Weber 3000 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 Series LP Gas Barbecue Owner’ s Manual National Association PROPANE GAS ® 98631 10/97 W ARNING: Do not try to light this appliance without reading "Lighting" instructions section of this manual.[...]

2  D ANGER Failure to f ollow 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 dangerous. Please[...]

3 W eber-Stephen Products Co . (W eber) hereby warr ants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this W eber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of def ects in material and wor kmanship from the date of purchase as f ollows: Aluminum Castings , 10 years , Cooking Grates and Fla vorizer Bars , 3 years , All Remaining P ar ts, 5 y ears, when assembled and oper at[...]

© 1997 W eber . Weber , , Genesis, Fla vorizer and Crossov er are registered U .S. trademarks; P er ma-Mount, Gas Catcher , FlameCheck, Steam-N-Chips , Spider Stopper , and W ar m-Up are U .S. trademarks of W eber-Stephen Products Co ., 200 East Daniels Road, P alatine, IL 60067-6266. U .S.A. Genesis Gas Barbecues are cov ered under the follo wing[...]

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 pac kage contents Cooking bo x (assembly) Lid (assembly) LP tank LP tank filler adapter Bottom tra y W or k tab le T wo accessor y tra ys Swing table 7 Assembl y T ools needed Regular screwdriv er Phillips screwdriv er Hammer 7/16 inch or an adjustable wrench Pliers Block of w ood Supplies needed Y our LP tank is shipped empty f or saf[...]

Control panel F ront panel Left frame Wheel frame T wo frame connectors T ank panel assembly Five long Fla v or izer Bars Eight shor t Flav orizer 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 ar ming rac k W ar m-Up Bask et Ther mometer Left hand slide bar assembly Assembly co[...]

T wo wheel hubcaps (actual size) T wo hinge pins (hardware siz e: 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 n uts (actual size) Eighteen 1/4 inch nylon w ashers (actua[...]

10 Step 2 Assemble wheels Y ou will need: axle, two wheel hubcaps , two wheels, wheel frame, hammer and a b lock of w ood. Place one end of the axle on the bloc k of wood (or other protected surf ace). T ap on one hubcap . Put one wheel on the axle, WEBER side to ward the hubcap . Slide the axle through the frame. Add the other wheel, WEBER side ou[...]

11 Step 4 Continue frame assemb ly Y ou will need: frame assemb ly , wheel frame assembly , front panel, caster frame, f our 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, f our nylon w ashers 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[...]

Step 7 Install side burner locks Note: The locks are taped to the inside of the side burner lid Y ou will need: frame assemb ly , two side burner locks and a 7/16 inch wrench. T ur n 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 loc k slips down o ver the bolt. Tig[...]

13 Step 9 Install tank panel assembly Y ou will need: tank panel assembly , 1/4-20 x 1 1/4 inch bolt, 1/4-20 he x nut, nylon w asher and a 7/16 inch wrench. Inser t the tank panel tabs into the slots in the frame brace . Slide up until the notch at the bottom of the tank panel fits ov er the cross brace. Figure 10 (a). Add the washer to the bolt. P[...]

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 n ut is on the igniter . Inser t the top of the igniter up through the large par t of the ke yhole in the frame brace . Figure 12 (b). Loosen the igniter [...]

15 Step 13 Install side burner Y ou will need: side burner assembly , burner grate , and manif old brack et.  W ARNING: Make sure gas supply is OFF . Slide the side burner assembly into the open end of the right frame. Route the side b ur ner hose around the tank panel so it will not interf ere with scale indicator rod. The side burner hose is c[...]

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. W e utilize v ar ious LP tank manuf acturers. Some of the tanks we receiv e hav e diff er ing top collar assemb lies . (The top collar is the metal protective ring around the v alve .) One series of tanks mounts with t[...]

17 Route the hose so it will not interf ere with the scale indicator rod. The hose and regulator are connected in the f ollowing manner : Slide back the collar of the quic k disconnect on the tank valv e. Push the male fitting of the regulator into the quick disconnect, and maintain pressure. Slide the collar closed. Figure 18 (a). Figure 18 (b) sh[...]

18 Step 18 Check f or gas leaks Figure 19  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 check f or leaks. This will result in a fire or explosion which can cause serious bodil y injury or death and damage to property .  W ARNING: Do not ignite b urner s while leak [...]

19 Step 19 Install Flav or izer Bars and Cooking Gr ates Y ou will need: five long Fla vorizer Bars , eight shor t Flav orizer Bars and two cooking gr ates. Set the long Flav orizer Bars side to side in the low er position, then set the shor t Flav orizer Bars front to back in the upper position in the cooking bo x. Figure 22. Figure 22 The open &q[...]

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 . Inser t 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 St[...]

21 Step 23 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 b ur ner . Figure 29.  CA UTION: Make sure both locks have snapped into place. Step 24 Install s wing table Y ou wi[...]

22 Slot in frame (view from belo w) Inser t one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 31 (a). Inser t the other end into the hole in the s wing table end brac ket. Figure 31 (b). Hold the end brack et at an angle so the lower tab is inside the fr ame tube. Push the br ack et into the frame. Chec k to see that the lo wer tab of the[...]

23 Step 25 Complete accessor y installation Y ou will need: work table , two accessory tra ys , W arm-Up Basket, w arming rac k, thermometer , three tubing plugs and a hammer . Inser t one end of the W eber W ar m-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 w[...]

24 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel. 2 1 7 3 4 5 6 8 Figure 1 Crossov er 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[...]

25 4) T ur n the tank on by turning the tank valv e counterclockwise . 5) Str ike a match and put the flame into the matchlight hole in the front of the cooking bo x.  W ARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face and bod y at least one foot a wa y from the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. 6) Push Front b urner control knob[...]

26 Lighting the side b urner The side burner has a separate ignition system from the main cooking bo x. 6 3 5 1 Figure 3  D ANGER Failure to open lid while igniting the side burner , or not waiting 5 minutes to allow gas to clear if the side b urner does not light, may result in an e xplosive flame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or dea[...]

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 b urners 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 , CENTER, and BA CK b ur ne[...]

28 Scale setting wing nut T ank lock wing nut T ank valv e Collar (a) (b) Figure 5 Refilling the LP tank W e recommend that y ou refill bef ore the scale indicator reaches "E". Note - If you run out of fuel, check the indicator setting and/or adjust the fuel scale indicator setting with the scale setting wing nut, while the tank is empty [...]

29 c) Connect the hose to the tank. Route the hose so it does not interf ere with the scale indicator rod. Slide back the collar of the quic k disconnect on the tank valv e. 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, rep[...]

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 moder ate 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 [...]

31  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 Customer Service. d) Side burner hose to side burner connection. Figure 10 (d). e) V[...]

32 General Maintenance W eber Spider Stopper Guards Y our W eber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target f or spiders and other insects. The y can nest in the venturi section of the b ur ner tubes. This bloc ks the nor mal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter . Figure 11. This could result in [...]

33 g) Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly , to separate the crossov er tube from the burners. Figure 19. Remov e the burners from the cooking box. Crossov er tube Figure 19 Figure 16 View from behind cooking bo x Wing nuts Figure 17 Guide screw Figure 18 h) T o reinstall bur ners, re verse steps c) through g).  CA UTION: The burner openi[...]

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 valv es. Figure 21. 34 Crosso ver Ignition System Operations If the Crossov er Ignition System f ails to ignite the F ront burner , light th[...]

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 W eber Spider Stopper Guard f or possible obstruc[...]

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39 1 Lid (assembly) 2 Lid handle 3 W ar m-Up Bask et 4 W ar ming rac k 5 Shor t Flav orizer Bars (8) 6 Long Flav orizer Bars (5) 7 Cooking grates (2) 8 W or k tab le 9 T ubing plugs (5) 10 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (5) 11 Swing table end br ack et 12 Left frame 13 Swing table 14 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (6) 15 1/4 inch nylon w ashers (18) 16 Slide bar a[...]

A F INAL W ORD OF T HANKS Thank 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 p[...]