Weber Genesis Silver C manual

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  • Page 1

     W ARNING: Follow all leak-c heck 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 .  W ARNING: Do not[...]

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    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 explosion causing dama g e to pr oper ty .  W ARNINGS  Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid pr opane cylinder under or near this barbecue.  Impr oper assembl[...]

  • Page 3

    A-3 W eber-Stephen Products Co. (Weber) hereb y 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. W eber may require reasonable proof of y our date of pur[...]

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    A-4 Danger & Warnings ................................ A-2 W arranty ................................................. A-3 General Instructions ............................... A-5 Exploded View ........................................ A-6 P ar ts List ................................................ A-9 Assembly Instructions ...................[...]

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    A-5 General Instructions Y our W eber Gas Barbecue is a por table 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 po[...]

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    A-6 Genesis Silv er-C LP 032301 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 43 45 46 33 47 48 49 50 52 51 53 54 42 16 44 55[...]

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    A-7 1. Hinge Pin 2. Left Endcap 3. Shroud 4. Handle 5. W ar m-Up ™ Bask et 6. W ar ming Rac k 7. Cooking Grates 8. Flav orizer ® Bars 9. Cooking Bo x 10. 1/4-20 k eps nut 11. Slide Out Bottom T ra y 12. Catch pan holder 13. Catch pan 14. Left end trim piece 15. W or k Surf ace 16. F ront P anel 17. Swing-Up Work Surf ace Rod 18. Swing-Up W ork S[...]

  • Page 8

    A-8 © 2001 W eber-Stephen Products Co., Weber , the silhouette, and the k ettle configuration are registered trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co ., 200 East Daniels Road, P alatine, IL, 60067-6266, U .S .A. This product is covered b y one or more United States patents and patents in other nations globally . Pr inted in the U .S.A. ®[...]

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    A-9 Y ou will need: Scre wdriver Phillips scre wdr iv er Hammer 7/16 open-end or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of w ood Lid - 1 Cooking Bo x - 1 Cooking grates - 2 Control panel - 1 Left F rame - 1 Right F rame - 1 Wheel F rame - 1 Caster F rame - 1 F rame Connectors - 2 Sideburner - 1 W ork Surface - 1 Swing-Up Work Surf ace - 1 Hinge Rod - 1 [...]

  • Page 10

    A-10 W ar ming Rac k - 1 W ar m-Up Bask et - 1 Flav orizer Bars - 5 Cylinder P anel - 1 F ront P anel - 1 Bac k P anel - 1 Bottom tra y - 1 Catch P an Holder - 1 Catch-P an - 1 Disposable Drip P ans - 2 Ther mometer - 1 Wheels - 2 Casters - 2 Fuel Guage - 1 Axle Rod - 1 Burner Control Knobs - 3 Hinge Pins (1/4 x 1 1/2 inch clevis pin) - 2 2 inch bo[...]

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    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 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[...]

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    B-2 (1) 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 frame and wheel frame. Add the nylon w asher to the bolt. Inser t the bolt through the frame and scre w into frame connector . Tig[...]

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    B-3 (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 bo x (assembly) in the fr ame assembly so the b ur ner tubes(1) are under the frame brace(2). Slide the cooking bo x (as[...]

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    B-4 (2) (1) (1) (1) (2) Add fuel gauge Y ou will need: fuel gauge, two wing nuts and tw o nylon 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 cylinder panel Y ou will need: Cylinder panel, two 1 3/4inc[...]

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    B-5 (1) (2) (3) 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 lock n ut. 2) Inser t the top of the igniter up through the large par t of the ke yhole in the frame [...]

  • Page 16

    B-6 (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. Insert hair pin cotters into the small holes in the hinge pins. Install control panel and b urner control knobs Y ou w[...]

  • Page 17

    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) (1) (2) C003.e Install the left end trim piece and swing-up w ork su[...]

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    C-2 3.) Insert one end of the swing-up work surface rod into the hole in the frame. 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[...]

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    C-3 (1) 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) Make sure that the tabs on the side table are to the right, next to the cooking box. I[...]

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    C-4 (1) Install Flav orizer® Bars and Cooking Grates Y ou will need: five Fla v or izer Bars and tw o cooking grates . Place the Flavorizer Bars side by side in the cooking box. Set the cooking grates onto the ledges in the cooking box with the rounded sides up. Installing the W arm-Up™ Basket Y ou will need: W ar m-Up Basket Insert one end of t[...]

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    C-5 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. ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®[...]

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    C-6 Fill liquid pr opane cylinder Note - The liquid propane cylinder manuf acturer is responsib le for the materials , workmanship and perf ormance of the cylinder . If the cylinder has a def ect, malfunctions, or you ha ve a question regarding the cylinder , call the cylinder manuf acturer ’ s customer ser vice center . The phone number is on th[...]

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    C-7 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. 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 .  W ARNING: Y ou should chec k for gas leaks [...]

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    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 turned OFF . (Push control knob down and turn clockwise to ensure that it is in the OFF position.)  D ANGER: When the “excess gas flo w control” feature is activated, a small amount of gas I still flowing to the [...]

  • Page 25

    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 ha ve slight diff erences than the model purchased.  D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burner s, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas [...]

  • Page 26

    D-3 Lighting the Side Burner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking bo x.  W ARNING: If the side burner does not light: 1) T urn OFF the side burner control v alve . 2) Wait 5 minutes to let the gas c lear before y ou try again or try to light with a match. Lighting the side burner if the main b urners are lit. 1) O[...]

  • Page 27

    D-4 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 BA CK bur 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 and BA CK burne[...]

  • Page 28

    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 valv e (tur n cloc kwise). 2) Unscrew regulator coupling b y tur ning counterclockwise , by hand only . 3) Loosen cylinder lock wing nut and turn cylinder lock up out of the w ay . 4[...]

  • Page 29

    D-6 Y ou will need: LP cylinder , a soap and water solution and a rag or brush to apply it. 1) T ur n the LP cylinder so the opening of the valv e is either to the front, side or rear of the Weber Gas Barbecue. Lift and hook the cylinder onto the fuel gauge.  W ARNING: Do not use a wrench to tighten the connection. Using a wrench could damage th[...]

  • Page 30

    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 vaporizes and becomes gas. ■ LP gas h[...]

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    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 [...]

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    D-9 General Maintenance Weber Spider /Insect screens 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(1) of the b ur ner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out of the air shutter. This could result in a fire i[...]

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    D-10 (2) (1) (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 burner control knobs. Remov e the screws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unhook the manif old brack et(1) and unscrew the two wing nuts(2) that hold the [...]

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

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    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 Spider/Insect Screens for possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes.) Clean Spider/Insect Screens. (See Section “ Annual Maintenance ” ) Burners do not light. -or- Burner s have a small flic kering flame in the[...]

  • Page 36

    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 kinked? Str[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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,[...]