Weber GENESIS GENESIS 1300 manual

W E B E R W E B E R GENESIS ® 1300 Natural Gas Barbecue Serial Number Please use this number in registering your w arranty and any correspondence with the f actory . Owner’ s Manual 92726 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 or v [...]

2  D ANGER Failure to f ollo w the Dangers, W arnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’ s Manual may result in serious bodil y injur y 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. Plea[...]

3 W eber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warr ants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this W eber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of def ects in mater ial and workmanship from the date of purchase as f ollows: Aluminum Castings , 10 years , Recycled W or k Surfaces , 10 years Cooking Grates , 3 years , Flav ori zer Bars , 5 years, All Remaining P [...]

4 © 1998 W eber . Weber , , Genesis, Fla v orizer and Crossov er are registered U .S. trademarks; P er ma-Mount, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, Steam-N-Chips , Spider Stopper , and W ar m-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 w[...]

5 Contents WARNINGS ................................................................ 2 W arranty & P atents .................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly ............................................................... 7-21 Operating Instructions Lighti[...]

6 General Instructions Y our W eber Gas Barbecue is a por table 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 or izer Bars produce that "outdoor" fla v or in the food. The W eber Gas Barbe[...]

7 Step 1 Check pac kage contents Cooking bo x (assembly) Lid (assembly) Hose Bottom tra y T wo cooking grates Control panel Assembl y T ools needed Regular screwdriv er Phillips screwdriv er Hammer 7/16 and 3/4 inch open-end 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 lea[...]

Left frame Right frame Wheel frame Caster frame T wo frame connectors W ork table Swing table assemb ly Left hand slide bar Axle T wo accessor y trays W ar ming rack W ar m-Up Basket Five long Fla vorizer Bars Eight shor t Flav orizer Bars F ront panel Catch pan holder Catch pan T wo dr ip pans Manif old brac ket Ther mometer T wo wheels T wo caste[...]

T wo plastic buttons (actual size) 1/4-20 keps n ut Fifteen 1/4 inch nylon w ashers T wo hair pin cotters T wo wheel hubcaps T wo 10-24 hex n uts T wo 10-24 x 1 3/4 inch machine screws T wo Phillips screws/washers Check contents of hardw are packs Three burner control knobs Three tool holders Five tubing plugs (two are spares) Swing table end br ac[...]

10 Figure 1 W E B E R W E B E R Figure 2 Leg tabs F rame tabs (a) (b) Right frame Left frame Step 2 Assemble wheels Y ou will need: axle, two wheel hubcaps , two wheels, wheel frame, hammer and a b lock 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 t[...]

11 Figure 3 Dimples to the inside Figure 4 Step 4 Continue frame assemb ly Y ou will need: caster frame, wheel fr ame, 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 [...]

12 Figure 6 View from rear of barbecue Plastic buttons Figure 5 Step 7 Add front panel Y ou will need: front panel and two plastic b uttons. T ur n frame assembly right side up . Align the panel with the holes in the frame and inser t the plastic buttons through the front panel and fr ame . Figure 6. Step 6 Inser t casters Y ou will need: frame ass[...]

13 Guide screw (a) (b) (c) Wing nuts View from behind cooking bo x Figure 9 Figure 7 Burner tubes F rame brace (a) (b) Spacer brac ket K eps nut Ta b F rame cross piece Nylon washer Bolt Slide the cooking bo x to the left within the frame. Put the washer on the bolt. T ake the spacer brac ket and hold it up to the frame making sure both tabs fit un[...]

14 Figure 11 Igniter lock n ut K eyhole in frame brace F rame brace Manif old brack et Figure 10 Small par t of keyhole in frame brace F rame brace F rame brace (a) (b) (c) Step 9 Install manif old brack et Y ou will need: manif old brac ket Hook the brac ket onto the manif old at the center burner valv e. Place your hand underneath the brac ket. L[...]

15 15 T ypical natural gas supply installation. Figure 12. Gas line piping ■ If the length of line required does not e xceed 50 f eet, use a 5/8" O .D . tube. One size larger should be used f or lengths greater than 50 f eet. ■ Gas piping ma y be copper tubing, type K or L; polyeth ylene plastic tube, with a minimum w all thickness of .062[...]

16 Figure 13 Figure 14 (a) Step 12 Check that all b ur ner valv es are off Y ou will need: one burner control knob . V alves are shipped in the OFF position, b ut you should check to be sure . Put the knob on each v alv e. Chec k by pushing down and turning clockwise. If the y do not tur n they are off , proceed to the next step .Figure 13. Step 13[...]

17 (a) Figure 16 (c) (b) Figure 15 Male fitting T o barbecue Quick disconnect engaged Collar Locking shut off Outside house wall (a) (b) Step 14 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 explosio[...]

18 Figure 20 Figure 19 Figure 21 Bottom tra y Finger grip on front edge of bottom tra y Finger grip F ront side of catch pan holder Figure 17 Figure 18 Step 15 Install Flav orizer Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five long Fla vorizer Bars, eight short Flav or izer Bars and two cooking g rates. Set the long Flav or izer Bars side to side in [...]

19 Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Figure 22 Step 18 Add tool holders, control panel and b ur ner control knobs Y ou will need: three tool holders, control panel, two Phillips screws/w ashers, a Phillips scre wdr iver , and three bur ner control knobs. Hook the tool holders ov er the frame rail. Figure 23. Set the control panel in place ov er both frame [...]

20 Slot in frame (view from belo w) Inser t one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 25 (a). Inser t the other end into the hole in the swing tab le end brac ket. Figure 25 (b). Hold the end br ack 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[...]

21 Step 20 Complete accessor y installation Y ou will need: W ar m-Up Basket, war ming rack, work table , accessor y rack, three tubing plugs , ther mometer 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 28 (a). Set the warming[...]

22 5 7 4 6 3 2 1 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 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.  W ARNING: Do not lean over op[...]

23 7 5 4 3 2 1 6 Figure 2 Manual Lighting Manual Lighting  W ARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face and bod y at least one foot awa y fr om the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. 5) Push Front b ur ner control knob down and tur n to ST ART / HI. 6) Check that the burner is lit by looking through the matchlight hole on th[...]

24 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or hot. Y ou can adjust the FRONT , CENTER and BACK b ur ners 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 b ur n[...]

25 Figure 3 (b) (c) (a) Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse we recommend that you perf or m the f ollowing maintenance procedures f or y our safety .  W ARNING: Check hose bef ore eac h use of barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama ged in an y wa y , do not use the barbecue. Replace using only W[...]

26 Burner inside cooking bo x Figure 6 Dark blue Light blue Tips occasionally yello wish Figure 4 V entur i Air shutter V entur i fin W eber Spider Stopper Guard Figure 5 Flames Figure 7 Figure 8 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guards Y our W eber Gas Barbecue , as w ell as an y outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other in[...]

Figure 11 27 View from behind cooking bo x Wing nuts Figure 10 Guide screw Crossov er tube Figure 12 Figure 9 e) Remov e the manifold brac ket and unscrew the tw o wing nuts that hold the manif old to the cooking box. Pull the manif old and v alve assemb ly out of the burners and carefully set it down. Figure 10. d) Unlatch the Spider Stopper Guard[...]

28 Figure 15 White wire Black wire ■ Check that the Crosso v er Ignition button pushes the igniter (button) do wn, and returns to the up position. ■ Check to see if the igniter is loose in the fr ame. Tighten if necessar y; see Step “Install igniter” f or correct procedure. If the Crossov er Ignition System still fails to light, See Section[...]

Prob lem Burners b urn with a yello w or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Experiencing flare-ups:  C A 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 Hair pin cotters (2) 2 Hinge pins (2) 3 Right endcap 4 Shroud assembly 5 Lid handle 6 W ar m-Up Basket 7 W ar ming rack 8 Shor t Flav orizer bars (8) 9 Long Flav or izer 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 Spacer brac ket 15 Swing table end br ack et 16 Left frame 17 1/4-20 x 1/2 i[...]

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 produce the highest quality products for your satisfaction. While we give much attention to our products, an occasional error may occur . Our knowledgeable C ustomer Service staff is prepar ed to help you with any problems with parts or[...]