Dansons Group TAILGATER manual

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Page 2 Dear “Louisiana Grill” Wood Pellet Barbecue Owner: Thank you for choosing to purchase a “Louisiana Gr ill Country Smoker” wood pellet smokin’ grill. Cooking with your Louisia na Wood Pellet Grill is about to bring you full circle from the days of the caveman when cooking outdoors and with woo d was a necessity, to cooking indoors i[...]

Page 3 D D D ANGERS ANGERS ANGERS & W & W & W ARNINGS ARNINGS ARNINGS F F AILURE AILURE TO TO FOLLOW FOLLOW THE THE D D AN GER S ANG ERS , W , W ARNINGS ARNINGS AND AND C C AU TIO NS AUTI ONS CONTAINED CONTAINED IN IN THIS THIS O O WNER WNER ’ ’ S S M M ANU AL ANUAL MA Y MA Y RESULT RESULT IN IN SERIOUS SERIOUS BODIL Y BODIL Y INJUR[...]

Page 4 C C C ONTE NTS ONTENTS ONTENTS U U NPACKING NPACKING Y Y OUR OUR G G RILL RILL 5 5 P P ROPER ROPER C C OMPONENT OMPONENT P P LACEMENT LACEMENT 5 5 H H OW OW Y Y OUR OUR L L OUISIANA OUISIANA G G RILL RILL W W ORKS ORKS 6 6 T T AI LGAT E AIL GATE M M ODEL ODEL 7 7 450, 570, 680 M 450, 570, 680 M ODELS ODELS 8 8 1050 & T 1050 & T HE HE[...]

Page 5 U U U NPACKING NPACKING NPACKING Y Y Y OUR OUR OUR C C C OUNT RY OUNTRY OUNTRY S S S MO KER MOKER MOKER Your new Louisiana Grill “Country Smoker” may require some assembly. Please note that duri ng shipping some movement may have taken place, so a comp lete visual ins pection is required. TG300 model Tool Required : 1 - Phillips Scre w d[...]

Page 6 H H H OW OW OW YOUR YOUR YOUR C C C OUNTRY OUNTRY OUNTRY S S S MOKER MOKER MOKER W W W ORKS ORKS ORKS 101 101 101 Your Louisiana Wood Pell et Grill combines many unique features with time proven pellet-b urning technology. Together they give you perfec t control, quick, savoury-a nd absolutely fool proof cooking results ever y time. • The [...]

Page 7 Y Y Y OUR OUR OUR N N N EW EW EW “T “T “T AILGATER AILGATER AILGATER / RV S / RV S / RV S MOKIN MOKIN MOKIN G G G RILL RILL RILL ’’ ’’ ’’ Au t o el i mi na t es t he n eed f or ma t ches & st ar t er f l ui ds. S t ar t B u t t o n & E l ect r i c I gni t er 3 S t ai nl ess S t ay C o ol H andl es 14 G au g e S t ee[...]

Page 8 Y Y OUR OUR NEW NEW “450, 570, 680” “450, 570, 680” W W OOD OOD P P ELLET ELLET F F IRED IRED S S MOKIN MOKIN ’ G ’ G RILLS RILLS … … 2 S t ai nl ess S t ay C o ol Ha n d l e s 14 G aug e S t ee l C onst r uct i on D ome The r mome t er 1 pei ce R e duces f l a re- up s, i nc r ea s e s s mok e f l avor , c ha nnel s gr eas e[...]

Page 9 1050 1050 AND AND T T HE HE WHOLE HOG WHOLE HOG S t ai nl ess S t a y Co o l H a n d le s 14 G a ug e S t eel C onst r uct i o n DUAL D o m e T h e r m o me t e r s D U A L 1 pe i c e R educes f l ar e- ups , i ncr ease s smo k e f l avor , channel s gr ease t o col l ect or pai l , and e v e nl y di s t r i but es hea t . “ A r ched Fla v[...]

Page 10 A A A RCHED RCHED RCHED F F F LA VOR LA VOR LA VOR G G G UARD UARD UARD ” ” ” All “Country Smoker” models come with a 14 gau ge “Arched Flavor Guard”, designed to withstand hig h temperature and give years of performance. The “Arched Flavor Guard” has been d esigned to keep the flame out of direct contact with your cooking[...]

Page 11 C C C ONTROL ONTROL ONTROL P P P ANEL ANEL ANEL Board Features Power Switch Used to turn both the power “ON” and t he combustion / cooling fan. Also activates the “Shut Down” of t he smokin grill. START Touch Pad Used to activate the “Start Up” mode. The “Paddle Wheel” feed sy stem will begin to operate, the Power LE D will [...]

Page 12 S TANDARD F EATURES C ONT ... “F “F “F AN AN AN C C C OOLED OOLED OOLED H H H OPPER OPPER OPPER ” ” ” The entire line of Country Sm okers util izes the exact same Hopper and component parts. To increase the life of your grill and its main w ork ing component parts the Combustion / Cooling fan is used to perform 3 main functi ons[...]

Page 13 A BOUT W OOD P E LLETS They are no thicker than the eraser on the end of a pencil, people who see them for the first time think they look like rabbit food, but t here is nothing small abo ut the heat energy in a wood pellet. These clean burning wood pellets generate about 8200 BTU’s per poun d with very little ash and low moisture content[...]

Page 14 S ET U P P ROCEDURE Please note that during shipping some movement may have taken place, so a complete visual inspection is required. Please follow these Initial Set-up proce dures to insure th e proper and safe operation of your grill. Note: Do not plug your grill into an electrical outlet until this pro cedure is complete. Open the SMOKER[...]

Page 15 G ETTING S TARTED With today’s lifestyle of striving to eat healthy and nutriti ous foods, one fac tor to consider is the importance of reducing fat intake. One of the best ways to cut down on fat in your diet is to use a low fat method of cooking, such as grilling. Throughout this manual, you will notice the emphasis on grilling food slo[...]

Page 16 NOTE: The temperature settings on the control board are not accurate! Due to environment, fuel and c ooking conditions, the settings are only for reference! Cooking Settings Pre Heat The PREHE A T setting will give an oven temperature of over 500 to 600ºF (316ºC), depending o n weather conditions. This setting is used to quickly pr eheat [...]

Page 17 L IGHTING Y OUR C OUNTRY S MOKER NOTE: Always clean your burn grate before each use. This w ill ensure proper ignition, heat output and many continuous happy grilling experiences. Automatic S tart Up 1. Ensure the POWER s w itch is in the “OFF” position. 2. Plug the POWER CORD into a 110 Volt grou nded outlet. DO NOT break the ground en[...]

Page 18 L IGHTING Y OUR C OUNTRY S MOKER C ON T ... NOTE: Always clean your burn grate before each use. This w ill ensure proper ignition, heat output and many continuous happy grilling experiences. Manual S tart Up If for any reason your e lectric igniter fails, you can sta rt your “Country Smoker” manually. 1. Ensure the POWER s w itch is in [...]

Page 19 S HUTTING O FF YOUR S MOKER Your Country Smoker will give you man y years of flavorful service with minimum cleaning. An important step is allowing the grill and cooking grids to “ Self Clean” by running the gr ill on high temperature for 5 – 10 minutes after each use. When finished cooking o n your Louisiana Grill turn the FEED CONT [...]

Page 20 G RILL M AINTENANCE CONT ... C OOKING G RIDS When new, wash thoroughly with warm soapy w a ter, place back in the smoker and “Preheat” t he grill for 20 to 30 minutes. After the completion of grilling, open th e lid and with a long handle grill cleaning brush, gi ve the grids a thorough cleaning. If you do not have a cleaning brush use [...]

Page 21 G RILL M AINTENANCE CONT ... B URN P OT The proper seating of the burn pot is cr ucial to proper grill performance. The Burn Pot placement should be checked after every burn or after the grill has been mov ed. Be cause the burn pot is used to channel the fan forced air into the burn grate, there is very little maintenance to b e don e in th[...]

Page 22 L IMITED W ARRANTY The “Louisiana Grill” w ood pellet barbecue line, manufactured by Da nsons Group Inc. (DGI), carries a five (5) year limited warranty for from t he date of sale to the original owner only , agai nst defects and workmanship on all steel parts , (excluding the burn grate), and three (3) years on electrica l component pa[...]

Page 23 L IMITED W ARRANTY Exceptions to the Limited Warranty There is no w ritten or imp lied performance warranty on “Louisiana Grills” appliances , as the manufacturer has no cont rol o v er the installation, operations , cleaning, maintenance or the type of fuel burned. This limited warranty will not apply nor w ill DGI assu me respo nsibil[...]

Cou ntry Smok er B oar d & W ire H arness W IRING D IAGRAM P ARTS , S ERVICE AND A CCESSORIES Dansons Group Inc. stands behind our Auth orized Dealers. We st rongly suggest that if you do need to order any parts or options or require service, that you first deal w ith your local dealer. Many dealers do stock parts and options. The majority of t[...]