Weber 3100 manual

Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory. W E B E R W E B E R GENESIS ® 3100 Series Natural Gas Barbecue Owner’ s Manual 92699 11/98 ®  W ARNING 1. Do not store spare LP Cylinder within 10 feet (3m) of this appliance. 2. Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable liquids o[...]

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 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.  Improper assemb ly ma y be dangerous. Please[...]

3 W eber-Stephen Products Co . (Weber) hereb y 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 f ollows: Aluminum Castings , 10 years , Flav or izer Bars , 3 years , Cast Iron Cooking Grates , 5 years , All Remaining P ar ts, 5 y ears, when ass[...]

© 1998 W eber . Weber , , Genesis, Flav or izer and Crosso ver are registered U .S. trademarks; P er ma-Mount, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, Steam-N-Chips , Spider Stopper , and W arm-Up are U .S. trademarks of W eber-Stephen Products Co ., 200 East Daniels Road, P alatine, IL 60067-6266. U .S .A. Genesis Gas Barbecues are cov ered under the follo win[...]

5 Contents WARNINGS ................................................................ 2 Warranty & Patents.................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly ............................................................... 7-21 Operating Instructions Lighting [...]

6 General Instructions Your 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. The Weber Gas Barbecue is por[...]

Step 1 Check pac kage contents Cooking bo x (assembly) Lid (assembly) Hose Bottom tra y W ork table T wo accessor y tra ys Swing table 7 Assembl y T ools needed Regular screwdriv er Phillips screwdriv er Hammer 7/16 inch 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. [...]

Control panel F ront panel Left frame Wheel frame T wo frame connectors Five long Fla v orizer Bars Eight shor t Flav orizer Bars T wo wheels T wo aluminum drip pans Catch pan Axle 8 Right frame Caster frame T wo casters T wo cooking grates W arming rack W arm-Up Basket Ther mometer Left hand slide bar assembly Assembly consists of: Left hand slide[...]

T wo wheel hubcaps (actual size) T wo hinge pins (hardware siz e: 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch clevis pin) (actual size) Five 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (actual size) Six 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (actual size) T wo 10-24 x 1 3/4 machine screws (actual size) T wo 10-24 he x nuts (actual size) Fifteen 1/4 inch nylon w ashers (actual size) 1/4-20 keps n ut T wo hair pi[...]

10 Step 2 Assemble wheels Y ou will need: axle, tw o wheel hubcaps, two wheels , wheel frame, hammer and a b loc k 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 . Slide the axle through the frame. Add the other wheel, WEBER side ou[...]

11 Step 4 Continue frame assemb ly Y ou will need: frame assemb ly , wheel frame assemb ly , front panel, caster frame, 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. Place the wheel frame onto the tabs of the right frame with[...]

Step 7 Install side burner locks Note: The locks are taped to the inside of the side burner lid. Y ou will need: frame assemb ly , two side b ur ner lock and a 7/16 inch wrench. T ur n frame assembly right side up . Loosen the right rear 1/4 x 20 bolt. Install the side burner lock. The “U” shape cut out of the loc k slips down o ver the bolt. T[...]

13 Step 9 Install gas supply General Specifications for Piping Note - Contact y our local municipality f or building codes regulating outdoor gas barbecue installations. In absence of Local Codes, y ou must conf orm to the latest edition of ANSI Z223.1. WE RECOMMEND THA T THIS INST ALLA TION BE DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL. Some of the f ollowing are gen[...]

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 is on the igniter . Inser t the top of the igniter up through the large par t of the ke yhole in the frame brace . Loosen the igniter lock n ut and s[...]

15 Step 13 Install side burner Y ou will need: side b ur ner assembly , burner grate, and manif old brack et.  W ARNING: Make sure gas supply is OFF . Slide the side burner assembly into the open end of the right frame. Route the side b ur ner hose around the tank panel so it will not interf ere with scale indicator rod. The side burner hose is [...]

16 Step 15 Check f or gas leaks T o perform leak checks: Slide bac k the collar of the quick disconnect. Push male fitting of the hose into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure. Figure 17 (a). Slide the collar closed. Figure 17 (b). If it does not engage or lock, repeat procedure . Gas will not flow unless the quic k disconnect is properly e[...]

17 Check: a) Hose to manif old connection. Figure 18 (a). b) Manif old to side burner hose connection.Figure 18 (b).  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 . DO NO T OPERA TE THE B[...]

18 Step 18 Install the lid Y ou will need: lid, two hinge pins and tw o 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. Figure 24. Figure 24 Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Step 17 Install the bottom tra y Y ou will [...]

19 Figure 25 Inser t in frame brace T ool holders (a) (b) Control panel Phillips screws/ washers Step 20 Secure side burner Stand to the right side of the barbecue. Slightly pull back both side burner locks . Slide the side burner toward the control panel. The locks will snap into the slots in the front and back of the side b urner . Figure 26. [...]

20 Slot in frame (view from belo w) Inser t one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 28 (a). Inser t the other end into the hole in the swing tab le end brac ket. F igure 28 (b). Hold the end brack et at an angle so the lower tab is inside the fr ame tube. Push the br ack et into the frame. Chec k to see that the lo wer tab of th[...]

Step 22 Complete accessor y installation Y ou will need: work table , two accessory trays , W arm-Up Basket, w arming rac k, thermometer , three tubing plugs and a hammer . Inser t one end of the Weber W ar m-Up Basket into the hole in the right end of the lid and the other end into the slot in the left end of the lid. Figure 31 (a). Set the work t[...]

22 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1 6 2 3 4 5 7 Figure 1 Crossov er Ignition System 1) Open the lid. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are tur ned OFF . (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise .) 3) T ur n gas supply valv e on. 4) Push Front b urner control knob down and tur n to ST AR[...]

23  W ARNING: If the burner does not light, turn the Front b urner control knob to OFF and wait 5 min utes to let the gas clear bef ore y ou try again or try to light with a match. 7) After the FRONT burner is lit you can turn on the other burners. Note - Alwa ys light the FR ONT b urner first. The other burners ignite from the FRONT b urner . T[...]

24 Lighting the side b urner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking bo x. 5 2 4 1 Figure 3  D ANGER Failure to open lid while igniting the side burner , or not waiting 5 minutes to allow gas to clear if the side b urner does not light, may result in an e xplosive flame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or dea[...]

25 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or hot. Y ou can adjust the FR ONT , CENTER and BA CK b urners 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 BA CK burne[...]

Cast Ir on Cooking Grates  W ARNING: Follow all safety instructions pr o vided with your barbecue. Do not drop cast ir on grates, they will break. Prior to storing, grease very lightly with solid vegetable shortening or veg etable cooking spra y , then wipe dry with a paper towel. Store in a dry place . First Time Use - W ash thoroughly with a m[...]

27 27  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 . DO NO T OPERA TE THE BARBECUE. Contact W eber-Stephen Customer Service. c) Side burner hose to side burner connection. Figure 5 (c). d)[...]

28 28 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guar ds Y our W eber Genesis Gas Barbecue, as w ell as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects. The y can nest in the venturi section of the b ur ner tubes. This b locks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out of the air shutter . Figure 6. This coul[...]

29 29 g) Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly , to separate the crossov er tube from the burners. Figure 14. Remov e the burners from the cooking bo x. Crossov er tube Figure 14 Figure 11 View from behind cooking bo x Wing nuts Figure 12 Guide screw Figure 13 h) T o reinstall burners, re verse steps c) through g).  CA UTION: The burner op[...]

30 30 Crosso ver Ignition System Operations If the Crossov er Ignition System f ails to ignite the F ront burner , light the F ront burner with a match. If the Front burner lights with a match, then check the Crosso ver Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white and b lack ignition wires are attached properly . Figure 17. Figure 17 White wire B[...]

31 31 Prob lem Burners b urn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Experiencing flare-ups:  CA UTION: Do not line the bottom tray with aluminum f oil. Burner flame pattern is erratic. Flame is low when burner is on HIGH. Flames do not run the whole length of [...]

32 32 Prob lem Side burner does not light. Flame is low in HIGH position. Flame is very yellow in conjunction with the smell of gas, OR Burner makes popping noise in conjunction with the smell of gas. Push button ignition does not w ork. Check Is gas supply off? Is fuel hose bent or kinked? Inspect the W eber Spider Stopper Guard f or possible obst[...]

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34 34 1 Hair pin cotters (2) 2 Hinge pins (2) (Hardware siz e: 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch cle vis pin) 3 Left Endcap 4 Shroud Assembly 5 Lid handle 6 W arm-Up Basket 7 W arming rack 8 Shor t Flav orizer Bars (8) 9 Long Flav orizer Bars (5) 10 Cooking grates (2) 11 W ork table 12 T ubing plugs (5) 13 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (5) 14 Swing table end br ack et 15 L[...]

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A F INAL W ORD OF T HANKS hank you for choosing a W eber Barbecue. Our family her e 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 . Our knowledgeable Customer Service staf f is pr epar ed to help you with any pr oblems with pa[...]