y T ools needed Screwdriv er Phillips screwdriv er Hammer 7/16 open-end or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of w ood Supplies needed Y ou will need a soap and water solution to chec k f or gas leaks. (See Step "Chec k f or gas leaks.") Note - The hardware siz e of n uts , bolts and scre ws is given.
Left frame Right frame Wheel frame Caster frame T wo frame connectors W ork table Swing table assemb ly Axle T wo accessor y tra ys W ar ming rack W ar m-Up Basket Five long Fla vorizer Bars Eight sho.
T wo plastic buttons (actual size) 1/4-20 keps n ut Fifteen 1/4 inch nylon w ashers T wo hair pin cotters T wo wheel hubcaps T wo Phillips screws/washers Check contents of hardw are packs Three burner.
10 Figure 1 Step 2 Assemble wheels Y ou will need: axle, two wheel hubcaps , two wheels , wheel frame, hammer and a b lock of wood. Place one end of the axle on the bloc k of wood (or other protected surf ace). T ap on one hubcap. Put one wheel on the axle, WEBER side to ward the hubcap .
11 Figure 3 Step 4 Continue frame assemb ly Y ou will need: caster frame, wheel fr ame , f our 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, f our nylon washers and a 7/16 inch wrench. Place the caster frame onto the tabs of the left frame with the dimple to the inside. Figure 3.
12 Figure 6 Step 7 Add front panel Y ou will need: front panel and two plastic b uttons. T ur n frame assembly right side up . Inser t the tab on the narrow end of the front panel up through the slot in the frame brace as sho wn in figure 6.
13 Y our W eber Gas Barbecue b urner assembly has been f actory assembled, pressure and flame tested. As a saf ety precaution we recommend y ou chec k the bur ner alignment: a) Do the valv es fit into the ends of the burners? Figure 9 (a).
14 Step 10 Install igniter Note - The igniter wires are already attached to the Gas Catcher Ignition Chamber and the igniter . This was done to f actory test the ignition system. The igniter lock n ut and igniter gask et are on the igniter . Route the igniter and wires as shown.
15 T ypical natural gas supply installation. Figure 12. Figure 12 The quick disconnect is installed abov e ground Gas supply Shut off Locking shut off Quick disconnect Outside wall Inside wall Male fitting T o barbecue D ANGER Do not use an open flame to chec k f or gas leaks.
Step 13 Check f or gas leaks D ANGER Do not use an open flame to chec k f or gas leaks. Be sure there are no sparks or open flames in the area while y ou chec k f or leaks. This will result in a fire or explosion which can cause serious bodil y injury or death and damage to property .
17 (a) Figure 15 (c) (b) Check: a) Hose to manif old connection. Figure 15 (a). W ARNING: If there is a leak at connection a, retighten the fitting with a wrench and rechec k for leaks with soap and water solution. If a leak persists after retightening the fitting, turn OFF the gas .
18 Step 16 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. Inser t hinge pins from the outside . Insert hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pins.
19 Step 17 Add tool holders, control panel and b ur ner control knobs Y ou will need: three tool holders, control panel, two Phillips screws/w ashers, a Phillips scre wdr iv er , and three burner control knobs. Hook the tool holders ov er the frame rail.
20 Slot in frame (view from belo w) Inser t one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 24 (a). Inser t the other end into the hole in the s wing table end brac ket. Figure 24 (b). Hold the end br ack et at an angle so the lower tab is inside the fr ame tube.
21 Step 19 Complete accessor y installation Y ou will need: W ar m-Up Basket, war ming rack, w ork table, two accessory trays , three tubing plugs, thermometer and a hammer . Inser t one end of the W eber W ar m-Up Bask et into the hole in the right end of the lid and the other end into the slot in the left end of the lid.
22 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. 5 7 4 6 3 2 1 Figure 1 Crosso ver Ignition System 1) Open the lid. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are OFF . (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise.) 3) T urn gas supply valv e on.
23 Manual Lighting W ARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face and bod y at least one foot awa y fr om the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. 5) Push Front b ur ner control knob down and turn to ST ART / HI. 6) Check that the burner is lit by looking through the matchlight hole on the front of the cooking bo x.
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 b ur ners as desired. The control settings High (H), Medium (M), Low (L), or Off (O) are described in your W eber cookbook.
25 Inspection and Cleaning of the W eber Spider Stopper Guards T o inspect the Spider Stopper Guards, remov e the control panel and look to see if they ha ve dust or dir t on their outside surf aces. If the y are dir ty , br ush off the outside surf ace of the Spider Stopper Guards with a soft bristle brush (an old toothbr ush f or example).
26 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guards Y our W eber Gas Barbecue , as w ell as an y outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section of the b urner tubes. This bloc ks the nor mal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter .
27 e) Remov e the manifold brac k et and unscrew the tw o wing nuts that hold the manif old to the cooking box. Pull the manif old and v alve assemb ly out of the burners and carefully set it down.
28 Figure 15 White wire Black wire Crosso ver Ignition System Operations If the Crossov er Ignition System fails to ignite the F ront burner , light the F ront burner with a match. If the F ront burner lights with a match, then check the Crosso v er Ignition System.
29 29 Prob lem Burners b urn with a yello w or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Experiencing flare-ups: 몇 CA UTION: Do not line the bottom tray with aluminum f oil. Burner flame pattern is erratic.
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31 31 1 Lid (assembly) 2 Lid handle 3 W ar m-Up Basket 4 W ar ming rack 5 Shor t Flav or izer bars (8) 6 Long Flav or izer bars (5) 7 Cooking grates (2) 8 W ork table 9 T ubing plugs (5) 10 1/4-20 x 2.
A F INAL W ORD OF T HANKS hank you for choosing a W eber Barbecue. Our family here at W eber has worked har d to pr oduce the highest quality pr oducts for your satisfaction. While we give much attention to our pr oducts, an occasional err or may occur .
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