Before Your First Cookout - Kenmore 415.162150 Assembly Instructions/Use And Care Manual

Before Your First Cookout
. Light burners, check to make sure they are lit, close the lid and
warm up grill on HIGH for 15 minutes. This curing of paint and
parts will produce an odor only on first lighting.
Burner Flame Check
. Light burner, rotate knobs from Hi to LO. You should see a
smaller flame in LO position than seen on Hi. Always check
flame prior to each use. Perform flame check on sideburner, if
only low flame is seen refer to "Sudden drop or low flame" in
the Troubleshooting Secdon.
Turning Grill Off
. Turn all knobs to OFF position. Turn LP tank off by turning
OPD hand wheel clockwise to a full stop.
Ignitor Check
• Turn gas off at LP tank. Press and hold ignitor button. "Click"
should be heard and spark seen each time between collector
box or burner and electrodes. See "Troubleshooting" if no click
or spark.
Valve Check
• Important: Make sure gas is off at LP tank before checking
valves. Knobs !ock in OFF position. To check valves, first
push in knobs and release, knobs should spring back. If knobs
do not spring back, replace valve assembly before using grill.
Turn knobs to LO position then turn back to OFF position.
Valves should turn smoothly.
General Grill Cleaning
. Keep the outside of your grill looking new by cleaning it once a
month with warm soap and water or a non-abrasive cleaner. If
you don't have a grill cover, wipe off dust and grime before
starting your grill.
. Coating the cooking grids with spray-on cooking oil will keep the
food from sticking and make clean up easier. After cooking,
scrape the grates with a long handled, brass wire bristle brush.
. Check inside the grill bottom for grease build up and dean
often, especially after cooking fatty meat.
. Do not mistake brown or black accumulation of grease and
smoke for paint. Interiors of gas grills are not painted at the
factory (and should never be painted). Apply a strong solution
of detergent and water or use a gril! cleaner with scrub brush
on insides of grill lid and bottom. Rinse and allow to completely
air dry. Do not apply a caustic grill/oven cleaner to painted
surfaces.
• Plated wire grates: Wash grates and V-bar with concentrated
gril! cleaner or use soap and water solution. Dry thoroughly and
store indoors between cookouts.
, PJastic parts: Wash with warm soapy water and wipe dry.
,& Do not use citrisol, abrasive cleaners, degreasers or a
concentrated grill cleaner on plastic parts. Damage to and
failure of parts can result.
• Porcelain grates: Because of glassqike composition, most
residue can be wiped away with baking soda/water solution or
specially formulated cleaner. Use non-abrasive scouring
powder for stubborn stains.
Repainting Your Grin
. After extended use and exposure to weather, paint on gri!l may
deteriorate or become spotted. Although this detracts from
grill's appearance, it will not impair its performance.
. To refinish your grill brush outside of grill lid and bottom with
wire brush and lightly sand with fine grit sandpaper. Sanding
allows new paint to adhere more easily. Wash grill lid and
bottom with soap and water to remove dust and grease. Do not
use a grill cleaner on outside of grill. Wipe with vinegar.
Refinish outside with heat-resistant paint. Do not paint inside
of grill.
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NATURAL HAZARD ,, $PmDI=R$
FACT: Sometimes spiders and other small insects climb into
the burner tubes attached to the burners. The spiders spin
webs, build nests and lay eggs. The webs or nests can be
very small, but they are very strong and can block the flow of
gas. Clean burners prior to use after storing, at the beginning
of grilling season or after a period of one month not being
used.
Typical spider webs inside burner.
Spider guards are on the air intakes in an effort to reduce this
problem, but it will not eliminate it! An obstruction can result
in a "flashback" (a fire in the burner tubes). The gri!l may still
light, but the obstruction does not allow full gas flow to the
burners.
JF YOU EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Smell gas.
2. Burner(s) will not light.
3. A small yellow flame from burner (should be blue).
4. Fire coming from around or behind control knob.
STOP!
Immediately turn off gas at LP tank!
,& After a burner tube fire, you must inspect the hose and
do a "Leak Test" to assure no damage has occured to
the parts.
SOLUTION:
Wait for grill to cool.
Follow the "Cteani,'_g T,_eBumer Assembly" instructions.
Clean burners often. Use a 12" pipe cleaner to dean out the
burner tubes. You may also force a stream of water from a
hose nozzle through burner tubes to clean them.
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