Weber 55159 manual

®® 55159 10/18/01 NO TICE T O INST ALLER: These instructions must be left with the o wner and the owner should keep them f or future use.  W ARNING: Follo w all leak-chec k procedures carefull y in this manual prior to barbecue operation. Do this even if barbecue was dealer-assemb led.  W ARNING: Do not try to light this appliance without r[...]

2  D ANGER Failure to f ollow the Dangers, W arnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’ s Manual ma y result in serious bodily 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 may be danger ous. Please[...]

3 W eber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this W eber Gas Gr ill that it will be free of def ects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as f ollows: Aluminum Castings, lif etime, 1 year paint P orcelain Hood Section, 25 years Bur ners , 10 y ears Igniter , 3 years Cooking Grates, 3 years no [...]

4 CONTENTS Danger & W ar nings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 General Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Exploded View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 P ar ts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Genera[...]

5 5 General Instructions Y our W eber Gas Barbecue is a stationar y 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 orizer Bars produce that "outdoor" flav or in the f ood. The natural gas s[...]

6 Genesis Silv er-B P er mamount NG 051701 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 15 16 17 18, 19 20 21 22 23 42 43 44 20 41 30 40 39 37 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 5 45[...]

7 1 Hinge pin 2 Left endcap 3 Shroud 4 Handle 5 W ar m-Up bask et 6 W ar ming rac k 7 Cooking grate 8 Flav orizer bar 9 Cooking bo x 10 1/4-20 k eps nut 11 Slide out bottom tra y 12 Catch pan holder 13 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt 14 Left trim piece 15 W ork surface 16 Left frame 17 Condiment bask et 18 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolt 19 1/4 inch n ylon washer 20 S[...]

8 © 2001 W eber-Stephen Products Co., W eber , the silhouette, and the k ettle configuration are registered trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co ., 200 East Daniels Road, P alatine, IL, 60067-6266, U .S.A. This product is cov ered by one or more United States patents and patents in other nations globally . Pr inted in the U. S. A . ®[...]

9 Screwdriv er Phillips screwdriv er Hammer 7/16 open-end wrench or adjustable wrench Pliers Block of w ood T ape Measure P encil Electric Dr ill Lid - 1 Cooking Bo x - 1 Cooking grates - 2 Control panel - 1 Left frame - 1 Right frame - 1 Side frame - 2 Left trim piece - 1 Right trim piece - 1 W or k surf ace - 1 Gas supply line (with the flare fit[...]

W ar ming rac k - 1 W ar m-up bask et - 1 Accessor y rac k - 1 Flav or izer bars - 5 Side panel - 2 Base panel - 1 Wrap-around trim piece - 1 Bottom tra y - 1 Catch pan holder - 1 Catch pan - 1 Disposable drip pans - 2 Ther mometer - 1 10 Condiment basket - 1 Manif old suppor t brack et - 1 Bur ner control knobs - 3 Hinge pins (1/4-20 x 1 1/2 inch [...]

11 11 General Specifications f or Piping American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Recommendations for gas suppl y installations: Connections: ■ This barbecue is designed to operate at 7 inches of water column pressure (.2526 psi). ■ A manual shut-off v alve must be installed outdoors, immediately ahead of an y connections or change in pipe [...]

12 12 T ypical natural gas supply installation to a concrete patio or pad Figure 1  CA UTION: Follow "General Specifications for Piping" in this manual. W e recommend that this installation be done by a prof essional.  CA UTION: Combustible materials should never be within 24 inches of the top, bottom, bac k or sides of the barbecue[...]

13 13 Recommended concrete pad requirements W e recommend a pad a minimum of 40 inches left to right, 20 inches front to back and 4 inches deep (1.85 cubic f eet). Figure 4. Note - Cubic f eet is deter mined by m ultiplying length times width times depth and dividing by 1728. 20 ” 4 ” 40 ” Figure 4 If you use a concrete bag mix, use the mix f[...]

14 Step 2 Assemble the fr ame Y ou will need: left frame, right frame , two nylon washers , two 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts and a 7/16 inch wrench. Note - Work on carpeted area (on grass, or on one of the bo xes) to protect the finish during frame assembly . Put the frame pieces so the leg tabs are up . Put the right frame to your right and left frame [...]

15 (1) (2) Step 4 Add Wrap-around F rame P anel Y ou will need: wrap around frame panel and a wrench. Place wrap-around frame panel in place: 1) The cut-out tabs should fit between the w asher and the frame, as sho wn. 2) The square cut-out holes fit around the white plugs in the frame as shown. Tighten Bolts with wrench. T ur n the frame ov er and[...]

16 Figure 3 Figure 5 Figure 4 25 5/8 1 2 3 4 Step 5 Measure and drill holes Y ou will need: Completed frame assemb ly , base panel, tape measure, and pencil.  CA UTION: Combustible materials should never be within 24 inches of the top, bottom, bac k or sides of the barbecue. Do not locate under overhead comb ustible construction. Note - With the[...]

17 3/8-16 x 1 1/2 machine screw 3/8 inch flat washer Mount plate 3/8 inch screw anchor Drilled hole Figure 8 Concrete lag bolt 3/8 inch flat washer Mount plate Lag shield Drilled hole Figure 7 Strike anchor 3/8 inch nut 3/8 inch flat washer Mount plate Drilled hole Figure 6 Method 3 - Concrete A 3/8 inch machine screw anchor , using a 3/8-16 x 1 1/[...]

18 Figure 10 3/8 inch x 1 1/2 inch lag bolt 3/8 inch flat washer Mount plate Drilled hole Figure 9 1 2 3 4 T ypical installation of the base f or an existing concrete patio , new pad or w ood deck (continued) Method 4 - W ood deck After assembling the base according to the assemb ly instructions, position the base assembly on y our deck f or anchor[...]

19 Guide screw (a) (b) Wing nuts View from behind cooking bo x Figure 13 Figure 11 Burner tubes F rame brace Slide the cooking bo x to the left within the frame. Put nylon w asher on bolt. Inser t the bolt through the frame and cooking bo x with the head of the bolt outside the frame. Figure 12. Add the keps n ut. Tighten by holding the bolt with p[...]

Step 8 Connect barbecue gas supply line to the natural gas supply Note - W e recommend that the connection between the barbecue gas supply line and the natural gas supply be flare to flare. A 3/8-inch flare fitting has been included with the barbecue gas supply line of y our gas barbecue . The fitting is loosely connected f or shipping and should b[...]

21 Figure 17 Igniter lock n ut K eyhole in frame brace Small par t of ke yhole in frame brace F rame brace F rame brace (a) (b) (c) Figure 18 Step 11 Install igniter Note - The igniter wires are already attached to the Gas Catcher Ignition Chamber and the igniter . This was done to f actor y test the ignition system. The igniter lock n ut is on the[...]

22 Figure 20 Figure 19 (a) Gas supply shut off at the house (c) (b) Step 13 Check f or gas leaks  D ANGER Do not use an open flame to chec k for gas leaks. Be sure there are no sparks or open flames in the area while y ou chec k for leaks. This will result in a fire or explosion whic h can cause serious bodily injury or death and damage to prope[...]

23 Figure 21 Figure 22 (a) Base panel Left side panel top bottom Right side panel Step 14 Add base panel Y ou will need: Base panel. Put the right side in and down, tilt and set the left side in place. Figure 21. Step 15 Install side panels Y ou will need: two side panels, and eight plastic buttons . F rom the inside of the frame assemb ly , set th[...]

24 Figure 26 Figure 25 Figure 27 Bottom tra y Finger grip on front edge of bottom tra y Finger grip F ront side of catch pan holder Figure 23 Figure 24 Step 16 Install Flav or izer Bars and Cooking Gr ates Y ou will need: fiv e long Flavorizer Bars and tw o cooking grates . Set the long Flav orizer Bars side to side in position. Figure 23. The open[...]

25 Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Figure 28 Figure 29 T ool holders Control panel push-in buttons (a) (b) Step 18 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. Inser t hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pin[...]

26 Slot in frame (view from below) Figure 30 Wire end (a) Step 20 Install the condiment basket Y ou will need: condiment basket, left end trim piece, two 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, and tw o nylon washers . Inser t one wire end of the condiment basket into the hole in the side frame. Figure 30 (a). Push the trim piece into the frame. Check to see that[...]

27 Figure 34 Figure 33 (b) (a) Right side frame Left side frame slots Left hooks Step 21 Install the accessor y rac k Y ou will need: accessor y rac k. Rest the left end of the accessor y rac k on the base panel. Figure 33 (a). Inser t the right hooks into the r ight side frame slots . Figure 33 (b). Raise the left end up and slide left hooks into [...]

28 28 1 2 7 5 4 6 Figure 1 Crosso ver Ignition System OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1) Open the lid. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all b ur ner control knobs are tur ned OFF . (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise .) 3) T ur n gas supply v alve on.  W ARNING: Do not lean over[...]

29 1 2 7 5 4,6 Figure 2 Manual Lighting  W ARNING: If the burner does not light, turn the Front b urner control knob to OFF and wait 5 minutes to let the gas c lear before y ou tr y again or try to light with a match. 7) After the FRONT b ur ner is lit you can turn on the other burners. Note - Alwa ys light the FRONT b ur ner first. The other bu[...]

30 Cooking 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 BA CK burners. For e xample, to sear steaks you would use (HHH) (all burners at high). [...]

31 (a) (c) (b) Figure 3 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse we recommend that you perf or m the f ollowing maintenance procedures f or y our saf ety .  W ARNING: Check gas supply line bef ore each use of barbecue for nic ks or cracking. If the gas supply line is f ound to be dama ged in an y wa y , do not use the barbecue. Replace using [...]

32 General Maintenance W eber Spider/Insect Screen Y our W eber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects. The y can nest in the venturi section of the burner tubes. This b locks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out of the air shutter . This could result in a fire in and [...]

33 (1) (1) 4) Disconnect gas supply line. 5) Unhook the manif old brack et and unscrew the two wing nuts(1) that hold the manif old to the cooking bo x. Pull the manifold and v alve assemb ly out of the burners and carefully set it down. 6) Slide the b ur ner assembly out from under the guide screw and w asher(1) in the cor ners of the cooking bo x[...]

34 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 Crossov er Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white(1) and b lack(2) ignition wires are attached properly . ■ Check that the Crosso v[...]

35 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 the[...]