Weber 55008 manual

55008 03/21/01 Liquid Pr opane Gas A002.g B003.d C002.c D002.g ®® W E B E R W E B E R Owners Guide  D ANGER If y ou smell gas: 1. Shut off gas to the appliance. 2. Extinguish an y open flames. 3. Open lid 4. If odor continues, keep a way from the appliance and immediatel y call y our gas supplier or y our fire department. Leaking gas ma y caus[...]

A-2  D ANGER F ailure to follo w the Dang er s, 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 e xplosion causing damage to pr oper ty .  W ARNINGS  Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid pr opane cylinder under or near this barbecue.  Impr oper assembly [...]

A-3 Weber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber Gas Grill that it will be free of defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: when assembled and operated in accordance with the printed instructions accompanying it. Weber may require reasonable proof of your date of purcha[...]

A-4 Danger & W arnings ................................ A-2 W arranty ................................................. A-3 General Instructions ............................... A-5 Exploded View ........................................ A-6 Parts List ................................................ A-9 Assembly Instructions ....................[...]

A-5 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 port[...]

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A-7 1. Hinge Pin 2. Left Endcap 3. Shroud 4. Handle 5. W arm-Up ™ Basket 6. W arming Rack 7. Cooking Grates 8. Flavorizer Bars 9. Cooking Box 10. 1/4-20 keps nut 11. Slide Out Bottom T ray 12. Catch pan holder 13. 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolt 14. Left T rim piece 15. Work Surface 16. Left Frame 17. Hinge Rod 18. Swing-Up W ork Surface 19. Caster Frame [...]

A-8 © 2001 W eber-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-9 Y ou will need: Screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Hammer 7/16 open-end or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of wood Lid - 1 Cooking Box - 1 Cooking grates - 2 Control panel - 1 Left Frame - 1 Right Frame - 1 Wheel Frame - 1 Caster Frame - 1 Frame Connectors - 2 Left T rim - 1 Right T rim - 1 Work Surface - 1 Swing-Up Work Surface - 1 Hinge Rod -[...]

A-10 Cylinder Panel - 1 Wrap-Around T rim Piece - 1 Bottom tray - 1 Catch Pan Holder - 1 Catch-Pan - 1 Disposable Drip Pans - 2 Thermometer - 1 Wheels - 2 Casters - 2 Liquid Propane Cylinder - 1 Fuel Guage - 1 Burner Control Knobs - 3 Hinge Pins (1/4 x 1 1/2 inch clevis pin) - 2 2 inch bolts (1/4 x 20 x 2 inch bolts) - 5 1 3/4 inch bolts (1/4 x 20 [...]

1 Assemb l y Instructions Install manif old bracket Y ou will need: manifold brac ket Hook the bracket(2) onto the manifold at the center burner valve. Place your hand underneath the bracket. Lift the manifold and cooking box slightly , then hook the tab of the bracket on the frame brace(1). (1) (2) Addendum Sheet * See Section B * Operating * See [...]

2 (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) 1) The smell of gas in conjunction with the burner flames appearing yellow and lazy . 2) Barbecue does not reach temperature. 3) Barbecue heats unevenly . 4) One or more of the burners do not ignite.  DANGER Failure to correct the above mentioned symptoms may result in a fire, which can cause serious bodily injury or death,[...]

B-1 Assemb l y Instructions W E B E R W E B E R (1) (2) Assemble wheel frame Y ou will need: axle rod, two wheel hubcaps, tw o wheels, wheel fr ame, hammer and a b lock of wood. Place one end of the axle rod on the block of wood (or other protected surface). T ap one hubcap onto the end of the axle rod. Slide one wheel onto the axle, WEBER name fac[...]

B-2 (1) Continue frame assembl y Y ou will need: caster frame, wheel fr ame, f our 1/2 inch bolts, f our nylon washers and a 7/16 inch or adjustab le wrench. Place the caster frame onto the tabs of the left frame, so that the swing table locking latch(1) is to the rear . Place the wheel frame onto the tabs of the right frame. The leg tabs must be o[...]

B-3 (1) (2) Insert casters Y ou will need: frame assembly and tw o casters. Push the casters firmly into the inserts in the ends of the caster frame. Add Wrap-around Frame 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 washer and the frame, as shown. 2)[...]

B-4 (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) Add cooking bo x (assembly) Y ou will need: frame assembly , cooking bo x (assembly), 2 inch bolt, n ylon washer , keps n ut, pliers and a 7/16 inch or adjustable wrench. Uncoil the hose. Place the cooking box (assembly) in the frame assembly so the burner tubes(1) are under the frame brace(2). Slide the cooking box (assembl[...]

B-5 (1) (2) Install manifold brac kets The manif old brac kets(2) are already in place on the manif old between the valv es. Place your hand underneath the manifold. Lift the manifold and cooking box slightly and hook the manifold bracket(2) onto the frame brace(1). Install cylinder panel Y ou will need: Cylinder panel, two 1 3/4inch bolts, two nyl[...]

B-6 (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) Add fuel gauge Y ou will need: fuel gauge, two wing n uts and two n ylon washers . 1) Slip the bolts on the back of the fuel gauge through the two small holes in the cylinder panel. 2) Add washers to the bolts, then wing nuts, and tighten with your fingers. Install igniter Note - The igniter wires are already attached to the[...]

B-7 Fill liquid pr opane cylinder Note - The liquid propane cylinder manuf acturer is responsible f or the materials, workmanship and perf or mance of the cylinder . If the cylinder has a def ect, malfunctions, or you ha v e a question regarding the cylinder , call the cylinder manuf acturer’ s customer ser vice center . The phone number is on th[...]

B-8 Chec k for 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 check f or leaks. Sparks or open flames will result in a fire or explosion whic h can cause serious bodily injury or death and damage to pr oper ty .  W ARNING: Y ou should chec k f or gas leaks[...]

B-9 (1) (2) (1) (1) Install the slide out bottom tray Y ou will need: the slide out bottom tra y(1), catch pan holder(2), catch pan and one disposable drip pan. Hook the ends of the catch pan holder into the hole in the slide out bottom tray . The fr ont of the catch pan holder must be on the same side as the finger grip(1) of the bottom tra y . Sl[...]

B-10 (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) Install Lid Y ou will need: lid, two hair pin cotters(1) and two hinge pins(2). Place lid on top of the cooking box. Align the hinges at the rear of the barbecue. Insert hinge pins through the hinges from the outside. Insert hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pins. Install contr ol panel and burner contr ol [...]

C-1 Installing Features Install the right trim piece with tool holders Y ou will need: Right tr im piece with tool holders Push the Right trim piece into the frame as shown(1), making sure that the tabs on the underside of the trim piece are snapped into the slots in the frame.(2) C002.c (2) (1) Install the left end trim piece and swing-up w ork su[...]

C-2 4.) While holding swing-up work surface in position, insert the other end of the swing-up work surface rod into the left end trim piece. Push the trim piece into the frame. 5.) Add a washer to each bolt and insert it through the hole in the frame and the hole in the trim piece on both sides. T ighten with a wrench. T o raise swing-up work surfa[...]

C-3 Install the bottom shelf Y ou will need: Bottom shelf . Set the bottom shelf in place between the two frame connectors underneath the cooking box. Install the thermometer Y ou will need: Ther mometer . Insert the thermometer into its holder on the right side of the lid. Install Flav orizer® Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five Fla vori[...]

D-1 Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel.  D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allo w the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up whic h can cause serious bodily injury or death. Cr osso ver Ignition® System Not[...]

D-2 To Extinguish Push down and turn eac h burner contr ol knob cloc kwise to the OFF position. T urn gas supply OFF at the source. Manual Lighting  D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 min utes to allow the gas to c lear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an e xplosive flame- up [...]

D-3 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not mo ve the Weber Gas Barbecue when operating or while barbecue is 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 W eber cookbook. The cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the FRONT and BACK burners.[...]

D-4 Refilling the Liquid Pr opane Cylinder We recommend that you refill the LP cylinder before it is completely empty . Remov al of the LP cylinder 1) Close cylinder valve (turn clockwise). 2) Unscrew regulator coupling by turning counterclockwise, by hand only . 3) Loosen cylinder lock wing nut and turn cylinder lock up out of the way . 4) Lift cy[...]

D-5 Connecting the Liquid Propane Cylinder  W ARNING: Make sure that the LP c ylinder valve is closed. Close b y turning valve c lockwise.  D ANGER Liquid Propane Cylinder The liquid propane cylinder manufacturer is responsible for the materials, workmanship and performance of the tank. If the tank has a defect malfunctions, or you have a que[...]

D-6 Safe handling tips f or Liquid Pr opane Gas Cylinder s ■ Liquid Propane (LP) gas is a petroleum product as are gasoline and natural gas. LP gas is a gas at regular temperatures and pressures. Under moderate pressure, inside a cylinder , LP gas is a liquid. As the pressure is released, the liquid readily vaporizes and becomes gas. ■ LP gas h[...]

D-7 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse, we recommend that you perform the following maintenance procedures for your safety .  W ARNING: Chec k the hose before each use of the barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be damaged in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using only W eber authoriz ed r[...]

D-8 General Maintenance Weber Spider /Insect screens Y our Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section V enturi(1). This blocks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter . This could result in a fire in and around the [...]

D-9 (2) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) Replacing Main Burners 1) Y our Weber Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. 2) T urn gas OFF at source. 3) T o remove control panel: take off the burner control knobs. Remove the screws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unhook the manifold bracket(1) and unscrew the two wing nuts(2) that hol[...]

D-10 Cr osso ver ® Ignition System Operations If the Crossover Ignition System fails to ignite the Left burner , light the Left burner with a match. If the Left burner lights with a match, then check the Crossover Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white(1) and black(2) ignition wires are attached properly . ■ Check that the Crossover Igni[...]

T r oubleshooting Pr oblem Chec k Cure Burners b urn with a yello w or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Inspect W eber Spider/Insect Screens for possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes.) Clean Weber Spider/Insect Screens. (See Section “ Annual Maintenance ” ) Burners do not light. -or- Burner s have a small flic kering flam[...]

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