Weber 55052 0100 manual

m W ARNING: Follow all leak-c hec k procedures carefull y in this manual prior to barbecue operation. Do this even if the barbecue was dealer -assembled. 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. THIS GAS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR OUTDOOR USE ONL Y . m W ARNING: Do not tr[...]

A-2 m 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 explosion causing dama g e to pr oper ty . m W ARNINGS m Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid pr opane cylinder under or near this barbecue. m Impr oper assembly ma y be[...]

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[...]

A-6 Genesis Silv er-C LP 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 46 47 33 48 17 50 49 51 52 54 53 55 56 43 16 45 57[...]

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. Catch pan 14. Left end trim piece 15. Work Surface 16. Front Panel 17. Swing-Up Work Surface Rod 18. Left Swing-Up Work Surface 19.[...]

A-8 © 1999 Weber-Stephen Products Co., W eber , 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 Wheel Axle - 1 Left Frame - 1 Right Frame - 1 Wheel Frame - 1 Caster Frame - 1 Frame Connectors - 2 Sideburner - 1 Work Surface - 1 Left Swing-Up Work Surface - 1 Right S[...]

A-10 Bottom Shelf - 1 W arming Rack - 1 W arm-Up Basket - 1 Flavorizer Bars - 5 Cylinder Panel - 1 Front Panel - 1 Back Panel - 1 Bottom tray - 1 Catch Pan Holder - 1 Catch-Pan - 1 Disposable Drip Pans - 2 Thermometer - 1 Wheels - 2 Casters - 2 Fuel Guage - 1 Liquid Propane Cylinder - 1 Manifold Support Bracket - 1 Burner Control Knobs - 3 Hinge Pi[...]

B-1 Assemb l y Instructions (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 bloc k of wood (or other protected surf ace). T ap one hubcap onto the end of the axle rod. Slide one wheel onto the axle , WEBER name f acing out. Next, s[...]

B-2 Complete frame assembl y Y ou will need: par tial frame assembly , two frame connectors, f our 2 inch bolts, f our nylon washers and a 7/16 inch or adjustab le wrench. Hold one frame connector between the caster fr ame and wheel frame . Add the n ylon washer to the bolt. Inser t the bolt through the frame and screw into frame connector . Tighte[...]

B-3 Add cooking bo x (assembly) Y ou will need: frame assembly , cooking bo x (assem- bly), 2 inch bolt, n ylon washer , keps n ut, pliers and a 7/ 16 inch or adjustable wrench. Uncoil the hose. Place the cooking bo x (assembly) in the fr ame assem- bly so the b ur ner tubes(1) are under the frame brace(2). Slide the cooking bo x (assemb ly) to the[...]

B-4 Add fuel gauge Y ou will need: fuel gauge, two wing nuts and tw o nylon washers . 1) Slip the bolts on the bac k 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 cylinder panel Y ou will need: Cylinder panel, two 1 3/4inch bolts, two nylon[...]

B-5 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 igniter . 1) Loosen the igniter loc k nut. 2) Inser t the top of the igniter up through the large par t of the ke yhole in the frame brace . Slid[...]

B-6 (1) (2) Install manif old bracket Y ou will need: manifold brac ket. Hook the brac ket(2) onto the manif old at the center burner valv e. Place y our hand under neath the brac ket. Lift the manifold, br acket and cooking bo x slightly , then hook the tab of the brac ket onto the fr ame brace(1). (1) (2) (1) (1) Install the slide out bottom tray[...]

B-7 (1) (2) Install Lid Y ou will need: lid, two hair pin cotters(1) and two hinge pins(2). Place lid on top of the cooking bo x. Align the hinges at the rear of the barbecue. Inser t hinge pins through the hinges from the outside. Inser t hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pins. Install contr ol panel and burner contr ol knobs Y ou[...]

C-1 Installing Features C069.a (1) Install the right end trim piece with tool holders and right swing-up w ork surface Y ou will need: Right tr im piece with tool holders, right s wing-up wor k surface , swing-up work surf ace rod, one 1/2 inch bolt, one nylon w asher and a wrench 1.) Start the right end trim piece into the frame as shown, do not p[...]

C-2 (1) (2) View from underneath View inside of control panel 4.) While holding swing-up work surface in position, insert the other end of the swing-up work surface rod into the right end trim piece (1). Push the trim piece into the frame as shown, making sure that the tab on the back underside piece of the trim piece is snapped into the slot in th[...]

C-3 Install side burner Y ou will need: side burner , m W ARNING: Make sure gas suppl y is off . Start the side burner hose into the opening between the control panel and right trim piece. T ilt the side burner slightly , toward the control panel. Latch the side burner locking clip on the left, under the control panel. Set the side burner in place [...]

C-4 Connect the side burner hose as follows: 1) Slide back the collar of the quick disconnect on the manifold. 2) Push the male fitting of the side burner hose into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure. Slide the collar closed. (1) (2) Quick disconnect will be engaged. Check to be sure that the side burner valve is OFF . Push the side burner[...]

C-5 Install the work surface Y ou will need: work surface . Place the work surface, so that the front and back edges fit over the frame, in the area between the left trim piece and the cooking box as shown. Do not use the work surface as a cutting boar d. (1) (1) Make sure that the tabs on the side table are to the right, next to the cooking box. 4[...]

C-6 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[...]

C-7 Check f or gas leaks m 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, which can cause serious bodily injury or death and damage to pr oper ty . m W ARNING: Y ou should check f or gas leaks ever[...]

C-8 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 voriz[...]

D-1 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1) Open the lid. 2) Make sure all b ur ner control knobs are tur ned OFF . (Push control knob down and turn clockwise to ensure that it is in the OFF position.)  D ANGER When the “excess gas flow contr ol” feature is activated, a small amount of gas is still flowing to the[...]

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 *The grill illustrated ma y have slight diff erences than the model purchased. 1 4,6 2 3 5 7  D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burner s, or not waiting 5 minutes to a[...]

D-3 Lighting the Side Burner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking bo x.  CA UTION: Side burner flame ma y be difficult to see on a bright sunny da y .  W ARNING: If the side burner does not light: 1) T urn OFF the side burner control v alve . 2) W ait 5 minutes to let the gas clear bef ore y ou try again or try[...]

D-4 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not mo ve the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or while barbecue is hot. Y ou can adjust the FRONT and BA CK 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 BA CK burner[...]

D-5 Refilling the Liquid Pr opane Cylinder W e recommend that you refill the LP cylinder bef ore it is completely empty . Remov al of the LP cylinder 1) Close cylinder v alve (tur n clockwise). 2) Unscrew regulator coupling b y tur ning counterclockwise , by hand only . 3) Loosen cylinder loc k wing nut and turn cylinder lock up out of the w ay . 4[...]

D-6 7) Check f or leaks by wetting the fitting with the soap and water solution and w atching for b ubbles. If bubb les form, or if a bub ble grows , there is a leak. If there is a leak, tur n off the gas and tighten the fitting. T urn the gas back on and recheck with the soap and water solution. If leak does not stop , Contact the Customer Ser vic[...]

D-7 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 v aporizes and becomes gas. ■ LP ga[...]

D-8 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse, we recommend that y ou perf orm the following maintenance procedures f or your saf ety .  W ARNING: Check the hose bef ore 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 [...]

D-9 General Maintenance Weber Spider Stopper ™ Guards Y our W eber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects. They can nest in the v entur i section (V enturi(1), air shutter(2), venturi fin(3) ) of the b ur ner tubes. This bloc ks the nor mal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out [...]

D-10 (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) Replacing Main Burners 1) Y our W eber Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. 2) T urn gas OFF at source. 3) T o remov e control panel: take off the b ur ner control knobs. Remov e the screws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unlatch the Spider Stopper ™ Guards and remov e them. 5) Remov e the[...]

D-11 Cr osso ver ® Ignition System Operations If the Crossov er 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 Crosso ver Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white(1) and b lack(2) ignition wires are attached properly . ■ Check that the Crosso ver [...]

D-12 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 Weber Spider Stopper Guards f or possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes .) Clean Weber Spider Stopper Guards. (See Section “ Annual Maintenance ” ) Burners do not light. -or- Burner s have a small flic kerin[...]

D-13 Side Burner T r oubleshooting Pr oblem Chec k Cure 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 work. Is gas supply off? T urn supply on. Is the fuel hose bent or kink ed? St[...]