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solVInG problems
Probleem Probable cause Solution
Impossibletolightburner(withigniter
ormatch)
•Blockedventuritubes •Cleanventuritubes
Notenoughheat •Gascylindervalveisnotopen
•Venturitubesnotpositionedoverexhaustvalves
•Blockedburneropenings
•Cylinderisemptyoralmostempty
•Regulatornotfittedcorrectlyoncylinder
•Opengascylindervalve
•Reinstallventuritubes
•Cleanopeningsorfitnewburner
•Newcylinder
•Tightenupconnectorofregulator
•Disconnecthose
Yellow flames •Venturitubesarepartlyblocked
•Saltonburner
•TheproductisconnectedtoButhane.
•Cleanventuritubes
•Cleanburner
•ConnecttheproducttoPropanewiththerightconnector.
Flamesjumpingoutoftheburnerbox •Windyweather
•Cylinderalmostempty
•Thebottomoftheburnerbowlisdirty.
•Movebarbecuewithrearsidepointingtowardsthewind
•Newcylinderorfillup
•Cleanthefirebowlofthebarbecue.
Excessiveheatandflare-ups •Toofattyfood
•Blockedfatdrainhole
•Cookingsystemnotpositionedcorreclty
•Trimexcessfatorreduceheat
•Cleanbottomofburnerboxandburner
•Positioncookingsystemcorrectly
Flamesbehindcontrolpanel •Blockedventuritubes •Shutoffgasimmediately,allowbarbecuetocooldownand
cleanventuritubes
Regulatorhumming •Temporarysituationcausedbyhighoutsidetemperatureor
fullcylinder
•Thisisnotadefectorahazard
Incomplete flame •Blocked,piercedorrustedburner •Clean/replaceburner
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Problem Probable cause Solution
Nosparkswhenpressingtheignition;
no sound
•Batterynotinstalledcorrectly
•Flatormissingbattery
•Ignitionbuttonnotinstalledcorrectly
•Defectivesparkgenerator
•Installbattery(ensurethat“+”and“-”areorientedcor-
rectly,with“+”atthetopand“-”atthebottom)
•ReplacewithnewAAbattery
•Screwoffbuttonandreinstall
•Replacesparkgenerator
Nosparkswhenpressingtheignition;
sound is present
•Faultyground
•Burnerandelectrodearepositionedtoofarapart
•Removeandreconnectallconnectionswithsparkgenerator
and electrodes
•Bringtheelectrodeclosertotheburnerbybendingitslightly
Sparksarepresentbutnotwithallelec-
trodesand/ornotpowerfulenough
•Faultyground
•Sparkflashoverawayfromburner(s)
•Lowbattery
•Electrodesarewet
•Electrodescrackedorbrokenn“sparksarepresent”
•Removeandreconnectallconnectionstothesparkgenera-
torandtheelectrodes
•Ifsparksarepresentthatdonotoriginatefromthe
burner(s),thewiringmaybedamaged.Replacethewiring.
•ReplacewithnewAAbattery
•Usepapertissuestoremovethedirt
•Replacecrackedordefectiveelectrodes
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