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lEAK TEST
GENERAl
Allgasconnectionsofthegrillaretestedforleaksinthefactorypriorto
shipment.Nevertheless,whenmountingthedevice,itmustbechecked
entirelyforgasleaks,becauseofpossibledamagesduringtransportation
orduetoexposuretoextremepressure.Regularlycheckthedevicefor
leakage,orcheckwhetheryoucansmellanygas.
bEFORE ChECKING
• Makesuretoremoveallpackingmaterialsfromthebarbecue,including
thestrapskeepingtheburnerinitsplace.
• Donotsmokewhilecheckingforleakage.
• Nevercheckforleakagewithopenfire.
• Prepareasolutionofwaterandsoapofonepartdetergentandonepart
water.Donotuseaspraycan,brushorclothtoapplythesolutiontothe
connections.Makesurethegascylinderisfullbeforethefirstleaktest.
• Checkingforleaksmustbeperformedoutdoorsonawell-ventilated
spot,awayfromignitionsourcesuchasgasorelectricaldevicesand
combustiblematerials.
• Keepthegrillawayfromopenfireand/orsparksduringthetest.
ChECKING
• Makesureallcontrolknobsaresettoposition“OFF”.
• Makesurethepressureregulatorisproperlyconnectedtothegas
cylinder.
• Completelyopenthegastapofthegascylinderbyturningtheknob
counter-clockwise.Incaseyouhearahissingsound,IMMEDIATELYturn
offthegas;thisindicatesaseriousleakintheconnection.Contactyour
gassupplierorfiredepartment.
• Checkeachconnectionofthegascylinderallthewaythroughtothe
tapspart(thehoseleadingtotheburner)bysprayingorbrushingthe
soapsolutionontheconnections.
• Thereisaleakwhensoapbubblesappear.IMMEDIATELYclosethegas
tapofthegascylinderandcarefullycheckallconnections.Openthegas
tapagainandperformanewcheck.
• Alwaysclosethegastapofthegascylinderaftertheleaktestbyturning
theknobclockwise.
• Onlyusethepartsrecommendedbythemanufacturerforthis
barbecue.Thewarrantywillbecomevoidwhenusingotherparts.Do
notusethebarbecueuntilallconnectionsareinspectedandyouare
certaintheseshownosignsofleakage.
SAFETY TIPS
• Alwayscheckforleakageeverytimeyoureplacethegascylinder.
• Alwayscheckallconnectionsforleakagebeforeeachuse.
• Uselongbarbecuetoolstopreventburns.
• Incasegreaseorhotobjectsdropfromthebarbecueonthegas
tap,pressureregulator,hoseoranyotherpartthatcontainsgas,
immediatelyshutoffthegassupply.
• Donotremovethedriptraybeforethebarbecuehasnotsufficiently
cooleddown.
• Closeallcontrolknobsandthegastapofthegascylinderwhennot
usingthebarbecue.
• Pushthebarbecueforwardwhenmoving,neverpullit.
• Adisconnectedgascylinderbeingstoredormovedmustbeequipped
withaprotectivecover.Donotstoreagascylinderinconfinedspaces
suchasacarport,coveredpatio,veranda,garageorotherstructures.
• Neverleaveagascylinderbehindinavehicleorboatthatcanget
overheatedbythesun.
• Donotstorethegascylinderinornearaplacewherechildrenplay.