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Manually lighting your grill by match, If grill still fails to light – Kenmore 122.166489 User Manual

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WARNING

Never lean over the grill cooking area while

lighting your gas grill. Keep your face and body a

safe distance (at least 18 inches) from the

cooking grid surface when lighting your grill by

match.

Manually Lighting Your Grill by Match
1. Take the manual lighting stick

2. Insert a match into the lighting stick.

3. Follow steps 1 through 5 of the Basic Lighting

Procedure.

4. Light the match and extend the lighting stick to

cooking grid surface.

5. Turn the desired control knob to the Hl/position

setting to release gas. The burner should light

immediately.

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WARNING

Should a “FLASH-BACK” fire occur in/or
around the burner tubes, follow the instructions

below. Failure to comply with these instructions
could result in a fire or explosion that could
cause serious bodily injury, death, or property
damage.
• Shut off gas supply to the gas grill.
• Turn the control knobs to OFF position.
• Put out any flame with a proper fire extinguisher.
• Open grill lid.
• Once the grill has cooled down, clean the burner

tubes and burners according to the cleaning

instructions found on page 14.

If Grill Still Fails To Light
1. Check gas supply and connections for leaks. Check

that all wires connections are secure.

2. Repeat basic lighting procedure. If your grill still fails
to operate, turn the gas off at source, turn the control

knobs to OFF, then check the following:

• Misalignment of burner tubes over orifices
Correction: Reposition burner tubes over orifices.
•Obstruction in gas line
Correction: Remove fuel line from grill. Do not smoke!
Open gas supply for 1 second to clear any obstruction

from fuel line. Close off gas supply at source and

reconnect fuel line to grill.

• Plugged orifice
Correction: Remove burners from grill, carefully lift

each burner up and away from gas valve orifice.

Remove the orifice from gas valve and gently clear any

obstruction with a fine wire. Then reinstall all orifices,

burners, and cooking components.

3. If an obstruction is suspected in gas valves, please
call for repair service at 1-800-4-MY-HOME.

4. If the grill still does not light you may need to purge air
from the gas line or reset the regulator excess gas flow

device. Note: This procedure should be done every time
a new LP gas tank is connected to your grill.

To purge air from your gas line and/or reset the

regulator excess gas flow device:
• Turn the control knob to OFF position.
• Turn off the gas at the tank valve.
• Disconnect regulator from LP gas tank.
• Let unit stand for 5 minutes.
• Reconnect regulator to the LP gas tank.
• Turn the tank valve on slowly until % to

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open.

• Open the grill lid.
• Set control knobs to OFF. Push and turn any control

knob to HIGH.

• Turn control knobs to HIGH until all the burners are lit
• You may start to use the grill

5. If all checks or corrections have been made and you

still have questions about operating your gas grill, call
the Customer Service Helpline 8 AM - 5 PM PST,

Monday through Friday at 1-800-913-8999

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