Weber GENESIS GENESIS 3500 LX manual

GENESIS ® 3500 LX Natural Gas Barbecue Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory . Owner’ s Manual 98649 1 1/97 ® FOR Y OUR SAFETY Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable v apors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. NO TICE T O INST ALLER: These instr[...]

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

4 © 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.:[...]

5 Contents WARNINGS ................................................................ 2 W arranty & Patents .................................................. 2-3 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly ............................................................. 10-27 Operating Instructions Lighting[...]

6 General Instructions Y our Weber Gas Barbecue is a stationary 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 natural gas supply is [...]

7 General Specifications f or Piping American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Recommendations for gas suppl y installations: Connections: ■ This barbecue is designed to operate at 7 inches of water column pressure (.2526 psi). ■ A manual shut-off valve must be installed outdoors, immediately ahead of any connections or change in pipe materi[...]

8 T ypical natural gas supply installation to a concrete patio or pad View from behind barbecue Accessible Locking Shut off Outside Inside Gas Supply Indoor Shut off Figure 1  CA UTION: Follow "General Specifications for Piping" in this manual. We recommend that this installation be done by a professional.  CA UTION: Combustib le ma[...]

9 Recommended concrete pad requirements We recommend a pad a minimum of 40 inches left to right, 20 inches front to back and 4 inches deep (1.85 cubic feet). Figure 4. Note - Cubic f eet is determined by m ultiplying length times width times depth and dividing by 1728. 20” 4” 40” Figure 4 If you use a concrete bag mix, use the mix for maximum[...]

10 Step 1 Check package contents Cooking box (assembly) Lid (assembly) Bottom tray Control panel Work table Spacer bracket Gas supply line (with the flare fitting loosely attached for shipping purposes) Assembl y T ools needed Regular screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Hammer One 7/16 inch or an adjustable wrench Pliers T ape Measure Pencil Electric [...]

11 Front Panel Cooking grate (2) Catch pan holder Catch Pan Drip pans (2) Thermometer Condiment basket Side burner assembly Burner grate Side burner knob Side burner locks (2) Note: The loc ks are taped to the inside of the side burner lid. Left frame Right frame Side frame (2) Accessory rack W arm-Up Basket W arming Rack Five long Flavorizer Bars [...]

12 Check contents of hardware packs Three burner control knobs Three tool holders Three tubing plugs Manifold bracket T wo hinge pins (hardware size: 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch clevis pin) (actual size) One 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (actual size) Six 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (actual size) One 1/4-20 keps nut Seven nylon washers (actual size) T wo hair pin cotters[...]

13 Step 2 Assemble frame Y ou will need: left frame, right frame, two nylon washers, two 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts and a 7/16 inch wrench. Note - W ork on car peted area (on grass, or on one of the bo x es) to protect the finish during frame assembly . Put the frame pieces so the leg tabs are up. Put the right frame to your right and left frame to yo[...]

14 Step 4 Install side burner locks Note: The loc ks 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 i[...]

15 Figure 6 1 2 3 4 Step 6 T ypical installation of the base for an existing concrete patio, new pad or wood deck  CA UTION: Combustible materials should ne ver be within 24 inches of the top, bottom, back or sides of the barbecue. Do not locate under o verhead combustib le construction. Note - With the lid open the depth of the barbecue is 28 i[...]

16 Method 3 - Concrete A 3/8 inch machine screw anchor , using a 3/8-16 x 1 1/2 inch machine screw and a flat washer . Figure 9. Note - Use a 3/4 inch diameter concrete drill bit for drilling the hole f or the screw base . The machine screw anchor requires a setting tool. 3/8-16 x 1 1/2 machine screw 3/8 inch flat washer Mount plate 3/8 inch screw [...]

17 Step 7 T ighten all frame bolts Fully tighten the 1/4-20 bolts in the frame assembly , that you only started in Step “Continue Frame Assembly” Figure 12. Figure 12 Figure 13 Step 8 Add cooking box Y ou will need: cooking box assembly , spacer bracket, 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt, nylon washer , 1/4-20 keps nut, pliers and a 7/16 inch wrench. Set th[...]

18 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) Are the ends of the burners under the washers at the left rear and left front of the cooking box? The screws are only guides. Do not tighten. Figure 15 (a). b) Are the wing nuts un[...]

Step 10 Connect barbecue gas supply line to the natural gas supply Note - W e recommend that the connection between the barbecue gas supply line and the natural gas suppl y be flare to flare. A 3/8-inch flare fitting has been included with the barbecue gas suppl y line of y our gas barbecue. The fitting is loosel y connected for shipping and should[...]

20 Step 11 Check all 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 18. Figure 18 Step 12 Install side burner Y ou will need:[...]

Step 14 Purge air from gas lines Y ou will need: one burner control knob.  D ANGER Be sure there are no sparks or open flames in the area while pur ging. This can cause fire, explosion or serious bodil y injury . Figure 21 21 Step 13 Install manifold bracket Y ou will need: manifold bracket. Hook the bracket onto the manifold at the center burne[...]

22 Step 15 Check for gas leaks  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 f or leaks. This will result in a fire or e xplosion which can cause serious bodil y injury or death and damage to pr oper ty . Figure 24 Figure 23 Figure 22 (a) Gas supply shut off a[...]

23 Step 16 Add base panel Y ou will need: Base panel. Put the right side in and down, tilt and set the left side in place. Figure 25. Step 17 Install side panels Y ou will need: two side panels, and eight plastic buttons. From the inside of the frame assembly , set the left side panel in place between the side frame legs. Notice that there are two [...]

24 Step 19 Install the bottom tray Y ou will need: bottom tray , catch pan holder , catch pan and one drip pan. Figure 30 Figure 29 Figure 31 Bottom tray Finger grip on front edge of bottom tray Finger grip Front side of catch pan holder Step 18 Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five long Flavorizer Bars, eight short Flavor[...]

25 Step 20 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 32. Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Figure 32 Step 21 Add tool holders, control panel and burner[...]

26 Step 22 Secure side burner 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 34.  CA UTION: Make sure both locks ha ve snapped into place. Figure 34 View from top View from rear[...]

Step 25 Complete accessory installation Y ou will need: W arm -Up Ba sket, warming rack, work table, three tubing plugs, thermometer 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 37 (a). Set the warming rack into the slots at th[...]

28 28 Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1 6 4 2 7 7 5 Figure 1 Crosso ver Ignition System 1) Open the lid. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are turned OFF . (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise.) 3) Turn gas supply valve on.  W ARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face [...]

29 Manual Lighting 1 4, 6 5 2 7 7 Figure 2 Manual Lighting  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 bodil y injury or death.  W ARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face[...]

Lighting the side b urner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking box. 5 2 4 1 Figure 3  D ANGER Failure to open lid while igniting the side burner , or not waiting 5 minutes to allo w gas to c lear if the side b urner does not light, may result in an e xplosive flame-up which can cause serious bodil y injury or deat[...]

31 Cooking 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. For example, to sear steaks you would use (HHH) (all burners at high). The[...]

32 Inspection and Cleaning of the W eber Spider Stopper Guards T o inspect the Spider Stopper Guards, remove the control panel and look to see if they have dust or dirt on their outside surfaces. If they are dirty , brush off the outside surface of the Spider Stopper Guards with a soft bristle brush (an old toothbrush for example). Check that there[...]

33 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guar ds 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 6. This could result in a fire [...]

i) T o reinstall the burners, reverse steps c) through g).  CA UTION: The burner openings must be positioned properl y over the v alve orifices. Figure 15 (a). Check proper assembly before fastening manifold in place. Figure 15 (b). 34 View from behind cooking box Wing nuts Figure 12 Guide screw Figure 13 Crossover tube Figure 14 Figure 15 (a) ([...]

35 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 17. V enturi fin Figure 16 Check fi[...]

36 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[...]

37 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 (3) 10 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt 1 1 Spacer bracket 12 End bracket 13 Left frame 14 Front panel 15 Condiment basket 16 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (6) 17 1/4 inch nylon washers (7) 18 Sid[...]

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[...]