PRODUCT GUIDE MODEL 463232012 Char-Broil Performance T-36G IMPORTANT: Fill out the product record information below. Serial Number See rating label on grill for serial number. Date Purchased For support and to register your grill, please visit us at www.charbroil.com If you have questions or need assistance during assembly, please call 1-888-430-7870.
TABLE OF CONTENTS DANGER For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Use and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Parts Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Assembly . . . . . .
WARNING CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 1. Combustion by-products produced when using this product contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm. 2. This product contains chemicals, including lead and lead compounds, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash your hands after handling this product.
USE AND CARE DANGER • NEVER store a spare LP cylinder under or near the appliance or in an enclosed area. • Never fill a cylinder beyond 80% full. • An over filled or improperly stored cylinder is a hazard due to possible gas release from the safety relief valve. This could cause an intense fire with risk of property damage, serious injury or death. • If you see, smell or hear gas escaping, immediately get away from the LP cylinder/appliance and call your fire department.
LP Cylinder Exchange Connecting Regulator to the LP Cylinder •Many retailers that sell grills offer you the option of replacing your empty LP cylinder through an exchange service. Use only those reputable exchange companies that inspect, precision fill, test and certify their cylinders. Exchange your cylinder only for an OPD safety feature-equipped cylinder as described in the "LP Cylinder" section of this manual. 1.LP cylinder must be properly secured onto grill. (Refer to assembly section.
Leak Testing Valves, Hose and Regulator 1.Turn all grill control knobs to OFF. 2.Be sure regulator is tightly connected to LP cylinder. Str aig ht Hold coupling nut and regulator as shown for proper connection to LP cylinder valve. 3.Completely open LP cylinder valve by turning hand wheel counterclockwise. If you hear a rushing sound, turn gas off immediately. There is a major leak at the connection. Correct before proceeding. 4.
WARNING For Safe Use of Your Grill and to Avoid Serious Injury: • Do not let children operate or play near grill. • Keep grill area clear and free from materials that burn. • Do not block holes in sides or back of grill. • Check burner flames regularly. • Use grill only in well-ventilated space. NEVER use in enclosed space such as carport, garage, porch, covered patio, or under an overhead structure of any kind. • Do not use charcoal or ceramic briquets in a gas grill.
Ignitor Lighting (continued) Burner Flame Check 8. For grills equipped with ELECTRONIC IGNITION at each burner: Repeat steps 4 through 6 to light each burner. 9. Once each burner has ignited, turn knobs to desired setting. • Remove cooking grates and flame tamers. Light burners, rotate knobs from HI to LOW. You should see a smaller flame in LOW position than seen on HI. Perform burner flame check on sideburner, also. Always check flame prior to each use.
3. Remove carryover tubes and burners. 4. Detach electrode from burner. CAUTION SPIDER ALERT! SPIDER AND WEBS INSIDE BURNER TUBE If you notice that your grill is getting hard to light or that the flame isn’t as strong as it should be, take the time to check and clean the venturi’s. VALVE CONTROL PANEL SPIDER WEBS INSIDE VENTURI BURNER In some areas of the country, spiders or small insects have been known to create “flashback” problems.
LIMITED WARRANTY This warranty only applies to units purchased from an authorized retailer. Manufacturer warrants to the original consumer-purchaser only that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials after correct assembly and under normal and reasonable home use for the periods indicated below beginning on the date of purchase*.
PARTS LIST Key A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Qty 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 Q 2 R S T U V W X Y Z 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 AA 3 BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM NN OO PP 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Description BOTTOM SHELF TANK SCREW, F/ BOTTOM SHELF CASTER, LOCKING CASTER, FIXED CART LEFT SIDE PANEL GROMMET, F/ REGULATOR HOLE CART RIGHT SIDE PANEL CART LOWER BACK PANEL FRONT BRACE HEAT SHIELD, F/ TANK LEFT RAIL, F/ GREASE TRAY RIGHT RAIL, F/ GREASE TRAY FIREBOX MATCH HOLDER MAIN BURNER ELECT
PARTS DIAGRAM PP XX LL UU R O O O UU UU NN Q Q P TT TT TT OO MM GG WW M FF EE II JJ HH CC T AA AA KK AA ZZ S DD N VV Y U Z J X Y Z Z Y Y Z BB RR RR K YY SS L QQ I G H F W V E B C C D 12 D A
ASSEMBLY 1 Place bottom shelf upside down. Insert Caster Pin into the caster mounting plate to lock it in place, shown A. Spin the caster clockwise into the threads on the bottom shelf until secure. Remove the Caster Pin and repeat for remaining casters. Make sure the two locking casters are secured at the rear and the non-locking casters are secured at the front. After all 4 casters are secure remove the Caster Pin and save for future maintenance.
3 Place lower back panel between side panels at rear of bottom shelf. Secure lower back panel to side panels using four 1/4-20x1/2” screws, 7mm lock washers, and 7mm flat washers on each side. Lower back panel 1/4-20x1/2” screw 7mm lock washer 7mm flat washer 4 This step requires two people to lift and position grill head onto cart. Carefully lower the grill head onto the cart, aligning slots at bottom of grill head with posts on cart side panels.
5 On back of grill, place upper back panel between side panels and above lower back panel. Secure upper back panel, in lower holes, using one 1/4-20x1½” screw, 7mm lock washer, and 7mm flat washer on each side. Do not fully tighten screws until side shelf installation is complete in later steps.
6 Hang the four S hooks on towel bar. Attach towel bar to right side shelf using two 1/4-20x3/4” screws, 7mm lock washers and 7mm flat washers, shown A. Insert flange on right side shelf into side shelf brackets on side of firebox, shown B. Attach right side shelf using three 1/4”-20x3/4” screws, 7mm lock washers, 7mm flat washers, 1/4” nuts, shown C. Attach rear of shelf using one 1/4-20x1½” screw, 7mm lock washer, and 7mm flat washer in lower hole, shown D.
7 Insert flange on left sideburner shelf into side shelf brackets on side of firebox. Attach left sideburner shelf using three 1/4-20x3/4” screws, 7mm lock washers, 7mm flat washers, 1/4” nuts, shown A. Attach rear of shelf using one 1/4-20x1½” screw, 7mm lock washer, and 7mm flat washer in lower hole, shown B. Attach front of shelf and fascia using one #8x3/8” self-tapping screw and large flat washer, shown C.
8 First, remove the two screws and lock washers factory attached to the sideburner valve bracket. Position sideburner valve bracket beneath sideburner shelf fascia so that valve stem comes through larger center hole in fascia. Align the holes on valve bracket with left and right holes on fascia. Secure using lock washers and screws that were removed from bracket. Next, place sideburner bezel over valve stem on front side of fascia. Align small holes on bezel with upper and lower holes on fascia.
10 Insert sideburner burner into left shelf.The stud on bottom of burner fits into rear small hole in sideburner drip pan on shelf, shown A. Secure burner to sideburner drip pan with one Wing nut, shown B. Make sure burner tube engages sideburner valve, shown C. B Sideburner burner A Sideburner drip pan Wing nut C Va lve Sideburner drip pan Burner tube 11 Under sideburner shelf, attach sideburner ignitor wire to electrode, shown A.
12 Insert front brace under control panel and between cart side panels. Make sure door hinge pins are on the top side and facing the front. Secure using two 1/4-20x1½” screws, 7mm lock washers, and 7mm flat washers on each side. NOTE: MAKE SURE THAT THE FRONT BRACE IS MOUNTED IN THE MOST DOWNWARD POSITION WHEN ASSEMBLED TO CART. Door Hinge Pin 7mm flat washer Front brace Rea t Fron 1/4-20x1½” screw Inside of cart, insert rear shield tab into left slot on upper of lower back panel.
14 Release the cap and nut from electronic ignition module. Attach electronic ignition module to the cart right side panel with the nut and cap, shown A. Connect each of the wires from the main burner electrodes, and sideburner electrode into the back of the Electronic Ignition Module.Total (4) connections. Connect the two wires(A and B) from the switch wiring harness into the back of the Electronic Ignition Module. Total (2) connections.
16 Install flame tamers by sliding one end of each flame tamer into slots at front of firebox and resting opposite end on pins in back of firebox. Note: Some parts omitted for clarity of illustration Front of firebox Flame tamers Back of firebox Pin 17 Place cooking grates onto the firebox as shown. Insert the two wire ends at rear of warming rack into holes in back of firebox. Front wires of warming rack rest on sides of firebox.
18 On back of grill, slide grease tray into opening in upper back panel. CAUTION Failure to install grease tray will cause hot grease to drip from bottom of grill with risk of fire or property damage. Grease tray 19 Unscrew electronic ignition cap on cart right side panel. Insert AA battery into ignitor, negative (—) end first. Replace the cap.
20 LP CYLINDER IS SOLD SEPARATELY. Fill and leak check the cylinder before attaching to grill and regulator (see Use & Care section). Once cylinder has been filled and leak checked, place cylinder into hole in bottom shelf. Make sure cylinder valve is facing front of grill. Secure cylinder with cylinder screw under bottom shelf. Insert regulator through large hole in left side panel.
DANGER: If a gas leak cannot be stopped, or a fire occurs due to gas leakage, call the fire department. Emergencies Possible Cause Prevention/Solution Gas leaking from cracked/cut/burned hose. • Damaged hose. • Turn off gas at LP cylinder or at source on natural gas systems. If anything but burned, replace valve/hose/regulator. If burned, discontinue use of product until a plumber has investigated cause and corrections are made. Gas leaking from LP cylinder.
Troubleshooting (continued) Problem Possible Cause Prevention/Solution Burner(s) will not light using ignitor. (See Electronic Ignition Troubleshooting also) ELECTRONIC IGNITION: • No spark, no ignition noise. • See Section I of Electronic Ignition System. • No spark, some ignition noise. • See Section II of Electronic Ignition System. • Sparks, but not at electrode or at full strength. • See Section III of Electronic Ignition System. Burner(s) will not match light.
Troubleshooting - Electronic Ignition Problem (Ignition) Check Procedure Prevention/Solution • Check battery orientation. • Install battery (make sure that “+” and “–” connectors are oriented correctly, with “+” end up and “–” end down.) • Has battery been used previously? • Replace battery with new alkaline battery. • Button assembly not installed properly. • Check to insure threads are properly engaged. Button should travel up and down without binding.
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