PROBLEM-SOLVING
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES ACTION
The burner
does not ignite.
The valve on the gas
cylinder is closed.
Open the valve of the gas cylinder.
The gas has run out. Refill the gas canister.
The burner or valves are
blocked by fat, dirt or
insect netting.
Clean the burner and valves with compressed air
and pipe cleaners.
Check that the holes in the edge of the burner
are not blocked by fat.
The gas is blocked. Check that there are no leaks. See the section
"CHECKING FOR LEAKS".
Check that the rubber washer on the gas cylinder
is intact.
Check that there are no kinks in the gas hose.
Clean the burners.
It is windy. Shelter the barbecue from the wind.
The temperature
of the barbecue
is uneven.
The burner or valves
are blocked by fat, dirt
or insect netting.
Clean the burner and valves with compressed
air and pipe cleaners. Check that the holes in
the edge of the burner are not blocked by fat.
Intense
flare-ups.
Fatty food is
being barbecued.
When barbecuing fatty meat or marinated meat,
flare-ups can occur. Remove some of the fat and
marinade from the meat before barbecuing.
Old fat. The barbecue must be continually cleaned, see
the section "CARE AND CLEANING".
If you do not clean the barbecue continually, fat will
build up that can burst into uncontrolled flames.
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