weber 5500 User Manual
Genesis, 5500 series, Perma-mount
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GENESIS
®
5500 Series
Perma-Mount
™
Natural Gas Barbecue
Serial Number
Please use this number in registering your warranty
and any correspondence with the factory.
Owner’s Manual
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
NOTICE TO INSTALLER: These
instructions must be left with the owner
and the owner should keep them for
future use.
WARNING: Follow all leak check
procedures carefully in this manual prior
to barbecue operation. Do this even if
barbecue was dealer assembled.
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 gas supplier or your fire
department.
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®
Document Outline
- GENESIS ® 5500 Series
- DANGER
- WARNINGS
- WARRANTY
- PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
- Contents
- General Instructions
- For Installation in Canada
- Storage
- Operating area
- Gas supply testing
- Notice Before Installation
- General Specifications for Piping
- Gas line piping
- Steel
- Copper
- Outside underground piping
- Plastic tubing
- Testing connections
- Typical natural gas supply installation to a concrete patio or pad
- Typical natural gas supply installation to a wood deck
- Typical natural gas supply installation over an existing post
- Recommended concrete pad requirements
- Typical installation of the base for an existing concrete patio or a new pad
- Typical base installation for a wood deck
- Assembly
- Tools needed
- Supplies needed
- Check package contents
- Assemble base
- Finish base assembly
- Level the base
- Assemble the frame
- Continue frame assembly
- Complete frame assembly
- Insert bottom tubing plugs
- Check the frame assembly
- Secure frame assembly to anchored base
- Install left end panel
- Install three back panels
- Install bottom accessory trays
- Install side burner locks
- Add cooking box
- Install side burner
- Install manifold bracket
- Connect barbecue gas supply line to the natural gas supply
- Check that all burner valves are off
- Install igniter
- Purge air from gas lines
- Check for gas leaks
- Install brace panel and right end panel
- Set notched accessory tray in place
- Insert Flavorizer Bars and Steam-N-Chips Smoker
- Install cooking grates
- Install left hand swing table
- Install right hand swing table
- Install the bottom tray
- Install the lid
- Install the control panel, burner control knobs, FlameCheck button and tool holders
- Secure the side burner
- Install glass doors
- Complete accessory installation
- OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
- Lighting
- Crossover Ignition System
- To Extinguish
- Manual Lighting
- To Extinguish
- Lighting the side burner
- Cooking
- After a Period of Nonuse
- Periodic Cleaning
- Using the Steam-N-Chips Smoker
- To use the Steam-N-Chips Smoker
- Cleaning the Steam-N-Chips Smoker
- Annual Maintenance
- Inspection and Cleaning of the Weber Spider Stopper Guards
- General Maintenance
- Weber Spider Stopper Guards
- Main Burner Flame Pattern
- Main Burner Cleaning Procedure
- Replacing Main Burners
- Crossover Ignition System Operations
- FlameCheck Safety System
- TROUBLESHOOTING
- Side Burner Troubleshooting
- Side Burner Maintenance
- Exploded View
- Parts List