Weber 2000 manual

W E B E R W E B E R 98629 12/97 GENESIS ® 2000 Series Natural Gas Barbecue Owner’ s Manual ® Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory. 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 I[...]

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, Cooking Grates and Flavorizer Bars, 3 years, All Remaining Parts, 5 years, when assembled and operated in accordance[...]

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 Warranty & Patents.................................................. 3-4 General Instructions .................................................... 6 Assembly ............................................................... 7-20 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) Hose Bottom tray T wo work tables T wo accessory trays Swing table 7 Assembl y T ools needed Screwdriver Hammer 7/16 inch or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of wood Supplies needed Y ou will need a soap and water solution to check for gas leaks. (See Step "Check for gas leak[...]

Control panel Front panel Left frame Wheel frame T wo frame connectors 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: Left hand slide bar S[...]

T wo 10-24 hex nuts (actual size) Fifteen 1/4 inch nylon washers (actual size) 1/4-20 keps nut T wo hair pin cotters Swing table end bracket T wo Phillips screws/washers Catch pan holder Manifold bracket Check contents of hardware packs Three burner control knobs Three tool holders Five tubing plugs (two are spares) T wo wheel hubcaps (actual size)[...]

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 [...]

12 Burner tubes Figure 6 Frame brace Step 7 Add cooking box Y ou will need: frame assembly , cooking box assembly , 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt, nylon washer , 1/4-20 keps nut, pliers and a 7/16 inch wrench. T urn frame assembly right side up. Set the cooking box into the frame so the burner tubes are under the frame brace. Figure 6. Y our Weber Gas Barbe[...]

13 Step 8 Install manifold bracket Y ou will need: manifold bracket Hook the bracket onto the manifold at the center burner valve. Figure 9. Place your hand underneath the bracket. Lift the bracket, manifold and cooking box slightly as a unit and hook onto the frame brace. Figure 9 Frame brace Manifold bracket Step 9 Install igniter Note - The igni[...]

14 14 T ypical natural gas supply installation. Figure 12. Figure 12 The quick disconnect is installed above ground Gas supply Shut off Locking shut off Quick Disconnect Male fitting T o barbecue Outside wall Inside wall  D ANGER Do not use an open flame to check f or gas leaks. Be sure there are no sparks or open flames in the area while y ou c[...]

15 Step 11 Check that all burner 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 12. Figure 12 Step 12 Connect flexible hose t[...]

16 Step 13 Check for gas leaks Check: a) Hose to manifold connection. Figure 15 (a).  W ARNING: If there is a leak at connection (a), retighten the fitting with a wrench and rechec k for leaks with soap and water solution. If a leak persists after retightening the fitting, turn OFF the gas . DO NO T OPERA TE THE BARBECUE. Contact W eber-Stephen [...]

17 Step 14 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 16. Figure 16 The open "U" o[...]

18 Step 16 Install the 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 21. Figure 21 Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Step 17 Install tool holders, control panel an[...]

19 Step 18 Install swing table Y ou will need: swing table end bracket, two 10-24 hex nuts, two 10-24 x 1 3/4 inch machine screws, slide bar assembly , swing table, four nylon washers, screwdriver and pliers. Allow the slide bar to hang down. Push the support rod into the lower support bracket. Figure 23 (a). Swing the rod up so you can slide the r[...]

Step 19 Complete accessory installation Y ou will need: work table, two accessory trays, Warm-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 27 (a). Set the work tables on[...]

21 1 6 2 3 4 5 7 Figure 1 Crossover Ignition System OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 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 o ver open bar[...]

22 1 2 3 5 7 6 4 Figure 2 Manual Lighting  W ARNING: If t h e b urner does not light, turn the Fr ont burner contr ol knob to OFF and wait 5 minutes to let the gas clear bef ore y ou try again or try to light with a match. 7) After the FRONT burner is lit you can turn on the other burners. Note - Alwa ys light the FR ONT b urner first. The other[...]

23 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[...]

24 24 Figure 3 (a) (b) (c) Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse we recommend that you perform the following maintenance procedures f or y our saf ety .  W ARNING: Check hose bef ore each use of barbecue for nic ks, crac king, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama ged in an y wa y , do not use the barbecue. Replace using only [...]

25 25 Figure 4 Figure 5 V enturi Air shutter V enturi fin Weber Spider Stopper Guard Figure 6 Burner inside cooking box Flames T ips occasionally yellowish Light blue Dark blue Figure 7 Figure 8 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[...]

26 Figure 9 View from behind cooking box Wing nuts Figure 10 Guide screw Figure 11 d) Unlatch the Spider Stopper Guards and remove. Figure 9. e) Remove the manifold bracket and unscrew the two wing nuts that hold the manifold to the cooking box. Pull the manifold and valve assembly out of the burners and carefully set it down. Figure 10. f) Slide t[...]

27 27 i) Reinstall the Spider Stopper Guards. Slightly rotate the Spider Stopper Guards so that the seams are in line with the V enturi fins. There should be no gaps in the seams or in the fit around the burners and valves. Figure 14. V enturi fin Figure 14 Check fit around valve Check fit around burner Figure 15 White wire Black wire ■ Check tha[...]

28 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[...]

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31 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 Swing table end bracket 12 Left frame 13 Swing table 14 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (6) 15 1/4 inch nylon washers (15) 16 Slide bar assembly 17 1[...]

A F INAL W ORD OF T HANKS hank you for choosing a W eber Barbecue. Our family here at W eber has worked hard to produce the highest quality products for your satisfaction. While we give much attention to our products, an occasional error may occur . Our knowledgeable Customer Service staff is prepar ed to help you with any problems with parts or as[...]