Weber 700 Series manual

W E B E R W E B E R W ARNING: Do not try to light this appliance without reading "Lighting" instructions section of this manual. THIS GAS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR OUTDOOR USE ONL Y . NO TICE TO INST ALLER: These instructions must be left with the o wner and the owner should keep them for future use. FOR Y OUR SAFETY If y ou smell gas: 1.[...]

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 dang er ous. Ple[...]

3 Weber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: Aluminum Castings, 10 years, Cooking Grates and Flavorizer Bars, 3 years, All Remaining Parts, 5 years, when assembled and operated in accordance[...]

© 1997 Weber . Weber , , Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Spirit, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, and Spider Stopper are U.S. trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL 60067-6266. U.S.A. Spirit is covered under the following patent nos.: U.S.A. #4,677,964; 4,727,853; #4,829,978; #4,941,817; and[...]

5 Contents WARNINGS ................................................................ 2 W arranty & Patents .................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly ............................................................... 7-20 Operating Instructions Lightin[...]

6 General Instructions Y our 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 po[...]

7 Step 1 Check package contents Cooking box (assembly) Lid (assembly) Hose Bottom tray T wo cooking grates Five Flavorizer Bars Control panel Assembl y T ools needed Hammer 7/16 and 3/4 inch open-end or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of wood Supplies needed Y ou will need a soap and water solution to check for gas leaks. (See Step "Check fo[...]

Left frame Right frame Wheel frame Leg frame Frame connector Molded work table Molded swing table assembly Support rod Accessory rack W arming rack Front panel Catch pan holder Catch pan T wo drip pans Thermometer T wo wheels 8 W E B E R W E B E R W E B E R W E B E R[...]

T wo plastic buttons (actual size) Nine 1/4 inch nylon washers T wo hair pin cotters T wo wheel hubcaps Work table spacer 1/4-20 keps nut Check contents of hardware packs Three burner control knobs T wo tool holders Seven tubing plugs (two are spares) Support rod holder Swing table end bracket Manifold bracket T wo hinge pins (hardware size: 1/4 x [...]

10 Figure 1 Step 2 Assemble wheel frame Y ou will need: wheel frame, two wheels, two wheel hubcaps, hammer and a block of wood. Set one end of wheel frame on the block of wood (or other hard, protected surface). Put one wheel on axle, WEBER side facing up, and tap on one hubcap. Figure 1. Repeat with other wheel and hubcap. W E B E R W E B E R Figu[...]

11 Figure 3 Step 4 Continue frame assembly Y ou will need: leg frame, wheel frame, four 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, four nylon washers and a 7/16 inch wrench. Place the leg 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 the dimple to the inside. Figure 3. The l[...]

Y our Weber Gas Barbecue burner assembly has been factory assembled, pressure and flame tested. As a safety precaution we recommend you check the burner alignment: a) Do the valves fit into the ends of the burners? Figure 8 (a). b) Are the ends of the burners under the washers at the left rear and left front of the cooking box? The screws are only [...]

Frame brace Manifold bracket 13 Step 8 Install manifold bracket Y ou will need: manifold bracket Hook the bracket onto the manifold at the center burner valve. Figure 9. Place your hand underneath the bracket. Lift the manifold, bracket and cooking box slightly and hook the tab of the bracket onto the frame brace. Figure 10 Step 9 Install frame con[...]

14 T ypical natural gas supply installation. Figure 11. T est connections All connections and joints must be thoroughly tested for leaks in accordance with local codes and all listed procedures in the latest edition of ANSI Z223.1.  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 w[...]

15 Figure 13 Step 12 Check that all burner valves are off Y ou will need: one burner control knob. V alves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure. Put the knob on each valve. Check by pushing down and turning clockwise. If they do not turn they are off, proceed to the next step. Figure 13. Step 11 Install igniter Note - Th[...]

16 Check: a) Hose to manifold connection. Figure 16 (a).  W ARNING: If there is a leak at the hose to manifold connection, Figure 16 (a), retighten the hose 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[...]

17 Step 15 Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five Flavorizer Bars and two cooking grates. Set the Flavorizer Bars side to side in the cooking box. Figure 17. Figure 17 Set the cooking grates onto the ledges in the cooking box with the rounded side up. Figure 18. Figure 18 Step 16 Install the bottom tray Y ou will need: bott[...]

18 Step 17 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. Insert hinge pins from the outside. Insert hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pins. Figure 22. Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Figure 22 Step 18 Add tool holders, control panel and burner[...]

19 Slot in frame (view from below) Step 19 Install Swing T able Y ou will need: swing table assembly , support rod, support rod holder and swing table end bracket. Insert the ends of the support rod through the lower keyholes in the swing table. Figure 24 (a). Slide until the tabs on the support rod pass through the keyholes. Figure 24 (b). T o kee[...]

20 Step 20 Complete accessory installation Y ou will need: work table, accessory rack, warming rack, three tubing plugs and thermometer . Set the accessory rack across the bottom braces in front of the frame connector . Figure 26 (a). Open the lid and set the warming rack into the slots at the rear of the cooking box. Figure 26 (b). Set the work ta[...]

21 1 2 3 6 5 7 4 Figure 1 Crosso ver Ignition System OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel.  D ANGER Failure to open lid while igniting the barbecue, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to c lear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an e xplosive flame- up which can cause serious [...]

22 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 Figure 2 Manual Lighting Manual Lighting  W ARNING: If the b urner does not light, turn the Front burner contr ol knob to OFF and wait 5 minutes 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 burner . Note - Alwa ys light the FRONT burner first[...]

23 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or hot. Y ou can adjust the FRONT and BACK burners as desired. The control settings High (H), Medium (M), Low (L), or Off (O) are described in your Weber cookbook. The cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the FRONT and BACK burners. For example, to sear[...]

24 Check: a) Hose to manifold connection. Figure 3 (a).  W ARNING: If there is a leak at the hose to manifold connection, Figure 3 (a), retighten the hose 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-S[...]

25 Burner inside cooking box Flames Figure 6 Dark blue Light blue T ips occasionally yellowish Figure 4 V enturi Air shutter V enturi fin Weber Spider Stopper Guard Figure 5 Figure 7 Figure 8 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guards Y our Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. Th[...]

26 View from behind cooking box Wing nuts Figure 10 Guide screw Figure 11 Crossover tube Figure 12 Figure 9 d) Unlatch the Spider Stopper Guards and remove. Figure 9. e) Remove the manifold bracket and unscrew the two wing nuts that hold the manifold to the cooking box. Pull the manifold and valve assembly out of the burners and carefully set it do[...]

27 V enturi fin Figure 14 Check fit around valve Check fit around burner Figure 15 White wire Black wire i) Reinstall the Spider Stopper Guards. Slightly rotate the Spider Stopper Guards so that the seams are in line with the V enturi fins. There should be no gaps in the seams or in the fit around the burners and valves. Figure 14.  CA UTION: If[...]

28 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[...]

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31 1 Lid (assembly) 2 Lid handle 3 W arming rack 4 Flavorizer bars (5) 5 Cooking grates (2) 6 Work table spacer 7 Work table 8 T ubing plugs (7) 9 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt 10 Swing table end bracket 1 1 Left frame 12 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (6) 13 1/4 inch nylon washers (9) 14 Leg frame 15 Hinge rod 16 Swing table 17 Support rod holder 18 Support rod 1[...]

A F INAL W ORD OF T HANKS hank you for choosing a W eber Barbecue. Our family here at W eber has worked hard to produce the highest quality products for your satisfaction. While we give much attention to our products, an occasional error may occur . Our knowledgeable Customer Service staff is prepar ed to help you with any problems with parts or as[...]