Weber 55159 - Manual

5 5 General Instructions Your Weber Gas Barbecue is a stationary outdoorcooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue youcan grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results that aredifficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. Theclosed lid and Flavorizer Bars produce that "outdoor"fl...

11 11 General Specifications forPiping American National Standards Institute (ANSI)Recommendations for gas supply installations: Connections: ■ This barbecue is designed to operate at 7 inchesof water column pressure (.2526 psi). ■ A manual shut-off valve must be installedoutdoors, immediately ahead...

13 13 Recommended concrete pad requirements We recommend a pad a minimum of 40 inches left to right, 20 inches front to back and 4 inches deep (1.85 cubic feet). Figure 4. Note - Cubic feet is determined by multiplying lengthtimes width times depth and dividing by 1728. 20” 4” 40” Figure 4 If you us...

14 Step 2 Assemble the frame You will need: left frame, right frame, two nylonwashers, two 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts and a 7/16 inchwrench. Note - Work on carpeted area (on grass, or on one ofthe boxes) to protect the finish during frameassembly. Put the frame pieces so the leg tabs are up. Put therig...

15 (1) (2) Step 4 Add Wrap-around Frame Panel You will need: wrap around frame panel and awrench. Place wrap-around frame panel in place: 1) The cut-out tabs should fit between the washer and the frame, as shown. 2) The square cut-out holes fit around the white plugs in the frame as shown. Tighten B...

16 Figure 3 Figure 5 Figure 4 25 5/8 1 2 3 4 Step 5 Measure and drill holes You will need: Completed frame assembly, basepanel, tape measure, and pencil. CAUTION: Combustible materials should never be within 24 inches of the top, bottom, back orsides of the barbecue. Do not locate underoverhead comb...

18 Figure 10 3/8 inch x 1 1/2 inch lag bolt 3/8 inch flat washer Mount plate Drilled hole Figure 9 1 2 3 4 Typical installation of the base for an existingconcrete patio, new pad or wood deck(continued) Method 4 - Wood deck After assembling the base according to the assemblyinstructions, position th...

19 Guide screw (a) (b) Wing nuts View frombehindcookingbox Figure 13 Figure 11 Burner tubes Frame brace Slide the cooking box to the left within the frame. Putnylon washer on bolt. Insert the bolt through the frameand cooking box with the head of the bolt outside theframe. Figure 12. Add the keps nu...

Step 8 Connect barbecue gas supply line to thenatural gas supply Note - We recommend that the connectionbetween the barbecue gas supply line and thenatural gas supply be flare to flare. A 3/8-inch flarefitting has been included with the barbecue gassupply line of your gas barbecue. The fitting isloo...

21 Figure 17 Igniter lock nut Keyhole inframe brace Small part of keyholein frame brace Frame brace Frame brace (a) (b) (c) Figure 18 Step 11 Install igniter Note - The igniter wires are already attached to theGas Catcher Ignition Chamber and the igniter. Thiswas done to factory test the ignition sy...

22 Figure 20 Figure 19 (a) Gas supply shutoff at the house (c) (b) Step 13 Check for gas leaks DANGER Do not use an open flame to check forgas leaks. Be sure there are no sparksor open flames in the area while youcheck for leaks. This will result in a fireor explosion which can cause seriousbodily i...

23 Figure 21 Figure 22 (a) Base panel Left sidepanel top bottom Right sidepanel Step 14 Add base panel You will need: Base panel. Put the right side in and down, tilt and set the left sidein place. Figure 21. Step 15 Install side panels You will need: two side panels, and eight plasticbuttons. From ...

24 Figure 26 Figure 25 Figure 27 Bottom tray Finger grip on frontedge of bottom tray Finger grip Front side of catch pan holder Figure 23 Figure 24 Step 16 Install Flavorizer Bars and Cooking Grates You will need: five long Flavorizer Bars and twocooking grates. Set the long Flavorizer Bars side to ...

25 Hair pin cotter Hinge pin Figure 28 Figure 29 Tool holders Control panelpush-in buttons (a) (b) Step 18 Install Lid You will need: lid, two hinge pins and two hair pincotters. Set the lid in place. Align the hinges at the rear of thebarbecue. Insert hinge pins from the outside. Insert hairpin cot...

26 Slot in frame(view frombelow) Figure 30 Wire end (a) Step 20 Install the condiment basket You will need: condiment basket, left end trim piece, two 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts, and two nylon washers. Insert one wire end of the condiment basket into thehole in the side frame. Figure 30 (a). Push the t...

27 Figure 34 Figure 33 (b) (a) Right side frame Left side frame slots Left hooks Step 21 Install the accessory rack You will need: accessory rack. Rest the left end of the accessory rack on the basepanel. Figure 33 (a). Insert the right hooks into the right side frame slots.Figure 33 (b). Raise the ...

28 28 1 2 7 5 4 6 Figure 1 Crossover Ignition System OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Lighting Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. 1) Open the lid. Figure 1. 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are turned OFF. (Push each burner control knob down and turnclockwise.) 3) Turn gas supply val...

29 1 2 7 5 4,6 Figure 2 Manual Lighting WARNING: If the burner does not light, turn the Front burner control knob to OFF and wait 5minutes to let the gas clear before you try again ortry to light with a match. 7) After the FRONT burner is lit you can turn on the other burners. Note - Always light th...

31 (a) (c) (b) Figure 3 Annual Maintenance After a period of nonuse we recommend that youperform the following maintenance procedures for your safety . WARNING: Check gas supply line before each use of barbecue for nicks or cracking. If the gassupply line is found to be damaged in any way, donot use...

32 General Maintenance Weber Spider/Insect Screen Your Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoorgas appliance, is a target for spiders and otherinsects. They can nest in the venturi section of theburner tubes. This blocks the normal gas flow, andcan cause the gas to flow back out of the air shutter...

33 (1) (1) 4) Disconnect gas supply line. 5) Unhook the manifold bracket and unscrew the two wing nuts(1) that hold the manifold to the cookingbox. Pull the manifold and valve assembly out ofthe burners and carefully set it down. 6) Slide the burner assembly out from under the guide screw and washer...

35 Problem Burners burn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Burner does not light, or flame is low inHIGH position. Experiencing flare-ups: CAUTION: Do not line the bottom tray with aluminum foil. Burner flame pattern is erratic. Flame is lowwhen burner is on HIGH. F...