SUMMIT 400 & 600 Natural Gas Barbecues Operating Guide Read before assembly Summit 400 NG Summit 600 NG Serial Number Serial Number WARNING: Follow all leak check procedures carefully in this manual prior to barbecue operation. Do this even if barbecue was dealer assembled. NOTICE TO INSTALLER: These instructions must be left with the owner and the owner should keep them for future use.
WARNINGS DANGER Failure to follow the Dangers,Warnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’s Manual may result in serious bodily injury or death, or a fire or an explosion causing damage to property. ■ Do not store a spare or disconnected LP tank under or near this barbecue. ■ Improper assembly may be dangerous. Please carefully follow the assembly instructions in this manual.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Warnings 2 Cooking 8 Warranty 4 Storage 8 A Word of Thanks 4 Cleaning 8 Standards and Codes Information 5 Maintenance Storage Operation Natural Gas Supply Testing 5 5 5 Spider Stopper Guards Inspection and Cleaning of the Spider Stopper Guards Main Burner Flame Pattern Main Burner Cleaning Procedure Replacing the Main Burners Crossover Ignition System Operations *REFER TO YOUR STEP-BY-STEP SECTION AT THIS TIME Lighting Crossover Ignition System To Extinguish 6 6 6 Manua
WARRANTY Weber-Stephen Products Co. (Weber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber Gas Barbecue that it will be free of defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: Aluminum Castings, 25 years, Cooking Grates and Flavorizer Bars, 7 years, All Remaining Parts, 5 years, when assembled and operated in accordance with the printed instructions accompanying it. Weber may require reasonable proof of your date of purchase.
STANDARDS AND CODES INFORMATION Your Weber Gas Barbecue is a portable outdoor cooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue you can grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results that are difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid and Flavorizer Bars produce that "outdoor" flavor in the food. The Weber Gas Barbecue is portable so you can easily change its location in your yard or on your patio. Portability means you can take your Weber Gas Barbecue with you if you move.
LIGHTING WARNING: Check hose before each use of barbecue for nicks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be damaged in any way, do not use the barbecue. Contact your dealer. EACH HEAT ZONE OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY. Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1) Open the sliding work surfaces and splash guards. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are OFF. (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise.) High Medium Low Off 3) Turn on gas supply.
MANUAL LIGHTING 3) Turn on gas supply. 4) Select Heat Zone. EACH HEAT ZONE OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY. 5) Put a match in the match holder and strike the match. Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel 6) Push LEFT burner control knob down and turn to H (high). WARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face and body at least one foot away from the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue.
COOKING CLEANING The Weber Gas Barbecue should not be moved when operating or hot. CAUTION: Turn your Weber Gas Barbecue OFF and wait for it to cool before cleaning. High Medium Low CAUTION: Do not clean your Flavorizer Bars or cooking grates in a self-cleaning oven. Replacement cooking grates and Flavorizer Bars are available through your retailer or the Weber-Stephen Customer Service Center. Off You can adjust the LEFT and RIGHT burners as desired.
MAINTENANCE DANGER Failure to correct these symptoms may result in a fire which can cause serious bodily injury or death and cause damage to property. Spider Stopper Guards Your Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section of the burner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow, and can cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter. Figure 4.
Replacing the Burners MAINTENANCE 1. Your Weber Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. Main Burner Flame Pattern 2. Turn OFF gas at source. The Weber Gas Barbecue burners have been factory set for the correct air and gas mixture. The correct flame pattern is shown in Figure 6. 3. Disconnect regulator. 4. To remove control panel refer to “Remove the control panel and the front panel” in the Step-By-Step Guide. Tips occasionally yellowish Burner inside cooking box 5. Remove splash guards. 6.
MAINTENANCE 11. Pull the manifold out of the burners. Figure 12. 9. Disconnect white and black wire from each igniter. Figure 10. White wire Black wire Manifold Figure 10 Summit 400 10. Unlatch the Spider Stopper Guards and remove. Figure 11. Figure 11 Manifold Summit 400 Figure 12 11 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
MAINTENANCE 14. To reinstall the burners, reverse steps 3 through 13. CAUTION: The burner openings must be positioned properly over the valve orifices. Figure 15 (a). 12. Slide the burner assembly from each Heat Zone. The left and right burners are connected by the Crossover tube. Figure 13 (a). Check proper assembly before fastening manifold in place. Figure 15 (b). Pull out of here (a) Valve Crossover tube Burner (b) Figure 15 Figure 13 15. Reinstall the Spider Stopper Guards.
MAINTENANCE Crossover Ignition System Operations If the Crossover Ignition System fails to ignite the Front burner, light the Front burner with a match. If the Front burner lights with a match, then check the Crossover Ignition System. ■ Check that both the white and black ignition wires are attached properly. Figure 17. ■ Check that the Crossover Ignition button pushes the igniter (button) down, and returns to the up position. ■ Check to see if the igniter is loose in the frame.
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Check Cure Burners burn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Inspect Spider Stopper Guards for possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes.) Clean Spider Stopper Guards. (See Maintenance Section.) Burner does not light, or flame is low in HIGH position. Is fuel hose bent or kinked? Straighten fuel hose. Does the Front burner light with a match? If you can light the Front burner with a match, then check the Crossover Ignition System.
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REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST FOR SUMMIT 400 NG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Cooking grate Flavorizer Bars (7) Left work surface Glides (4) Phillips head 1/4-20 x 1 inch machine screws (4) Cooking box (assembly) Burner control knobs (4) Igniter (2) Igniter lock nut (2) Igniter wire (black) (2) Igniter wire (white) (2) Gas catcher ignition chamber (2) Manifold mounting clips (2) Manifold assembly / Corrugat
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REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST FOR SUMMIT 600 NG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Cooking grates (3) Flavorizer Bars (11) Left work surface Glides (4) Phillips head 1/4-20 x 1 inch machine screws (4) Cooking box (assembly) Burner control knobs (6) Igniter (3) Igniter lock nut (3) Igniter wire (black) (3) Igniter wire (white) (3) Gas catcher ignition chamber (3) Manifold mounting clips (2) Manifold assembly / Co
PATENTS & TRADEMARKS © 1996 Weber-Stephen Products Co. Weber, the silhouette, Flavorizer and Crossover are registered U.S. trademarks; Summit, Grill Cozy, Gas Catcher, Spider Stopper, and Steam-N-Chips, are trademarks, all of Weber-Stephen Products Co., 200 East Daniels Road, Palatine, IL 60067-6266. U.S.A. Summit Series Gas Barbecues are covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 4,677,964; 4,727,853; 4,777,927; 4,829,978; 4,860,724; 4,941,817; and 4,966,125; and, Canada patent Nos. 1,283,586 and 1,300,995.
