Installation Manual

32
CONVERTING THE GAS TYPE
CAUTION: Make sure the grill is at a safe temperature
and isolated from gas and electrical
supplies before beginning.
For your safety, exercise caution, and make sure you
have adequate hand protection, such as gloves, when
handling metal parts.
Apply Conversion Label
This grill comes from the factory configured for one type
of gas as marked on the label behind the control panel.
When the grill is converted, the label for the new gas
(included at original shipping) MUST be filled out and
applied next to the existing label mentioned above.
Convert Regulator
The gas regulator, located behind the control panel (see
CONTROL PANEL REMOVAL section), must be set for
the type of gas used to fuel the grill. To check the regulator
setting, remove the cap in the center of the regulator (Fig.
32-1, A). Holding the cap vertical (see Fig. 32-1, B), the
letters at the bottom of the plastic stalk indicate the gas
type for which the regulator is currently configured.
If the text on the bottom of the regulator stalk does not
match the gas type connected to the grill, remove the
stalk from the cap, invert, and replace into center of cap.
Replace cap on the regulator, screwing down until snug.
Convert Gas Orifices
When converting the grill to a different gas type, each
burner’s orifice must be replaced with the corresponding
orifice for the new gas.
See
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE, Table 1 at the
beginning of this document to determine the proper
orifice sizes for each burner.
Important: It is critical to the operation of each
burner that its orifice be fully inserted
into the center of its orifice opening.
WARNING
HAZARDOUS OVERHEATING WILL OCCUR
IF A NATURAL-GAS ORIFICE IS USED WITH
PROPANE GAS.
1. Remove the control panel, cooking grids, and flavor
grids and set them aside. See the CONTROL PANEL
REMOVAL and COOKING GRID REMOVAL sections
for details.
2. Remove the burners. See BURNER REMOVAL
section for details.
3. Use a
3
/
8
" hex nut driver to remove the exposed
orifice (Fig. 32-3). Check orifice. If needed, replace
it with the correct orifice for the new gas.
4. Replace the burners.
Note: It is critical to the continued safe functioning
of the burners that the orifices are centered
and completely inside the burner gas inlets.
5. Replace the flavor grids, cooking grids, and control
panel.
Connect To New Gas Supply
Plumb the unit as appropriate for the new gas supply.
(Additional components may be needed for your specific
setup.) Be sure to leak test at all connections.
Fig. 32-1
A B
Invert if
needed
Gas regulator cap
Read gas
type here
(LP shown)
SERVICING AND CLEANING (Cont.)
Orifice
Forward firewall
(view from within grill)
Fig. 32-2