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Manually Lighting Your Grill by Match

To light your gas grill by match, insert a match into the

Manual Lighting Stick and follow steps 1 through 6 of

the Basic Lighting Procedures. Then, light the match
and place Manual Lighting Stick through the Lighting

Hole on the left side of the grill. See Fig. 14. Turn the
nearest Control Knob to the HIGH setting to release

gas. The Burner should light immediately.

Figure 14

MATCH

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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 Lighting Hole or Burners, when

lighting your grill by match.

If the grill fails to light:

1. Turn gas off at source and turn the Control Knob to

OFF. Wait at least five minutes for gas to clear,
then retry.

2. If your grill still fails to light, check gas supply

and connections.

3. Repeat lighting procedure. If yourgriii 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 BurnerTubes over
Orifices.

• Obstruction in gas line

Correction: Remove fuel line from grill. Do not
smoke! Open gas supply for one second to clear
any obstruction from fuel line. Close offgas supply
at source and reconnect fuel line to grill.

• Plugged Orifice

Correction: Remove Burners from grill by pulling
Cotter Pin (beneath Burner) using Long nose

pliers. 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,
Cotter Pins and cooking components.

If an obstruction is suspected in gas valves or

gas valve bracket, please call for repair service at

1-800-4-MY-HOME. ®

• Obstruction in BurnerTubes

Correction: Follow the Burner Tube cleaning

procedure on page 19 of this Owner's Manual.

• Misalignment of Ignitor on Burner

Correction: Check for proper position of the
Electrode Tip as shown in Figures 9c and 11.
The gap between the Spark Electrode Tip and
Burner or Spark Receiver should be approxi­
mately 3/16", adjust if necessary. With the gas
supply closed and all Control Knobs set to OFF
press the Electric Ignitor Cap and check for the
presence of a spark at the Electrode.

• Disconnected Ignition Wires

Correction: Inspect the Ignitor Junction Box
found behind the Control Panel. Connect loose
Ignitor wires to Junction Box and try to light the
grill.

• Weak AA battery

Correction: Unscrew the Ignitor Cap and replace
the battery.

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 Knobs to the OFF posi­

tion.

• 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 1/4 to

1/2 open.

• Open the Grill Lid.
• Set Control Knobs to OFF

Push and turn the LEFT Control Knob to

HIGH,

5. If all checks or corrections have been made and

you still have questions about operating your gas
grill, call the Customer Service Helpline
Bam - 8pm CST, Monday through Friday at

1-888-317-7642

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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 19

in this manual.

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