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Weber Platinum II 3200 NG Owner's Manual

Weber Platinum II 3200 NG Owner's Manual

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PLATINUM
Natural Gas Barbecue
Owner's Manual
®
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.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
3200 Series
™
WARNING: Do not try to light this appliance
without reading "Lighting" instructions
section of this manual.
THIS GAS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR
OUTDOOR USE ONLY.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
If you smell gas:
1. Shut off gas to the appliance.
2. Extinguish any open flame.
3. Open lid.
4. If odor continues, immediately call your
Serial Number
Please use this number in registering your warranty
and any correspondence with the factory.
gas supplier.
98836
11/97

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  • Page 1 Serial Number Please use this number in registering your warranty and any correspondence with the factory. PLATINUM 3200 Series ™ Natural Gas Barbecue Owner's Manual ® WARNING: Follow all leak check procedures WARNING: Do not try to light this appliance carefully in this manual prior to barbecue without reading "Lighting"...

  • 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

    U.S. trademarks; Platinum, Per ma-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 .......... 32-33 Parts Listing .............. 35 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 measures grill temperature, and can be removed and g) Side burner for making sauces, gravies, etc.,while...

  • Page 6: General Instructions

    The Weber Gas Barbecue is portable so you can easily Operating area change its location in your yard or on your patio. Portability means you can take your Weber Gas Barbecue with you if WARNING: Only use this barbecue outdoors in a you move.

  • Page 7: Assembly

    Assembly Step 1 Check package contents Tools needed Screwdrivers, regular Cooking box and Phillips (assembly) Hammer 7/16, 5/8, 11/16, and 3/4 inch open-end or two adjustable wrenches (assembly) Pliers Block of wood Bottom tray Supplies needed You will need a soap and water solution to check for gas leaks.
  • Page 8 Front panel Two casters Two cooking grates Left frame Warming rack Wheel frame Warm-Up Basket Two frame connectors Thermometer Five long Flavorizer Bars Eight short Flavorizer Bars Left hand slide bar assembly Assembly consists of: Two wheels Left hand slide bar Two aluminum drip pans Support rod Catch pan...
  • Page 9 Catch pan holder Two wheel hubcaps (actual size) Manifold bracket Two hinge pins (hardware size: 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch clevis pin) (actual size) Side burner assembly Five 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolts (actual size) Burner grate Six 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts (actual size) Side burner knob Four 10-24 x 1 3/4 machine screws...
  • Page 10 Tap on one hubcap. boxes) to protect the finish during frame assembly. 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 washers nylon washers and a 7/16 inch wrench.
  • Page 12 Step 7 Step 8 Install side burner locks Add cooking box You will need: frame assembly, two side burner locks and You will need: frame assembly, cooking box assembly, a 7/16 inch wrench. spacer bracket, 1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt, nylon washer, 1/4-20 keps nut, pliers and a 7/16 inch wrench.
  • Page 13 Your Weber Gas Barbecue burner assembly has been Step 9 factory assembled, pressure and flame tested. As a safety Install gas supply precaution we recommend you check the burner alignment: General Specifications for Piping a) Do the valves fit into the ends of the burners? Figure 9 (a).

  • Page 14: Gas Line Piping

    Typical natural gas supply installation. Figure 10. Step 10 Gas supply Install igniter Note - The igniter wires are already attached to the Gas Inside wall Catcher Ignition Chamber and the igniter. This was done to factory test the ignition system. Outside wall The igniter lock nut and igniter gasket are on the igniter.
  • Page 15 Step 11 Step 13 Check that all burner valves are off Install side burner You will need: one burner control knob. You will need: side burner assembly, burner grate, and manifold bracket. Valves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure.
  • Page 16 The burners have been flame Figure 17 tested. As a safety precaution you should recheck all fittings for leaks before using your Weber Gas Barbecue. WARNING: Do not ignite burners while leak checking. Shipping and handling may have loosened or damaged a gas fitting.
  • Page 17 Check: Step 16 a) Hose to manifold connection. Figure 18 (a). Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates b) Manifold to side burner hose connection. Figure 18 (b). You will need: five long Flavorizer Bars, eight short Flavorizer Bars and two cooking grates. WARNING: If there is a leak at connections a or b, retighten the fitting with a wrench and recheck for Set the long Flavorizer Bars side to side in the lower...
  • Page 18 Step 17 Step 18 Install the bottom tray Install the lid You will need: bottom tray, catch pan holder, catch pan and You will need: lid, two hinge pins and two hair pin cotters. one drip pan. Set the lid in place. Align the hinges at the rear of the barbecue.
  • Page 19 Step 19 Step 20 Install tool holders, control panel and burner Secure side burner control knobs Pull the right hand swing table up. Stand to the right side of the barbecue. Slightly pull back both side burner locks. You will need: three tool holders, control panel, two Phillips Slide the side burner toward the control panel.
  • Page 20 Step 21 Insert one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Figure 28 (a). Install left hand 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 21 Position slide bar assembly on the outside of the caster Step 22 frame. Put a nylon washer on each 1 3/4 inch screw, insert Install right hand swing table screws through frame and slide bar assembly and add nylon washers and hex nuts. Tighten nuts using a You will need: swing table end bracket, two 10-24 hex screwdriver and pliers.
  • Page 22 Insert one end of the hinge rod into the hole in the frame. Position slide bar assembly on the outside of the wheel Figure 32 (a). frame. Put a nylon washer on each 1 3/4 inch screw, insert screws through wheel frame and slide bar assembly and Insert the other end into the hole in the swing table end add nylon washers and hex nuts.
  • Page 23 Basket, warming rack, thermometer, two tubing plugs and a hammer. 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 35 (a).

  • Page 24: Operating Instructions

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1) Open the lid. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are turned OFF. DANGER (Push each knob down and turn clockwise.) Failure to open lid while igniting the 3) Turn gas supply valve on.

  • Page 25: Manual Lighting

    Manual Lighting WARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face and body at least one foot away from the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. DANGER 5) Push Front burner control knob down and turn to START/HI. Failure to open lid while igniting the barbecue, or not waiting 5 minutes to 6) Check that the burner is lit by looking through the matchlight hole on the front of the cooking box.

  • Page 26: Lighting

    Lighting the side burner Lighting the side burner if the main burners are lit. Figure 4. The side burner has a separate ignition system from the 1) Open the side burner lid. main cooking box. 2) Push down and turn the side burner control to HI. 3) Press the side burner igniter button several times so it DANGER clicks each time.

  • Page 27: Cooking

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

  • Page 28: Annual Maintenance

    Check: a) Hose to manifold connection. Figure 5 (a). Inspection and Cleaning of the Weber Spider b) Manifold to side burner hose connection. Figure 5 (b). 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 29: General Maintenance

    Air shutter Figure 6 Main Burner Cleaning Procedure The Weber Spider Stopper Guard is factory installed. It fits Turn off the gas supply. Remove the manifold. tightly around the air shutter section of the burner tube (See Section “Replacing the main burners”.)
  • Page 30 d) Unlatch the Spider Stopper Guards and remove. g) Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly, to separate Figure 11. the crossover tube from the burners. Figure 14. Remove the burners from the cooking box. Crossover tube Figure 14 h) To reinstall burners, reverse steps c) through g). Figure 11 CAUTION: The burner openings must be positioned properly over the valve orifices.
  • Page 31 Reinstall the Spider Stopper Guards. Slightly rotate Crossover Ignition System Operations the Spider Stopper Guards so that the seams are in If the Crossover Ignition System fails to ignite the Front line with the Venturi fins. There should be no gaps in burner, light the Front burner with a match.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Check Cure Burners burn with a yellow or orange flame, in Inspect Weber Spider Stopper Clean Weber Spider Stopper conjunction with the smell of gas. Guards for possible obstructions. Guards. (See Section "Annual (Blockage of holes.) Maintenance".) Burner does not light, or flame is low Is fuel hose bent or kinked? Straighten fuel hose.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    Flame is low in HIGH position. Is fuel hose bent or kinked? Straighten hose. Flame is very yellow in conjunction with Inspect the Weber Spider Stopper Clean Weber Spider Stopper the smell of gas, Guard for possible obstructions. Guard. (See Section "Annual (Blockage of holes.)
  • Page 34 52-53,49 15-16 57-62 18-19, 16 22-23 27 28 29 30 31 32...

  • Page 35: Parts Listing

    While we give much attention to our products, unfortunately an occasional error may occur. If a part is missing, do not go back to the store. Call the Weber Customer Service All items are single quantities unless otherwise specified. Center toll free 1-800-446-1071 to receive immediate Parts can be ordered directly from Weber-Stephen assistance.
  • Page 36 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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