Weber Genesis 2300 NG Owner's Manual
Weber Genesis 2300 NG Owner's Manual

Weber Genesis 2300 NG Owner's Manual

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GENESIS
Natural Gas Barbecue
Owner's Manual
®
If you smell gas:
1. Shut off gas to the appliance.
2. Extinguish any open flame.
3. Open lid.
4. If odor continues, Keep away from the
appliance and immediately call your
gas supplier or your fire department.
Leaking gas may cause a fire or explosion
which can cause serious bodily injury or
death or damage to property.
1. Do not store spare LP Cylinder within
10 feet (3m) of this appliance.
2. Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable liquids or vapors within 25
feet (8m) of this appliance.
®
2300 Series
DANGER
WARNING
Serial Number
Please use this number in registering your warranty and
any correspondence with the factory.
WARNING: Follow all leak check procedures
carefully in this manual prior to barbecue
operation. Do this even if barbecue was
dealer assembled.
NOTICE TO INSTALLER: These instructions
must be left with the owner and the owner
should keep them for future use.
THIS GAS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR
OUTDOOR USE ONLY.
WARNING: Do not try to light this appliance
without reading "Lighting" instructions
section of this manual.
90419
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  • Page 1 Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory. ® GENESIS 2300 Series Natural Gas Barbecue Owner’s Manual ® WARNING: Follow all leak check procedures DANGER If you smell gas: carefully in this manual prior to barbecue 1.
  • Page 2: Warnings

    Improper assembly may be dangerous. Please carefully follow the assembly instructions in this manual. After a period of storage, and/or nonuse, the Weber Gas Barbecue should be checked for gas leaks and burner obstructions before using. See instructions in this manual for correct procedures.
  • Page 3: Warranty & Patents

    There are no other express warrants except as warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this set forth herein and any applicable implied Weber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of warranties of merchantability and fitness are defects in material and workmanship from the...
  • Page 4: Patents And Trademarks

    , Genesis, Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Perma-Mount, Gas Catcher, FlameCheck, Steam-N-Chips, Spider Stopper, and Warm-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.: U.S.A. #4,677,964;...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Troubleshooting ..........28 Parts Listing .............. 31 FEATURES: a) Convenient tables and racks. e) Weber Warm-Up Basket for additional cooking or warming space. b) Heavy gauge porcelain-on-steel lid seals in heat. Separate burners for temperature control. c) Rapid read thermometer for precision cooking...
  • Page 6: General Instructions

    The Weber Gas Barbecue is portable so you can easily change its location in your yard or on your patio. Portability means you can take your Weber Gas Barbecue with you if Operating area you move.
  • Page 7: Assembly

    While we give much attention to our products, unfortunately an occasional error may occur. If a part is Two work tables missing, do not go back to the store. Call the Weber Customer Service Center toll free 1-800-446-1071 to receive immediate assistance. Have your owner’s manual and serial number of the barbecue available for reference.
  • Page 8 Control panel Right frame Front panel Caster frame Left frame Two casters Wheel frame Two cooking grates Two frame connectors Warming rack Five long Flavorizer Bars Warm-Up Basket Eight short Flavorizer Bars Thermometer Two wheels Left hand slide bar assembly Two aluminum drip pans Assembly consists of: Catch pan...
  • Page 9 Catch pan holder Two 10-24 hex nuts (actual size) Fifteen 1/4 inch nylon washers (actual size) Manifold bracket 1/4-20 keps nut Check contents of hardware packs Two hair pin cotters Three burner control knobs Swing table end bracket Three tool holders Two Phillips screws/washers Five tubing plugs (two are spares)
  • Page 10 Tap on one hubcap. Put one wheel on the axle, WEBER side toward the Put the frame pieces so the leg tabs are up. Put the right hubcap. Slide the axle through the frame. Add the other frame to your right and left frame to your left.
  • Page 11 Step 4 Step 5 Continue frame assembly Complete frame assembly You will need: frame assembly, wheel frame assembly, You will need: partial frame assembly, two frame front panel, caster frame, four 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, four connectors, four 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts, four nylon nylon washers and a 7/16 inch wrench.
  • Page 12 Step 7 Your Weber Gas Barbecue burner assembly has been factory assembled, pressure and flame tested. As a safety Add cooking box precaution we recommend you check the burner alignment: You will need: frame assembly, cooking box assembly, a) Do the valves fit into the ends of the burners? 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt, nylon washer, 1/4-20 keps nut, pliers Figure 8 (a).
  • Page 13 Step 8 Step 9 Install manifold bracket Install igniter You will need: manifold bracket Note - The igniter wires are already attached to the Gas Catcher Ignition Chamber and the igniter. This was done to Hook the bracket onto the manifold at the center burner factory test the ignition system.
  • Page 14 Step 10 Typical natural gas supply installation. Figure 11. Gas supply Install gas supply Inside wall General Specifications for Piping Note - Contact your local municipality for building Outside wall codes regulating outdoor gas barbecue installations. In absence of Local Codes, you must conform to the Shut off latest edition of ANSI Z223.1.
  • Page 15 Step 11 Step 12 Check that all burner valves are off Connect flexible hose to manifold You will need: one burner control knob. You will need: the 12 foot natural gas supply hose and a 3/4 inch wrench. (Valves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure.) Put the knob on each valve.
  • Page 16 When leak checks are complete, turn gas supply OFF at tested. As a safety precaution you should recheck all the source and rinse connections with water. fittings for leaks before using your Weber Genesis Gas Barbecue. Shipping and handling may have loosened or damaged a gas fitting.
  • Page 17 Step 14 Step 15 Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates Install the bottom tray You will need: five long Flavorizer Bars, eight short You will need: bottom tray, catch pan holder, catch pan and Flavorizer Bars and two cooking grates. one drip pan.
  • Page 18 Step 16 Step 17 Install lid Install tool holders, control panel and burner control knobs You will need: lid, two hinge pins and two hair pin cotters. You will need: three tool holders, control panel, two Set the lid in place. Align the hinges at the rear of the Phillips screws/washers, a Phillips screwdriver, and three barbecue.
  • Page 19 Step 18 Insert one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 24 (a). Install swing table Insert the other end into the hole in the swing table end You will need: swing table end bracket, two 10-24 hex bracket.
  • Page 20: Assembly

    Notch to the front Insert one end of the Weber Warm-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).
  • Page 21: Operating Instructions

    7) After the FRONT burner is lit you can turn on the other found to be damaged in any way, do not use the burners. barbecue. Replace using only Weber authorized Note - Always light the FRONT burner first. The other replacement hose. Order from Weber-Stephen Products burners ignite from the FRONT burner.
  • Page 22 Manual Lighting WARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep DANGER your face and body at least one foot away from the Failure to open lid while igniting the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. barbecue, or not waiting 5 minutes to 5) Push Front burner control knob down and turn to allow the gas to clear if the barbecue START/ HI.
  • Page 23: Cooking

    The control settings High (H), Medium (M), Low supply MUST BE DISCONNECTED. (L), or Off (O) are described in your Weber cookbook. The After a period of storage and/or nonuse the Weber cookbook uses these notations to describe the settings of the FRONT, CENTER, and BACK burners.
  • Page 24: Annual Maintenance

    Note - Since some leak test solutions, including soap and water, may be slightly corrosive, all connections should be rinsed with water after checking for leaks. Inspection and Cleaning of the Weber Spider Stopper Guards To inspect the Spider Stopper Guards, remove the control panel and look to see if they have dust or dirt on their outside surfaces.
  • Page 25: General Maintenance

    Weber Spider Stopper Guards for the correct air and gas mixture. The correct flame pattern is shown in Figure 6. Your Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. They Tips occasionally yellowish Burner inside can nest in the venturi section of the burner tubes.
  • Page 26 d) Unlatch the Spider Stopper Guards and remove. g) Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly, to separate Figure 9. the crossover tube from the burners. Figure 12. Remove the burners from the cooking box. Crossover tube Figure 12 Figure 9 h) To reinstall the burners, reverse steps c) through g).
  • Page 27: Crossover Ignition System Operations

    Check to see if the igniter is loose in the frame. solution before using the barbecue. (See Step“Check Tighten if necessary; see Step “Install igniter” for for gas leaks”.) correct procedure. If the Crossover Ignition System still fails to light, See Section "Manual Lighting", and contact Weber-Stephen Customer Service.
  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    It cannot “peel.” What you are "Periodic Cleaning".) (Resembles paint peeling.) seeing is baked on grease that has turned to carbon and is flaking off. THIS IS NOT A DEFECT. If the problem cannot be corrected using these methods, please contact Weber-Stephen Customer Service.
  • Page 30 15-16 52-56 18-19, 16 22-23 27 28 29 30 31 32...
  • Page 31: Parts Listing

    All items are single quantities unless otherwise unfortunately an occasional error may occur. If a part is specified. missing, do not go back to the store. Call the Weber Parts can be ordered directly from Weber-Stephen Customer Service Center toll free 1-800-446-1071 to Products Company by phone or mail.
  • Page 32 INAL HANKS hank you for choosing a Weber Barbecue. Our family here at Weber 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 prepared to help you with any problems with parts or assembly.

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