Weber Platinum B manual

 W ARNING: Follow all leak-chec k proce- dures carefully in this man ual prior to barbecue operation. Do this even if the barbecue was dealer -assembled. NO TICE T O INST ALLER: These instruc- tions m ust be left with the owner and the owner should keep them f or future use . THIS GAS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR OUTDOOR USE ONL Y .  W ARNING: D[...]

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 assembly[...]

A-3 W arranty Aluminum Castings, lifetime, 1 year paint Porcelain Hood Section, 25 years Stainless Steel Side T able, 25 years Burners, 10 years Igniter , 3 years Cooking Grates, 7 years no rust through Flavorizer Bars, 5 years no rust through All Remaining Parts, 5 years, Weber-Stephen Products Co. (W eber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASE[...]

A-4 Danger & W arnings ....................................................................... A-2 W arranty ........................................................................................ A-3 General Instructions ...................................................................... A-5 Exploded View ..................................[...]

A-5 General Instructions Y our 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 port[...]

A-6 Genesis Platinum-B NG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 35 43 44 46 47 45 48 49 50 51[...]

A-7 1. Hair Pin Cotter 2. Hinge Pin 3. Left Endcap 4. Shroud 5. 1/4-20 x 1 1/2 inch bolt 6. Handle lock 7. Handle 8. W arm-Up ™ Basket 9. W arming Rack 10. Smoker Assembly 11. Cooking Grate (Small) 12. Flavorizer ® Bars 13. Cooking Box 14. 1/4-20 keps nut 15. Slide Out Bottom T ray 16. Catch Pan Holder 17. Left Work Surface 18. Catch Pan 19. Dri[...]

A-8 © 1999 Weber-Stephen Products Co., W eber , the silhouette, and the kettle configuration are registered trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL, 60067-6266, U.S.A. This product is covered by one or more United States patents and patents in other nations globally . Printed in the U.S.A. ®[...]

A-9 Remove P ackaging fr om Grill Remove all tape from packaging. Remove bottom rack from top of packaging. Remove outer box. Pull out bottom tray from cooking box. Remove packaging material from bottom tray , catch pan holder , catch pan, and drip pan. Remove Grill fr om Lower P ackaging  W ARNING: Lifting the barbecue fr om the lower packa gin[...]

A-10 1/2 inch bolts (1/4 x 20 x 1/2 inch bolts) - 4 Nylon W ashers - 4 Left Work Surface - 1 Right Work Surface - 1 12 Foot Hose - 1 Flavorizer Bars - 5 Cooking Grates - 2 Smoker Box - 1 Bottom Shelf - 1 Slide Out Buttom T ray - 1 Catch pan holder - 1 Catch Pan - 1 Disposable Drip Pans - 2 Y ou will need: Phillips screwdriver 7/16 open-end or an ad[...]

B-1 Assemb l y Instructions B019.a (1) (2) (1) Install the slide out bottom tray Y ou will need: the slide out bottom tra y(1), catch pan holder(2), catch pan and one disposable drip pan. (1) Hook the ends of the catch pan holder into the hole in the slide out bottom tray . The front of the catch pan holder must be on the same side as the finger gr[...]

B-2 Installing the warming rack Y ou will need: warming rack. Set the warming rack into the slots at the rear of the cooking box. Installing the W arm-Up™ Basket Y ou will need: W ar m-Up Basket Insert one end of the Weber W arm-Up Basket into the hole at the right side of the inside of the lid, and the other end into the slot at the left side of[...]

C-1 Check that all b urner valves are off Y ou will need: burner control knobs. V alves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure that they are turned OFF . 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. If they do turn continue turning the[...]

C-2 Gas Line Piping ■ If the length of the line required does not exceed 50 feet, use a 5/8" O.D. tube. One size larger should be used for lengths greater than 50 feet. ■ Gas piping may be copper tubing, type K or L; polyethylene plastic tube, with a minimum wall thick- ness of .062 inch; or standard weight (schedule 40) steel or wrought i[...]

C-3 Check: 1) Hose to manifold connection.  W ARNING: If there is a leak a connection(1), 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 the Customer Service Representative in y our region using th[...]

C-4 Reinstall control panel (after c hecking f or gas leaks) (1) Set the control panel in place over both sides of the frame. Hold the crossover ignition button up while setting the control panel in place. (2) Line up the control panel with the white plastic plugs in the frame brace. Insert screws and tighten with a Phillips screwdriver until snug.[...]

D-1 Lighting Summar y lighting instructions are on the control panel.  D ANGER F ailure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allo w the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up whic h can cause serious bodily injury or death. Cr ossover Ignition® System Not[...]

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  D ANGER F ailure to open lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allo w the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up whic h [...]

D-3 Cooking  W ARNING: Do not move the Weber Gas Barbecue when operating or while barbecue is hot. Y ou can adjust the FRONT and BA CK 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 and BA CK burners.[...]

D-4 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse, we recommend that y ou perf orm the following maintenance procedures f or y our 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[...]

D-5 General Maintenance Weber 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. They can nest in the v entur i section (V enturi(1), air shutter(2), venturi fin(3) ) of the b ur ner tubes. This bloc ks the nor mal gas flow , and can cause the gas to flow bac k out [...]

D-6 (1) (2) (1) Replacing Main Burners 1) Y our Weber Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. 2) T ur n gas OFF at source. 3) T o remove control panel: take off the b ur ner control knobs. Remov e the screws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unlatch the Spider Stopper ™ Guards and remove them. 5) Remove the manif old b[...]

D-7 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 Crosso ver Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white(1) and b lack(2) ignition wires are attached properly . ■ Check that the Crosso ver Ig[...]

D-8 T r oub leshooting Pr oblem Chec k Cure Burners b urn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Inspect Weber Spider Stopper Guards f or possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes .) Clean Weber Spider Stopper Guards. (See Section “ Ann ual Maintenance ” ) Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Is[...]