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Cleaning The BurnerTubesandBurnerPorts
Toreduce t hechance of"FLASH-BACK" theproce-
dumbelowshould befollowed atleastonce a month in
latesummer or earlyfallwhen spiders aremost a ctive
orwhen yourgdllhasnotbeen usedfora period of
time.
1. Turn allburner v alves tothefullOFFposition.
2. Turn theLPgastankvalve(clockwise) tothefull
OFFposition.
3. Detach t heregulator assembly f romtheLPgas
tankbyturning theQuick Coupling Nutcounter-
clockwise.
4. Remove t hecooking grids, f lametamers, a nd
grease t raysfromyourgdll.
5. Remove the cotter pin from the rear underside of
each burner using a pair of long nose pliers.
6. Carefully lift each burner up and away from the gas
valve orifice.
7. Refer to Fig. 1 and perform one of these
three cleaning methods:
Bend a stiff wire, (a lightweight
coat hanger
works well) into a small hook as shown
below. Run the hook through the burner
tube and inside the burner several times to
remove any debris.
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Use a bottle brush with a flexible
handle.
Run the brush through the burner tube and
inside the burner several times, removing
any debris.
Use an air hose to force air through each
burner tube. The forced air should pass
debris or obstructions through the burner
and out the ports,
Regardless of which burner cleaning procedure you
use, we recommend you also complete the following
stepsto help prolong burner life.
1. Use a wire brush to clean the entire outer surface
of each burner until free of food residue and dirt.
2. Clean any clogged ports with a stiff wire, such as
an open paper clip.
3,
Inspect each burner for damage (cracks or holes)
and if such damage is found, order and install a
new burner. After installation, checkto insure that
the gas valve orifices are correctly placed inside
the ends of the burner tubes. Also checkthe
position of your spark electrode.
WARNING
The location of the burner tube with respect
to the orifice is vital for safe operation.
Check to ensure the orifice is inside of the
burner tube before using your gas gdll. See
Fig. 2. If the burner tube does not fit over
the valve odfice, lighting the burner may
cause explosion
and/or fire.
Figure
2
GAS VALVE ASSEMRLy
ORIFICE
BURNER TUBE
Figure
1
TO CLEAN BURNER
TUBE,
INSERT
HOOK HERE
SPARK
ELECTRODE
ASSEMBLY
BURNER
TUBE
GAS COLLECTOR
BOX
BURNER
BURNER
PORT
o
o
o
o
o
o o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
COTTER
PIN
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