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GENESIS PLATINUM–C
GENESIS PLATINUM–C
Gas Grill
Owners Guide
m DANGER
If you smell gas:
1. Shut off gas to the appliance.
Natural Gas
2. Extinguish any open flames.
3. Open lid
4. If odor continues, keep away from the
appliance and immediately call your gas
supplier or your fire department.
Leaking gas may cause a fire or explosion
which can cause serious bodily injury or
death, or damage to property.
m WARNING
Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable liquids or
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m 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. m WARNINGS m Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid propane cylinder under or near this barbecue. m Improper assembly may be dangerous. Please carefully follow the assembly instructions in this manual. m After a period of storage, and/or nonuse, the Weber Gas Barbecue should be checked for gas le
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Warranty Weber-Stephen Products Co. (Weber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber Gas Grill There are no other express warrants except as set forth that it will be free of defects in material and herein and any applicable implied warranties of workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: merchantability and fitness are limited in duration to the period of coverage of this express written Limited Aluminum Castings, lifetime, 1 year paint Warranty. Some regions do not allow
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Contents Danger & Warnings ....................................................................... A-2 Warranty ........................................................................................ A-3 General Instructions ...................................................................... A-5 Exploded View ............................................................................... A-6 Parts List ....................................................................................... A-
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Storage General Instructions • The gas must be turned OFF at the natural gas Your Weber Gas Barbecue is a portable outdoor supply when the Weber Gas Barbecue is not in cooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue you use. can grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results that are • When the Weber Gas Barbecue is stored indoors, difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. the gas supply must be disconnected. The closed lid and Flavorizer® Bars produce that “outdoor” flavor in the food
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1. Hair Pin Cotter 32. Thermometer 2. Hinge Pin 33. Right Endcap 3. Left Endcap 34. Burner Control Knobs 4. Shroud 35. Control Panel 5. 1/4-20 x 1 1/2 inch bolt 36. Igniter Button 6. Handle lock 37. Control Panel Hardware 7. Handle 38. Side Burner Assembly ™ 8. Warm-Up Basket 39. Manifold Hardware 9. Warming Rack 40. Manifold Support Bracket 10. Smoker Assembly 41. Igniter 11. Cooking Grate (Small) 42. Igniter Bracket 12. Cooking Grate (Large) 43. Manifold ® 13. Flavorizer Bars 44. Spider Stoppe
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© 1999 Weber-Stephen Products Co., Weber, the silhouette, and the kettle configuration are registered trademarks ® of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL, 60067-6266, U.S.A. This product is covered by one or more United States patents and patents in other nations globally. Printed in the U.S.A. A-8
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Remove Packaging from Grill Remove Grill from Lower Packaging Remove all tape from packaging. Remove bottom rack from top of packaging. Remove outer box. Pull out m WARNING: Lifting the barbecue from the lower bottom tray from cooking box. Remove packaging packaging requires at least two people. material from bottom tray, catch pan holder, catch pan, With two people: lift straight up and over lower and drip pan. packaging and cardboard support. A-9
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You will need: 1/2 inch bolts (1/4 x 20 x 1/2 inch bolts) - 4 Phillips screwdriver 7/16 open-end or an adjustable wrench Nylon Washers - 4 Flavorizer Bars - 5 Left Work Surface - 1 Cooking Grates - 2 Smoker Box - 1 Right Work Surface with Side Burner - 1 Bottom Shelf - 1 12 Foot Hose - 1 Slide Out Buttom Tray - 1 Catch pan holder - 1 Catch Pan - 1 Disposable Drip Pans - 2 A-10
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Assembly Instructions Install the slide out bottom tray Slide the bottom tray onto the mounting rails under the You will need: the slide out bottom tray(1), catch pan cooking box with finger grip toward you(1). holder(2), catch pan and one disposable drip pan. m WARNING: Do not line bottom tray with alumi- num foil. It can cause grease fires by trapping the grease and not allowing grease to flow into the catch pan. (1) (2) Hook the ends of the catch pan holder into the hole in the slide out bott
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Install Flavorizer® Bars and Cooking Grates Installing the Warm-Up™ Basket You will need: five Flavorizer Bars and two cooking You will need: Warm-Up Basket grates. Insert one end of the Weber Warm-Up Basket into the Place the Flavorizer Bars side by side in the cooking hole at the right side of the inside of the lid, and the box. other end into the slot at the left side of the lid. Set the cooking grates onto the ledges in the cooking box with the rounded sides up. Installing the warming rack Y
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Installing Work Surfaces, Side Burner & Gas Connection Guidelines Install Left Work Surface Check that all burner valves are off You will need left work surface, two 1/2 inch bolts, two You will need: burner control knobs. nylon washers and a 7/16 inch or adjustable wrench. Valves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should Insert the left work surface tabs in the slots in the check to be sure that they are turned OFF. Put the frame(1). Slip washers on the bolts and insert the bolts knob on
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Connect side burner to manifold Install Gas Supply m WARNING: Make sure gas supply is off. General Specifications for Piping Connect the side burner hose as follows: Note - Contact your local municipality for building 1) Slide back the collar of the quick disconnect on the codes regulating outdoor gas barbecue installa- manifold. tions. In absence of Local Codes, you must con- 2) Push the male fitting of the side burner hose into firm to the latest edition of ANSI Z223.1. WE REC- the quick disco
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Gas Line Piping Check for gas leaks n If the length of the line required does not exceed 50 feet, use a 5/8" O.D. tube. One size larger should be mWARNING: The gas connections of your Weber used for lengths greater than 50 feet. gas barbecue have been factory tested. We do n Gas piping may be copper tubing, type K or L; however recommend that you leak check all gas polyethylene plastic tube, with a minimum wall thick- connections before operating your Weber gas ness of .062 inch; or standard wei
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Check: Check for gas leaks 1) Hose to manifold connection. mWARNING: if there is a leak at connection(1), Note - All factory-made connections have been retighten the fitting with a wrench and recheck thoroughly checked for gas leaks. The burners have with the soap and water solution been flame-tested. As a safety precaution however, If a leak persists after retightening the fitting, turn you should recheck all fittings for leaks before using OFF the gas. DO NOT OPERATE THE BARBECUE. your Weber G
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Reinstall control panel (after checking for gas leaks) (1) Set the control panel in place over both sides of the frame. Hold the crossover ignition button up while setting the control panel in place. (2) Line up the control panel with the white plastic plugs in the frame brace. Insert screws and tighten with a Phillips screwdriver until snug. Do not overtighten. (3) Push each of the burner control knobs onto their valve. C-5
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Operating 1) Open the lid. Lighting 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are turned Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. OFF. (Push each burner control knob down and turn m DANGER clockwise to ensure that they are in the off position.) Failure to open the lid while igniting the 3) Turn the gas supply valve on. m WARNING: Do not lean over the open barbecue. barbecue’s burners, or not waiting 5 min- Keep your face and body at least one foot away utes to allow the gas to clear i
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m WARNING: If the burner does not light, turn the Manual Lighting Front burner control knob to OFF and wait 5 minutes to let the gas clear before you try again or m DANGER try to light with a match. Failure to open lid while igniting the 7) After the FRONT burner is lit you can turn on the barbecue’s burners, or not waiting 5 min- other burner or burners. utes to allow the gas to clear if the barbe- Note - Always light the FRONT burner first. The other cue does not light, may result in an explo-
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Lighting the Side Burner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking box. m DANGER Failure to open the lid while igniting the side burner, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the side burner does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or death. Lighting only the side burner. 1) Open the side burner lid. 2) Check that the fuel gauge reads more than “E”. 3) Check that the side burner valve is turned OFF. (Push
