TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
The burner
The valve on the gas
will not light.
cylinder is closed.
The gas cylinder is
almost empty or empty.
There are no sparks
coming from the pin
alongside the burner
for ignition.
The burner or valves are
blocked by fat, dirt or
insect netting.
The temperature
Too short warm-up time.
of the barbecue
The gas is blocked.
is low.
It is windy.
The temperature
The burner or valves are
of the barbecue
blocked by fat, dirt or
is uneven.
insect netting.
Intense flare-
Fatty food is
ups.
being barbecued.
Old fat.
ACTIONS
Open the valve on the gas cylinder.
Refill the gas cylinder.
Check that the cables to the pin are
correctly connected.
Check that the pin alongside the burner is about
2–3 mm from the edge of the burner and is
directed towards the burner. If the pin is too
far from the burner, there will be no spark for
ignition. If the pin is too close to the burner, the
spark may be too small for ignitron.
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.
Close the lid and turn the knob to "high".
Check that there are no leaks. See the section
entitled "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.
Shelter the barbecue from the wind.
Clean the burner and valves with compressed
air and pipe cleaners.
Check that the hole in the edge of the burner
is not blocked by fat.
When barbecuing fatty meat or marinated meat,
flare-ups can occur.
Remove some of the fat and marinade from
the meat before barbecuing.
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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