Weber Gas Burner manual

VIELUXE LP Gas Barbecue 60695 02/05/01 Liquid Pr opane Gas Owners Guide 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.  W ARNING: Follow all leak-c heck procedures carefull y in this manual prior to barbecue operation. Do this even if barbecue was dealer-assemb led.  W A[...]

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 dama g e to property .  W ARNINGS  Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid propane c ylinder under or near this barbecue .  Improper assemb ly may b[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS W ARRANTY 4 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 5 ASSEMBL Y 6 REMO VE P A CKA GED CONTENTS 6 INST ALL FLA V ORIZER ® BARS 7 CONTINUE T O REMO VE P ACKA GED CONTENTS 7 INST ALL SMOKER 8 INST ALL FLA V ORIZER BARS (CONT .) 8 INST ALL W ARMING RA CK 9 ADD COOKING GRA TES 9 INST ALL CA TCH P AN 10 FILL LIQUID PR OP ANE CYLINDER 11 A CCESSING AND[...]

4 - Double-W alled Stainless Steel Hood with Stainless Steel End Caps. Ltd. Lifetime - Double-W alled Stainless Steel Doors. - Brushed Stainless Steel Side Work Surface. - Infrared Rear Rotisserie Burner . - SR18 Smoker Burner . - Porcelain-Enameled Cast Iron Side Burner Grate. - SR18 Stainless Steel Primary Burners. - Heavy-Duty Stainless Steel Fl[...]

5 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Y our Vieluxe TM Gas Barbecue is a portable outdoor cooking appliance. With the Vieluxe 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 Vieluxe Gas Bar[...]

6 REMOVE P ACKAGED CONTENTS SUPPLIES NEEDED Y ou will need a soap and water solution to check for gas leaks. (See Step "Check for gas leaks.") Catch pan Cooking grate Vieluxe 44 inch (2) Vieluxe 56 inch (2) Vieluxe Smoker (1) Note: Remove all packaging materials fr om the barbecue, the fr ont, back sides, inside the barbecue car t, and th[...]

7 CONTINUE TO REMOVE P ACKAGED CONTENTS Rotisserie Motor Bracket Rotisserie Shaft Assembly Rotisserie Split Fork Screw (4) Rotisserie Split Fork (4) Rotisserie Motor INST ALL FLA VORIZER BARS Vieluxe TM 44 inch Y ou will need: 2 Flav orizer Bar Assemblies & 1 Single Flav orizer Bar . Set the Flavorizer Bar Assemblies and Single Flavorizer bars [...]

8 Flavorizer Bar/cooking grill support Flavorizer Bar Slot INST ALL FLA VORIZER BARS (CONT .) Vieluxe 56 inch Vieluxe TM 56 inch Y ou will need: 3 Flav orizer Bar Assemblies & 2 Single Flav orizer Bar . Set the Flavorizer Bar Assemblies and Single Flavorizer bars front to back over the burners in the slots of the Flavorizer Bar/cooking grill su[...]

9 ADD COOKING GRA TES Vieluxe TM 44 inch Y ou will need: (2) cooking grates . The cross-rail of the cooking grate goes down. Set the cooking grates in place next to each other . Vieluxe 44 inch Vieluxe 56 inch Vieluxe 56 inch Y ou will need: (3) cooking grates . The cross-rail of the cooking grate goes down. Set the cooking grates in place next to [...]

10 Slide the bottom tray into the mounting slots under the bottom of the cooking box with the handle of the catch pan toward you.  CA UTION: Do not line the bottom tray with aluminum f oil. It can cause grease fires b y trapping the grease and not allowing grease to flo w into the catch pan. Mounting slots View fr om front of the Cooking Bo x T [...]

11 ACCESSING AND REMOVING LIQUID PROP ANE CYLINDER Open access door and pull locking pin up and out of inner locking hole. Swing tank out until locking pin drops into outer locking hole. This will hold the tank mounting mechanism in place while the LP cylinder is being changed. FILL LIQUID PROP ANE CYLINDER We recommend that you refill the LP cylin[...]

12 IMPOR T ANT LP CYLINDER INFORMA TION Failure to follow these D ANGER statements exactly may result in a fire causing death or serious injury .  D ANGER  NEVER ST ORE A SP ARE LP CYLINDER UNDER OR NEAR THIS BARBECUE.  NEVER FILL THE T ANK BEY OND 80% FULL. Y OUR VIELUXE TM GAS GRILL IS EQUIPPED WITH A CYLINDER SUPPL Y SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR[...]

13 CONNECT FILLED LIQUID PROP ANE CYLINDER  W ARNING: MAKE SURE THA T THE CYLINDER V AL VE IS CLOSED . CLOSE BY TURNING CLOCKWISE. We utilize various LP tank manufacturers. Some of the tanks have differing top collar assembles. (The top collar is the metal protective ring around the valve.) One series of tanks mount with the valve facing front. [...]

14 Liquid Propane (LP) Cylinder(s) • The joint where the hose connects to the LP cylinder must be leak tested each time the LP cylinder is reconnected. For example, test each time the LP cylinder is refilled. DOT 4BA240 00/01 (1) (2) • Be sure the regulator is mounted with the small vent hole pointed downward so that it will not collect water .[...]

15 Crosso ver Ignition System LIGHTING THE HEA T ZONES Crosso ver Ignition System Summary lighting instructions are printed on a card located inside of right hand access door of grill. EA CH HEA T ZONE OPERA TES INDEPENDENTL Y Note - Alwa ys light the LEFT burner first.The RIGHT burner ignites fr om the LEFT burner of each heat zone. Crosso ver Ign[...]

16 Select and light each Heat Zone separately . Push LEFT burner control knob down and turn to HI / ST ART in each selected Heat Zone.  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver the open barbecue while lighting. Push and hold down the Igniter button until burner ignites. Y ou will hear the igniter sparking. 6 5 4 TO EXTINGUISH Push down and turn each b urner [...]

17 Summary lighting instructions are printed on a card located inside of right hand access door of grill. EA CH HEA T ZONE OPERA TES INDEPENDENTL Y . Note: Alw ays light the LEFT b ur ner first. The RIGHT burner ignites from the LEFT burner . Crosso ver Ignition ® System Note - The Crossover Ignition System ignites the left burner with a spark fro[...]

18 7 8 4 Vieluxe - 44 ” b urner control panel Vieluxe - 56 ” b urner control panel TO EXTINGUISH Push down and turn each b urner control knob cloc kwise to OFF position.T urn gas supply OFF at the sour ce . Select and light each Heat Zone separately . Put a match in the match holder and strike the match. Insert match holder and lit match down t[...]

19 The Vieluxe Smoker uses presoaked wood chips. For best results with faster cooking foods like steaks, burgers and chops, etc., we recommend using finer wood chips because they ignite and create smoke faster . For longer cooking foods such as roasts, chicken and turkeys, etc., we recommend using larger wood chunks because they ignite slowly and p[...]

20 LIGHTING THE SMOKER BURNER Summary lighting instructions are printed on a card located inside of right hand access door of grill.  W ARNING: Chec k hose before each use of barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama g ed in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using onl y Vieluxe TM authorized repl[...]

21 6 7  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver the open barbecue while lighting. Push Smoker burner control knob down and turn to HI / ST ART . Push and hold down the Igniter button until burner ignites.Y ou will hear the igniter sparking. Check that the burner is lit by looking through the cooking grate.  D ANGER: If the smoker burner does not light, t[...]

22 MANUALL Y LIGHTING THE SMOKER BURNER Summary lighting instructions are printed on a card located inside of right hand access door of grill.  W ARNING: Chec k hose before each use of barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama g ed in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using onl y Vieluxe TM autho[...]

23 Note - Cov er the rotisserie bur ner with Rotisserie Bur ner Co ver when not in use. T urn on the gas supply . Put a match in the match holder and strike the match. Insert match holder and lit match down through cooking grates and flavorizer bars to ignite Smoker burner .  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver the open barbecue while lighting. Push Smo[...]

24 ROTISSERIE ASSEMBL Y Y ou will need: Rotisserie Motor Brack et(1), Rotisser ie Motor(1), Rotisserie Shaft(1) and Spit forks(2) 1. Install the motor bracket Attach the motor bracket onto the left side of the cook box by mounting the bracket key holes over the welded bolts on the cooking box. 4. Insert the Rotisserie Shaft in the Motor Insert the [...]

25 Vieluxe 4 Burner w/ Rotisserie Vieluxe 56 inch w/ Rotisserie USING THE VIELUXE TM ROTISSERIE  W ARNINGS • Read all instructions before using your rotisserie. • This rotisserie is for outdoor use only . • Remove motor and store in a dry place when not in use. • Do not touch hot surfaces. Use barbecue mitts. • This rotisserie is not f[...]

26  W ARNING: Set up r otisserie with food bef ore lighting rotisserie b urner . OPERA TING 1 Remove rotisserie shaft from barbecue. Remove one spit fork. 2. Push the rotisserie shaft through the approximate center of the food. 3. Slide the spit fork onto the shaft. Insert the tines of both spit forks into the food. The food should be centered o[...]

27 LIGHTING THE ROTISSERIE BURNER Summary lighting instructions are printed on a card located inside of right hand access door of grill.  W ARNING: Chec k hose before each use of barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama g ed in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using onl y Vieluxe TM authorized [...]

28  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver the open barbecue . Push Rotisserie burner control knob down and turn to HI/ST ART . Continue to hold the control knob down. Continue to the next lighting step. Push and hold down the Igniter button until burner ignites. Y ou will hear the igniter sparking Continue to hold the contr ol knob down until ten seconds [...]

29 MANUALL Y LIGHTING THE ROTISSERIE BURNER Summary lighting instructions are printed on a card located inside of right hand access door of grill.  W ARNING: Chec k hose before each use of barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama g ed in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using onl y Vieluxe TM a[...]

30 Put a match in the match holder and strike the match. Hold match holder and lit match by right side of rotisserie burner .  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver the open barbecue . Push Rotisserie burner control knob down and turn to HI/ST ART . Continue to hold the control knob down. Continue to the next lighting step. Push and hold down the Igniter [...]

31 LIGHTING THE FRONT AND REAR SIDE BURNERS Summary lighting instructions are printed on a card located inside of right hand access door of grill.  W ARNING: Chec k hose before each use of barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama g ed in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using onl y Vieluxe TM a[...]

32 4 5  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver the open barbecue . Push Side burner control knob down and turn to HI/ST ART . Push and hold down the Igniter button until burner ignites. Y ou will hear the igniter sparking. Check that the burner is lit by looking down through the Sideburner grate  D ANGER: If the side burner burner does not light, turn t[...]

33 MANUALL Y LIGHTING THE FRONT AND REAR SIDE BURNERS Summary lighting instructions are printed on card inside right access door of grill.  W ARNING: Chec k hose before each use of barbecue for nic ks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be dama g ed in an y way , do not use the barbecue. Replace using onl y Vieluxe TM authorize[...]

34 TO EXTINGUISH Push down and turn each b urner control knob cloc kwise to OFF position.T urn gas supply OFF at the source. Put a match in the match holder and strike the match. Insert match holder and lit match down through side burner grate to desired burner .  W ARNING: Do not lean o ver the open barbecue while manually lighting. Push Side b[...]

35 COOKING METHODS NO TE: If barbecue looses heat while cooking refer to the troub leshooting section of this manual. Y ou can adjust the LEFT and RIGHT burners as desired. The control settings High (H), Medium (M), Low (L), or Off (O) are described in your cookbook. The cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the LEFT and RIGHT b[...]

36 COOKING METHODS INDIRECT METHOD Use the Indirect Method to complete cooking foods after searing, and for grilling roasts, whole or cut-up poultry , whole fish, fish steaks or fillets, vegetables, breads, and desserts. All foods that are high in fat, such as sausage, ribs or duck should be cooked entirely by the Indirect Method. The Vieluxe TM Ga[...]

37 COOKING METHODS INDIRECT METHOD (Cont.) Y ou can use a variety of b urner configurations to cook using the Indirect Method. By cooking Indirect y ou want the burner/b urners directly under the f ood to be turned OFF . The illustration below sho ws several examples using a six or four b urner unit. USING A DRIP P AN Whenever a long cooking time i[...]

38 COOKING TIPS & HELPFUL HINTS ■ Alwa ys preheat the barbecue before cooking. Set all burner s on HIGH heat and close lid; heat until thermometer reaches 555 ° F. ■ Sear meats and cook with the lid down f or perfectly cooked f ood every time. ■ Cooking times in recipes are based on 70 ˚ F (20 ˚ C) weather and little or no wind. Allow [...]

39 COOKING TIPS & HELPFUL HINTS COOKING FOR A CR O WD ■ Select menu items that can be completely or partially prepared in advance — salads, relishes, condiments, casseroles, breads, cookies, cakes and pies. ■ Barbecue all-American favorites such as burgers, chicken pieces or quarters, hot dogs or sausages — great tasting and easy . And [...]

40 COOKING GUIDE FOR BEEF STEAKS Sear Direct/High Heat Grill Indirect/Medium Heat Cook steaks for the time given in the chart or till desired doneness, turning once halfway through cooking time. For searing, allow 2 minutes for 1-inch-thick steaks and 4 minutes for 1 1 ⁄ 2- and 2-inch-thick steaks. T urn steaks and finish cooking Indirect over Me[...]

41 COOKING GUIDE FOR PORK CHOPS AND STEAKS Indirect/Medium Heat Place chops on cooking grate. Cook for the time given in the chart or till desired doneness, turning once halfway through cooking time. APPRO XIMA TE COOKING TIME MEDIUM WELL-DONE CUT THICKNESS 160 ˚ F (71 ˚ C) 170 ˚ F (77 ˚ C) Blade steak 1 ⁄ 2 in. 10 – 12 min 12 – 14 min Ch[...]

42 COOKING GUIDE FOR LAMB CHOPS Indirect/Medium Heat Place chops on the cooking grate. Cook for the time given in the chart or till desired doneness, turning once halfway through cooking time. APPRO XIMA TE COOKING TIME RARE MEDIUM WELL-DONE CUT THICKNESS 140 ˚ F (60 ˚ C) 160 ˚ F (71 ˚ C) 170 ˚ F (77 ˚ C) Loin 1 in. 7 – 9 min 10 – 13 min [...]

43 COOKING GUIDE FOR GROUND MEA TS P A TTIES AND SA USA GES Indirect/Medium Heat Place patties and sausages on the cooking grate. Cook for the time given in the chart or till desired doneness, turning once halfway through cooking time. APPRO XIMA TE COOKING TIME MEDIUM WELL-DONE CUT THICKNESS 160 ˚ F (71 ˚ C) 170 ˚ F (77 ˚ C) P atties Lean grou[...]

44 COOKING GUIDE FOR POUL TR Y BONELESS BREASTS, TURKEY P A TTIES, & TURKEY TENDERLOIN STEAKS Indirect/Medium Heat Place on cooking grate. Cook for the time given in the chart, turning once halfway through cooking time. APPRO XIMA TE COOKING TIME THICKNESS / MEDIUM WELL-DONE TYPE OF POUL TR Y WEIGHT 160 ˚ F (71 ˚ C) 170 ˚ F (77 ˚ C) Chicken[...]

45 COOKING GUIDE FOR FISH & SEAFOOD FISH FILLETS AND STEAKS Indirect/Medium Heat Place on cooking grate. Cook for the time given in the chart, turning once halfway through cooking time. APPRO XIMA TE TYPE THICKNESS COOKING TIME Fish fillets 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 in. 3 – 5 min 1 ⁄ 2 – 1 in. 6 – 10 min Fish steaks 1 – 1 1 ⁄ 4 in. 10 –[...]

46 COOKING GUIDE FOR VEGET ABLES COOKING DIRECTIONS (FOIL P A CKET) Indirect/Medium Heat Cut an 18-inch square of heavy foil. Place vegetables in center of the foil. Season to taste with salt and pepper , and dot with margarine or butter . Add 1 tablespoon water . Bring up 2 opposite edges of foil, leaving a little space for expansion of steam, tig[...]

47 GENERAL MAINTENANCE Vieluxe 44 inch Check f or gas leaks Remove Contr ol P anel Y ou will need: Screwdriver Remove the burner control knobs (1) . Remove the wires from the bottom of the igniters (2) . The screws (3) need to be removed from the control panel (4) before the control panel is removed from the grill.  W ARNING The gas connections [...]

48 Completely remove the control panel from the cooking box assembly exposing the valves, burners, igniters, and manifold. Vieluxe TM 44 inch Vieluxe 56 inch  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 [...]

49  W ARNING: If there is a leak at valve to manifold connections (a),(b), or , gas line to manif old connection(c) turn OFF the gas and 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 B ARBECUE . Contact your dealer[...]

50 Vieluxe TM 44 inch Vieluxe 56 inch Y ou will need: control panel. control panel.screws , and burner control knobs, Place the control panel back onto the control panel brackets on either side of the front of the cooking box. Line up screws with screw holes holes on both the control panel and control panel brackets. T ighten screws. REINST ALL CON[...]

51 Spider/Insect screens Y our Vieluxe TM Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section V enturi(1) of the burner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter . Figure 5. This could result in a fire in and arou[...]

52 GENERAL MAINTENANCE Replacing Main Burners 1. Y our Vieluxe Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. 2. T urn OFF gas at source. 3. Disconnect regulator . 4. Remove cooking grates. 4. Remove Flavorizer bars. 5. T o remove control panel refer to “ Remove the control panel ” under Check for Gas Leaks on page 49. 6. Remove the manifold: Remove bolts [...]

53 Replacing Main Burners(cont.). GENERAL MAINTENANCE Vieluxe - 56 inch 7. Slide the burner assembly from each Heat Zone. The left and right burners are connected by the Crossover tube. 8. Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly to separate the crossover tube (1) from the burners. Remove the burner tubes from cook box.[...]

54 GENERAL MAINTENANCE 9. T o reinstall the burners, reverse steps 3 through 8.  CA UTION: The burner openings(1) must be positioned properl y over the v alve orifices(2). Check proper assembly before fastening manifold in place. Crosso ver ® Ignition System Operations If the Crossover Ignition System fails to ignite the Left burner in a heat z[...]

55  W ARNING: T urn your Vieluxe Gas Barbecue OFF and wait for it to cool bef ore cleaning.  CA UTION: Do not c lean your Fla vorizer ® Bars or cooking grates in a self-cleaning o ven. For av ailability of replacement cooking grates and Flav orizer Bars contact Customer Service toll free at 1 (866) VIELUXE Outside surfaces - Use a warm soapy[...]

56 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 alumin um foil. Burner flame pattern is erratic. Flame is low when b urner is on HIGH. Flames do not run the whole length of th[...]

57 Problem 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. Burner flame very large and yellow . Check Is gas supply off? Is fuel hose bent or kinked? Inspect burner ring slots [...]

58 Problem Burner does not light. Burner does not light or burner has a small flickering flame. Burner does not light. Check Did you hold the burner control knob down and hold down for 10 seconds until after burner ignited? The excess flow safety device, which is part of the barbecue to cylinder connection, may have activated. Is the igniter sparki[...]

59 P A TENTS & TRADEMARKS © 2000 Weber-Stephen Products Co., Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Vieluxe, Gas Catcher , and Spider/Insect screen are trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL 60067-6266. U.S.A.[...]