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Maintenance and
Cleaning
General Overview
Proper care, maintenance and cleaning will help ensure
long life of your grill. Periodic cleaning will help avoid
accumulations of flammable grease, fats, and other
debris.
Because of the high intensity of the Infrared burners
when cooking on high, any drippings and food particles
that fall onto the Radiant Glass Panels are incinerated.
However, some ash and residue may remain. While
cooking on LOW, grease and debris burn off much more
slowly, and some grease may even reach the drip tray.
Inspect the drip tray and remove any flammable grease
before performing the following burn off procedure.
To remove any residue on the Cooking Grids and
Radiant Glass Panels after cooking operate the grill on
HIGH for 5-10 minutes with the Hood open. The most
important way to maintain the performance of the your
grill is to do this after each use.
Maintenance
The grill requires very little maintenance. However,
inspecting orifice openings and venturi inlets to clear
obstructions of gas flow is recommended prior to each
use.
Outer Stainless Steel Structure
Some objects and substances that come in contact with
the grill may cause changes to its outward appearance.
This may include discoloration, oxidation, and surface
rust. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE
WARRANTY.
Do not leave objects on the grill that may cause this
problem, such as iron and non-stainless steels. It is
important to clean all foreign substances off the grill
immediately especially acids, solvents, and chlorides.
Care of Radiant Glass Panels
Large amounts of charred residue allow the glass to
retain heat beyond its specified tolerance, which may
cause it to break. Removal of this residue prior to each
use is therefore imperative. This is easy to accomplish
with a large paint scraping razor when the glass is cool.
Simply remove the cooking grids and scrape the charred
residue off the glass into the drip tray. Then wipe off any
remaining dust particles with a damp paper towel or
cloth. No other cleaning of the glass is necessary to
ensure its proper function. However, to improve its
cosmetic appearance, additional cleaning may be done
following the instructions
under Cleaning on page 16 and in Appendix G.
Care should be taken to avoid harsh impact of the
Radiant Glass with hard objects. This is particularly true
of the beveled sides of the glass. Chips in the beveled
sides greatly reduce the strength of the glass and render it
more prone to breakage. Although scratches on the glass
surface do not impair its function, avoid the use of
cookware that may promote scratching, such as ceramic,
glass ceramic, or pots and pans with ridges on the
bottom. In addition, pots and pans with copper or
aluminum bases should be avoided because they may
leave small, hard-to-remove deposits on the glass.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HANDLE THE RADIANT
PANELS AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID
BREAKAGE.
Care of Metal Infrared Burner Assembly
The burners of your grill are designed to provide a long
life of satisfactory performance with virtually no
maintenance. Remove the Cooking Grids and Radiant
Glass Panels periodically and ensure burner tops are free
of debris. If debris is present gently vacuum off burner
tops.
IMPAIRED VENTILATION OF HOT AIR FROM
GRILL - In order for the burners to function properly,
hot air created by the burners must have a way to escape
the grill. This is the reason your grill was designed with
openings, and the accessories were designed to leave
open space at the grill surface. These design features
give the hot air an escape route. Accordingly, never
operate your grill with very little or no open space at the
cooking surface (the Radiant Glass Panels and Cooking
Grids provide sufficient open space).
Also, never cover the ventilation openings with foil or
other materials that prevent air flow. Specifically:
g
Do not use accessories in combinations that cover
the entire cooking surface with solid metal.
Instructions included with our optional accessories
contain further instructions as to proper use of
accessories and warnings about improper use.
g
Do not cover the entire surface with foil, a large pan,
etc.
Push-Button Spark Ignition System
Periodically inspect the burner ignition electrode for
residue build-up and proper height. The electrode should
be 3/16" above the surface of burner. (See Figure 16,
page 17) See Appendix F for proper electrode location.
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