Weber 98642 manual

Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory. W E B E R W E B E R GENESIS ® 3000 LX LP Gas Barbecue Owner’ s Manual National Association PROPANE GAS ® 98642 10/97 W ARNING: Do not try to light this appliance without reading "Lighting" instructions section of this manual. THI[...]

2  D ANGER Failure to f ollow the Danger 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 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. [...]

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; Recycled Work Surfaces, 10 years; Cooking Grates and Flavorizer Bars, 3 years; All Remaining Parts, 5 years; when as[...]

© 1997 Weber . Weber , , Genesis, Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Perma-Mount, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, Steam-N-Chips, Spider Stopper , and W arm-Up are U.S. trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL 60067-6266. U.S.A. Genesis Gas Barbecues are covered under the following patent nos.: U[...]

5 Contents WARNINGS ................................................................ 2 Warranty & Patents.................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly ............................................................... 7-23 Operating Instructions Lighting [...]

6 General Instructions Your 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 por[...]

Step 1 Check package contents Cooking box (assembly) Lid (assembly) LP tank LP tank filler adapter Bottom tray Work table T wo accessory trays Swing table 7 Assembl y T ools needed Regular screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Hammer 7/16 inch or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of wood Supplies needed Y our LP tank is shipped empty for safety . After [...]

Control panel Front panel Left frame Wheel frame T wo frame connectors T ank panel assembly Five long Flavorizer Bars Eight short Flavorizer Bars T wo wheels T wo aluminum drip pans Catch pan Axle 8 Right frame Caster frame T wo casters T wo cooking grates W arming rack W arm-Up Basket Thermometer Left hand slide bar assembly Assembly consists of: [...]

T wo wheel hubcaps (actual size) T wo hinge pins (hardware size: 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch clevis pin) (actual size) Five 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (actual size) Six 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (actual size) T wo 1/4-20 wing nuts (actual size) T wo 10-24 x 1 3/4 machine screws (actual size) T wo 10-24 hex nuts (actual size) Eighteen 1/4 inch nylon washers (actual s[...]

10 Step 2 Assemble wheels Y ou will need: axle, two wheel hubcaps, two wheels, wheel frame, hammer and a block of wood. Place one end of the axle on the block of wood (or other protected surface). T ap on one hubcap. Put one wheel on the axle, WEBER side toward the hubcap. Slide the axle through the frame. Add the other wheel, WEBER side out. T ap [...]

11 Step 4 Continue frame assembly Y ou will need: frame assembly , wheel frame assembly , front panel, caster frame, four 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, four 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 the [...]

Step 7 Install side burner locks Note: The locks are taped to the inside of the side burner lid. Y ou will need: frame assembly , two side burner locks and a 7/16 inch wrench. T urn frame assembly right side up. Loosen the right rear 1/4 x 20 bolt. Install the side burner lock. The “U” shape cut out of the lock slips down over the bolt. T ighte[...]

13 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 9(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 on[...]

14 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 actory test the ignition system. The igniter lock nut is on the igniter . Insert the top of the igniter up through the large part of the keyhole in the frame brace. Figure 12 (b). Loosen the igniter lock [...]

15 Step 13 Install side burner Y ou will need: side burner assembly , burner grate, and manifold bracket.  W ARNING: Make sure gas supply is OFF . Slide the side burner assembly into the open end of the right frame. Route the side burner hose around the tank panel so it will not interfere with scale indicator rod. The side burner hose is connect[...]

16 Step 15 Set LP fuel scale Y ou will need: LP tank (empty). Note - F or accuracy , the fuel scale must be set with an empty tank. We utilize various LP tank manufacturers. Some of the tanks we receive have differing top collar assemblies. (The top collar is the metal protective ring around the valve.) One series of tanks mounts with the valve fac[...]

17 Route the hose so it will not interfere with the scale indicator rod. The hose and regulator are connected in the following manner: Slide back the collar of the quick disconnect on the tank valve. Push the male fitting of the regulator into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure. Slide the collar closed. Figure 18 (a). Figure 18 (b) shows t[...]

18 Step 18 Check for gas leaks Figure 19  D ANGER Do not use an open flame to chec k f or 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 e xplosion which can cause serious bodil y injury or death and damage to pr operty .  W ARNING: Do not ignite b urner s while lea[...]

19 Step 19 Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five long Flavorizer Bars, eight short Flavorizer Bars and two cooking grates. Set the long Flavorizer Bars side to side in the lower position, then set the short Flavorizer Bars front to back in the upper position in the cooking box. Figure 22. Figure 22 The open "U" o[...]

20 Step 21 Install the lid Y ou will need: lid, two hinge pins and two hair pin cotters. Set the lid in place from the rear of the barbecue. Close and align the hinge at the rear . Insert hinge pins from the outside through the hinge. Insert hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pins. Figure 27. Figure 27 Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Step[...]

21 Step 23 Secure side burner Pull the right hand swing table up. Stand to the right side of the barbecue. Slightly pull back both side burner locks. Slide the side burner toward the control panel. The locks will snap into the slots in the front and back of the side burner . Figure 29.  CA UTION: Make sure both locks have snapped into place. Ste[...]

22 Slot in frame (view from below) Insert one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 31 (a). Insert the other end into the hole in the swing table end bracket. F i gure 31 (b). Hold the end bracket at an angle so the lower tab is inside the frame tube. Push the bracket into the frame. Check to see that the lower tab of the bracket [...]

23 Step 25 Complete accessory installation Y ou will need: work table, two accessory trays, W arm-Up Basket, warming rack, thermometer , three tubing plugs and a hammer . Insert one end of the Weber W arm-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 34 (a). Set the work table[...]

24 Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 2 1 7 3 4 5 6 8 Figure 1 Crossover Ignition System  W ARNING: The burner contr ol knobs must be in the OFF position before turning on the LP tank v alve. If they are not in the OFF position, when y ou turn on the LP tank valve, the excess flo w control will activ ate, limiting t[...]

25 4) Turn the tank on by turning the tank valve counterclockwise. 5) Strike a match and put the flame into the matchlight hole in the front of the cooking box.  W ARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face and bod y at least one foot a way fr om the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. 6) Push Front burner control knob down a[...]

26 Lighting the side b urner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking box. 6 3 5 1 Figure 3 Lighting the side burner if the main b urners are lit. Figure 4. 1) Open the side burner lid. 2) Push down and turn the side burner control to HI. 3) Press the side burner igniter button several times so it clicks each time. 3 2 1[...]

27 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not move the W eber Gas Barbecue when operating or hot. 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 Weber cookbook. The cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the FRONT , CENTER, and BACK burners. F[...]

28 Scale setting wing nut T ank lock wing nut T ank valve Collar (a) (b) Figure 5 Refilling the LP tank We recommend that you refill before the scale indicator reaches "E". Note - If you run out of fuel, chec k the indicator setting and/or adjust the fuel scale indicator setting with the scale setting wing nut, while the tank is empty so [...]

29 c) Connect the hose to the tank. Route the hose so it does not interfere with the scale indicator rod. Slide back the collar of the quick disconnect on the tank valve. Figure 7 (a). Push the male fitting of the regulator into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure. Slide the collar closed. Figure 7 (b). If it does not engage or lock, repeat[...]

30 Safe handling tips f or LP Gas ■ 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 tank, LP gas is a liquid. As the pressure is released the liquid readily vaporizes and becomes gas. ■ LP gas has an odor similar to natural g[...]

31 d) Side burner hose to side burner connection. Figure 10 (d). e) V alves to manifold connection. Figure 10 (e). f) Hose to regulator connection. Figure 10 (f).  W ARNING: If there is a leak at connections d, e or f, turn OFF the gas . DO NO T OPERA TE THE BARBECUE. Contact W eber-Stephen Customer Service. When leak checks are complete, turn g[...]

32 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. They can nest in the venturi section of the burner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter . Figure 1 1. This could result in a fire[...]

33 g) Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly , to separate the crossover tube from the burners. Figure 19. Remove the burners from the cooking box. Crossover tube Figure 19 Figure 16 View from behind cooking box Wing nuts Figure 17 Guide screw Figure 18 h) T o reinstall burners, reverse steps c) through g).  CA UTION: The burner openings mu[...]

34 Crosso ver Ignition System Operations If the Crossover Ignition System fails to ignite the Front burner , light the Front burner with a match. If the Front burner lights with a match, then check the Crossover Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white and black ignition wires are attached properly . Figure 22. Figure 22 White wire Black wire[...]

35 Prob lem Burners b urn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burners do not light. -or - Burners ha ve a small flickering flame in the HIGH position. -or- Barbecue temperature only reaches 250˚ to 300˚ degrees in the HIGH position. Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Experiencing flare-ups: ?[...]

36 Prob lem 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 w ork. Check Is gas supply off? Is fuel hose bent or kinked? Inspect the Weber Spider Stopper Guard for possible obstructi[...]

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39 1 Lid (assembly) 2 Lid handle 3 W arm-Up Basket 4 W arming rack 5 Short Flavorizer Bars (8) 6 Long Flavorizer Bars (5) 7 Cooking grates (2) 8 Work table 9 T ubing plugs (5) 10 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (5) 1 1 Spacer bracket 12 Swing table end bracket 13 Left frame 14 Swing table 15 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (6) 16 1/4 inch nylon washers (18) 17 Slide[...]

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 pr oduce the highest quality pr oducts for your satisfaction. While we give much attention to our pr oducts, an occasional err or may occur . Our knowledgeable Customer Service staf f is pr epar ed to help you with any pr oblems with pa[...]