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Please use this number in registering your warranty
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®
GENESIS 5000 Series
LP Gas Barbecue
Owner’s Manual
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NationalPROPANEGAS Association
FOR YOUR SAFETY
WARNING: Follow all leak check
1. Do not store or use gasoline or other
procedures carefully in this manual prior
flammable vapors and liquids in the
to barbecue operation. Do this even if
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
barbecue was dealer assembled.
2. An LP tank not connected
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DANGER Failure to follow the Dangers, Warnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’s Manual may result in serious bodily injury or death, or in a fire or an explosion causing damage to property. WARNINGS Do not store a spare or disconnected LP tank under or near this barbecue. Improper assembly may be dangerous. Please carefully follow the assembly instructions in this manual. After a period of storage, and/or nonuse, the Weber Gas Barbecue should be checked for gas leaks and bur
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WARRANTY Weber-Stephen Products Co. (Weber) hereby There are no other express warrants except as warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of set forth herein and any applicable implied this Weber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of warranties of merchantability and fitness are defects in material and workmanship from the limited in duration to the period of coverage of date of purchase as follows: this express written Limited Warranty. Some states do not allow limitation on how long an Aluminum Casti
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PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS © 1996 Weber. Weber, , Genesis, Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Perma-Mount, Gas Catcher, FlameCheck, Steam-N-Chips, Spider Stopper, and Warm-Up are U.S. trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL 60067-6266. U.S.A. Genesis Gas Barbecues are covered under the following patent nos.: U.S.A. #4,677,964; 4,727,853; #4,777,927; #4,829,978; #4,860,724; #4,941,817; #4,966,125; #5,070,776; #D293,067; #D316,355; Canada:
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Contents Troubleshooting & Maintenance WARNINGS................................................................ 2 Troubleshooting .......................................... 37-38 Warranty & Patents.................................................. 3-4 Annual Maintenance ........................................ 39 General Instructions.................................................... 6 General Maintenance.................................. 40-42 Assembly .........................................
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General Instructions Your Weber Gas Barbecue is a portable outdoor Storage cooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue you The gas must be turned OFF at the LP tank when can grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results that are the Weber Gas Barbecue is not in use. difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid and Flavorizer Bars produce that "outdoor" When the Weber Gas Barbecue is stored indoors, flavor in the food. the gas supply must be disconnected and the LP
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® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Step 1 Assembly Check package contents Tools needed Screwdrivers, regular Cooking box (assembly) and Phillips Hammer Lid 7/16, 5/8, 11/16 and 3/4 inch open-end or (assembly) two adjustable wrenches Pliers LP tank Block of wood Supplies needed LP tank filler adapter Your LP tank is shipped empty for safety. After setting the LP fuel scale you will need to fill it. (See Step "Fill LP tank"). You will need a soap and water solution to check for gas Bottom tray leaks. (See Step “Che
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R R E E B B E E W W Work table Left frame Wheel frame Two swing tables Tank panel assembly Left end panel (#1) 1 Panels and doors are Five long Flavorizer Bars identified with removable stickers. Please leave on during assembly. Two wheels 2 Three back panels (#2) Frame connector Frame connector with bushings 3 Right end panel (#3) Axle Steam-N-Chips Smoker body Left hand glass door assembly (LH) LH Steam-N-Chips Smoker flue Two right hand glass door assemblies (RH) RH Steam-N-Chips Smoker
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Right frame Right hand slide bar assembly Assembly consists of: Caster frame Right hand slide bar Support rod Warming rack Slide Manifold bracket Cooking grate Left hand slide bar assembly Narrow cooking grate Assembly consists of: Seven short Flavorizer Bars Left hand slide bar Catch pan holder Support rod Catch pan Slide Two drip pans Two casters Fuel scale Thermometer 9
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Side burner assembly Two wheel hubcaps (actual size) Two hinge pins (hardware size: 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch clevis pin) Burner grate (actual size) Side burner knob Five 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (actual size) Two side burner locks 1/4-20 x 1 1/2 inch bolt (actual size) Six 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts Check contents of hardware packs (actual size) Four 10-24 x 1 3/4 inch machine screws (actual size) Two 1/4-20 wing nuts (actual size) Twenty three 1/4 inch nylon washers 1/4-20 keps nut (actual size) 1/4-20 he
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R E B E W Step 2 Step 3 Assemble wheels Assemble frame You will need: axle, two wheel hubcaps, two wheels, You will need: left frame, right frame, two nylon wheel frame, hammer and a block of wood. washers, two 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts and a 7/16 inch wrench. Place one end of the axle on the block of wood (or other protected surface). Tap on one hubcap. Note - Work on carpeted area (on grass, or on one of the boxes) to protect the finish during frame assembly. Put one wheel on the axle, WEBER s
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Step 4 Step 5 Continue frame assembly Complete frame assembly You will need: partial frame assembly, one frame You will need: frame assembly, wheel frame assembly, connector with bushings, one frame connector without front panel, caster frame, four 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, bushings, four 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts, four nylon washers four nylon washers and a 7/16 inch wrench. and a 7/16 inch wrench. Place the caster frame onto the tabs of the left frame Hold the frame connector, bushing side down,
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Step 6 Step 8 Insert casters Install left end panel You will need: frame assembly and two casters. You will need: frame assembly and left end panel. Push the casters firmly into the caster inserts in the (Number 1) ends of the caster legs. Figure 5. Place the bottom of the left end panel on the caster frame lower cross piece. Set the end panel upright in place. Figure 7. Figure 5 Figure 7 Step 7 Check the frame assembly To avoid having to disassemble your barbecue in a later step, check the p
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Step 9 Step 10 Install the three back panels Install side burner locks You will need: frame assembly and the three back You will need: frame assembly, two side burner locks and panels. (Number 2) a 7/16 inch wrench. Loosen the right rear 1/4 x 20 bolt. Install the side Place the bottom of one back panel on the back frame burner lock. The “U” shape cut out of the lock slips down connector, notches to the top. Set in place to the far left, over the bolt. Tighten with a wrench. Figure 10 (a). but
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Your Weber Genesis Gas Barbecue burner assembly Step 11 has been factory assembled, pressure and flame tested. Add cooking box As a safety precaution we recommend you check the burner alignment: You will need: frame assembly, cooking box assembly, 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt, nylon washer, 1/4-20 keps nut, pliers a) Do the valves fit into the ends of the burners? Figure and a 7/16 inch wrench. 13 (a). Uncoil the hose. b) Are the ends of the burners under the washers at the left rear and left front of
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Step 12 Step 13 Install side burner Install manifold bracket You will need: side burner assembly, burner grate, You will need: manifold bracket manifold bracket, 3/4 inch, 5/8 inch and an 11/16 inch or Hook the bracket onto the manifold at the center burner two adjustable wrenches. valve. Figure 16. Place your hand underneath the bracket. Lift the bracket, manifold and cooking box CAUTION: No sealant is required on the side slightly as a unit and hook onto the frame brace. burner fitting. Do n
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Step 14 Step 15 Install tank panel assembly Install right end panel You will need: tank panel assembly. You will need: right end panel (Number 3), 1/4-20 x 1 1/2 inch bolt, 1/4-20 hex nut, two nylon washers and a 7/16 Slide the side burner back. Insert the tabs into the slots inch wrench. in the frame brace at the wheel legs. (Make sure the side burner hose is to the front of the barbecue.) Set the right end panel in place with the flange at the top Figure 17 (a). Slide up until the notch at t
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E F Step 16 Step 18 Add fuel scale Install igniter You will need: fuel scale assembly, two 1/4-20 wing nuts Note - The igniter wires are already attached to the Gas and two nylon washers. Catcher Ignition Chamber and the igniter. This was done to factory test the ignition system. Insert indicator rod of fuel scale through the elongated hole in the right end panel. Figure 19 (a). The igniter lock nut is on the igniter. Slip the bolts on the back of the fuel scale assembly Insert the top of the
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Insert one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the Step 19 frame. Figure 24 (a). Check that all burner valves are off Insert the other end into the hole in the swing table end You will need: one burner control knob. bracket. Figure 24 (b). Hold the end bracket at an angle so the lower tab is inside the frame tube. Push the bracket into Valves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should the frame. Check to see that the lower tab of the bracket is check to be sure. Put the knob on each valv
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Position slide bar assembly on the outside of the caster Step 21 frame. Put a nylon washer on each 1 3/4 inch screw, Install right hand swing table insert screws through frame and slide bar assembly and add nylon washers and hex nuts. Tighten nuts using a You will need: swing table end bracket, two 10-24 hex screwdriver and pliers. Figure 25. nuts, two 10-24 x 1 3/4 inch machine screws, right hand slide bar assembly, swing table, four nylon Notch to the front washers, screwdriver and pliers. Al
