Z GRILLS ZPG-700D2 User manual

VN092020
WOOD PELLET GRILLS
ZPG-700D2/ZPG-700D3
OWNER’S MANUAL
MON TO FRI, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
SERVICE CONTACT: 1-833-947-4557/1-833-ZGRILLS
EMAIL: [e-mail]
WEBSITE: www.zgrills.com

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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFO
3
COMPONENT LIST
6
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
8
INITIAL FIRING INSTRUCTIONS
18
SUBSEQUENT START-UP
19
OPERATING TIPS
20
MAINTENANCE & CLEANING
21
TROUBLESHOOTING
23
DIGITAL THERMOSTAT CONTROL WIRING DIAGRAM
25
Z GRILLS SUPPORT
26
3-Y LIMITED WARRANTY
27

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SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFO
GENERAL WARNINGS
Please read this entire manual before installation and use of the pellet fuel-burning
appliance. Failure to follow these instructions could result in property damage, bodily
injury or even death.
Contact local building or fire officials about restrictions and installation inspection
requirements in your area.
This grill is for outdoor use only. DO NOT use it in any enclosed area.
DO NOT store or use combustible materials or liquids near this appliance.
Keep children away while it is in use.
Maintain a safe distance between your grill and any combustible material.
DO NOT move your grill while operating or while it is hot. Wait until the grill is
completely cold.
If a grease fire occurs, turn “off”and leave lid closed until the fire is extinguished. DO
NOT unplug the power cord. DO NOT throw water on it. DO NOT try to smother the
fire.
Clean and maintain your grill after each use.
DO NOT use your grill on rainy days.
DO NOT touch any part of your grill while it is hot. Serious bodily injury could result.
We suggest the use of heat-resistant gloves when operating this grill.
We suggest that you should wrap the Grease Drain Pan with heavy-duty aluminum
foil before using because it is easy to clean.
For convenient and safe assembly, use at least two people to assemble the grill.
Make sure the power cord is disconnected before performing any service or
maintenance.

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DO NOT place anything heavy on top of hopper lid. It is not a shelf and is a tip hazard.
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or
similar liquids to start or ‘freshen up’ a fire in this appliance. Keep all such liquids
well away from the appliance when in use.
Do not use accessories not specified for use with this appliance.
NOTE: A MAJOR CAUSE OF FIRES IS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED
CLEARANCES (AIR SPACES) TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. IT IS OF
UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THIS PRODUCT BE INSTALLED ONLY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

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PELLET RESTRICTIONS
This grill is designed for use of wood pellets only designed for burning in wood pellet
grills. Do Not Use Pellet Fuel Labeled As Having Additives.
We suggest that you use Z GRILLS BBQ WOOD PELLETS, which are specifically
made to work in our grills. There is no guarantee that other brands of pellets are
suitable for use in Z GRILLS. And Z GRILLS assumes no liability for any loss, damage
or injury caused by the use of any other brands of pellets.
Always keep the Pellet Hopper dry, the wood pellets will expand greatly, break apart
and even jam the feed system if the pellets get wet or are exposed to high humidity.
CARBON MONOXIDE WARNING
Follow these guidelines to prevent this colorless, odorless gas from poisoning you,
your family or others.
Know the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning: headache, dizziness, weakness,
nausea, vomiting, sleepiness, and confusion. Carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s
ability to carry oxygen. Low blood oxygen levels can result in loss of consciousness
and death.
See a doctor if you or others develop cold or flu-like symptoms while cooking or in
the vicinity of this appliance. Carbon monoxide poisoning, which can easily be
mistaken for a cold or flu, is often detected too late.
Alcohol consumption and drug use increase the effects of carbon monoxide
poisoning.
Carbon monoxide is especially toxic to mother and child during pregnancy, infants,
the elderly, smokers, and people with blood or circulatory system problems, such as
anemia, or heart disease.

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COMPONENT LIST
ITEM
QTY
DESCRIPTION
ITEM
QTY
DESCRIPTION
1
1
Grill Chamber Assembly
27
1
Firepot Assembly
2
1
Hopper Bottom Assembly
28
1
Feeder Assembly
3
1
Body Frame
29
1
Hopper Burner Gasket
4
1
Thermal Baffle
30
1
Fan
5
1
Heat Baffle
31
1
Power Cord
6
1
Grease Drain Pan
32
1
Cable Clip
7
1
Warming Rack
33
1
Beam
8
1
Porcelain Grills
34
4
Magnet
9
1
Lid
35
1
Left Door Upper Pivot
10
2
Hinge Assembly
36
2
Bottom Pivot
11
1
Lid Handle
37
1
Left Door
12
2
Lid Handle Base
38
1
Right Door Upper Pivot
13
1
RTD Temperature Probe
39
1
Left Plate
14
1
Chimney Cap Assembly
40
1
Magnet Fixing Plate
15
1
Smoke Stack Assembly
41
2
Door Handle
16
1
Smoke Stack Gasket
42
4
Door Handle Base
17
1
Grease Bucket
43
1
Back Plate
18
1
Hopper Burner Lid
44
1
Right Plate
19
1
Upper Hopper Safety Grate
45
1
Right Door
20
1
Digital Control
46
1
Hopper Top Assembly I
21
1
Hopper Shell
47
2
Wheels (without brake)
22
1
Lower Hopper Safety Grate
48
2
Wheels (with brake)
23
1
Auger Drive Motor
49
1
Platform
24
1
Nylon Collar
50
1
Decorating Plate
25
1
Auger
51
1
Pellet Cleanout Door
26
1
Hot Rod (Ignitor)

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HARDWARE PACKAGE LIST
ITEM
QTY
DESCRIPTION
ITEM
QTY
DESCRIPTION
A
1
Hopper Burner Handle
G
2
Bolt 5/32-32×5
B
19
Bolt 1/4-20×12
H
2
Open End Wrench
C
8
Hexagon Bolt 1/4-20×12
I
4
Bolt 5/32-32×6
D
8
Gasket (Ø18*Ø6.5*2mm)
J
4
Hexagon Kep Nut 5/32-32
E
2
Hexagon Nut 1/4-20
K
1
Screwdriver
F
2
Gasket (Ø12*Ø4.2*1.0mm)

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
PARTS DIAGRAM
HOPPER BURNER ASSEMBLY

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BODY FRAME ASSEMBLY
1.ASSEMBLING OF BOTTOM BASE
1.Turn the Platform (49) upside down. Install the wheels (without brake)(47) in the screw
holes. Tighten with wrench (H). Note: The 2 wheels (without brake)(47) should be installed
on the side near the magnet base. Install the wheels (with brake)(48) into the screw holes.
Tighten with wrench (H). Note: The 2 wheels (with brake)(48) should be installed on the
other side.
2.Use the screws taken out from the Platform and assemble the magnet fixing plate (40) in
the original position.
3.Clip the magnets (34) into the square holes in the magnet fixing plate (40).

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2.MOUNTING THE BODY FRAME
1.Secure Left Plate (39) on the Platform (49) with Bolt (B).
2.Secure Right Plate (44) on the Platform (49) with Bolt (B).
3.Secure Back Plate (43) on the Platform (49) with Bolt (B) and connect to Left Plate (39)
and Right Plate (44).
4. Attach the Beam (33) between Left Plate (39) and Right Plate (44) with Bolt (B).

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3.ASSEMBLING OF HOPPER
Insert Hopper Top Assembly I (46) into Hopper Bottom Assembly (2), align the holes. Make
sure hopper opens to the front (control side). Insert the Bolts (I) through the holes in the
Hopper and Kep Nuts (J), then open the Hopper Lid and tighten it from inside. The four sides
are installed in the same way.
Usage of Pellet Cleanout Door
Note: The Hopper is equipped on the back with a Pellet Cleanout Door to clear the hopper of
unused pellets so as to replace with fresh pellets or pellets of a different smoking flavor.
1. Place a bucket or bowl below cleanout door to capture falling pellets.
2. Turn cleanout door thumbscrew counterclockwise to unlock door, and pellets will fall
through cleanout chute. (Don’t remove the thumbscrew completely.)
3. Once pellets have dispensed through chute, lower the door down. Turn thumbscrew
clockwise to lock door.

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4.POSITIONING THE CHAMBER ON THE BODY FRAME
Lift up the Chamber (1) on the Body Frame (3). Make sure that the Chamber (1) is inside the
left and right plate of the Frame (3). Align the Chamber holes with the plate holes and secure
with Bolt (B).
5.Installation instructions for RTD Temperature Probe
1.Remove the screws from the left plate of the grill chamber.
2.Use the screws through the RTD Temperature Probe and fix on the left plate of the grill
chamber.
3.The distance between the RTD Temperature Probe and the left panel of the grill chamber
should be kept about 14mm, otherwise the RTD Temperature Probe effect will be affected.

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6.MOUNTING THE HOPPER TO THE CHAMBER
1.Remove the 4 Gaskets and Bolts from the Hopper, open the Lid, insert the Hopper into the
Chamber, then using these Bolts and Gaskets install it in sequence from inside.
2. Locate the RTD plug-in connector coming from the mounted RTD inside the grill frame.
Connect this with the mating connector located on the outside of the hopper burner
assembly. NOTE: excess wire on the RTD plug should remain outside the Chamber.
7.ATTACHING THE HOPPER BURNER LID DOOR HANDLE
Keep the Hopper Burner Lid (18) open. Insert the Bolt (G) into Gasket (F) and the hole on
the Hopper Burner Lid (18) from inside. Hopper Lid Handle (A) from the outside and tighten
the Bolts (G) with screwdriver (K), as shown.

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8.ATTACHING THE CHAMBER DOOR HANDLE
Insert Hexagon Bolt (C) through Gasket (D), Lid (9) and Handle Base (12) directly to the
handle (11) and tighten up. Do not over-tighten.
9.ATTACHING THE SMOKE STACK AND CHIMNEY CAP
1.Install the Chimney Cap (14) to Smoke Stack (15).Note that the Chimney Cap (14) is
vertical and then tighten.
2. Align the holes in the Smoke Stack (15) with holes in the Smoke Stack Gasket (16),
which fits between right end of the Grill and the Smoke Stack (15). Insert the Hexagon Bolts
(C) through the holes in the Smoke Stack (15) and the Smoke Stack Gasket (16).Place a
Gasket (D) on each Bolt and secure with Hexagon Nut (E).

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10.POSITIONING THE DOOR HANDLE
Align the holes in the Left Door (37) with the holes in the Handle (41). Insert Hexagon Bolt (C)
through the Gasket (D), Left Door (37) and Door Handle Base (42) to Door Handle (41). Use
the wrench to tighten. Repeat the former step to assemble the Right Door (45).
11.POSITIONING THE DOOR
1.Take the Right Door (45) with handle assembled. First insert the Bottom Pivot (36) into the
small hole on Platform (49).Then pull down the Right Door Upper Pivot (38) until the upper
end is aligned with top edge of the door. Then align the Right Door Upper Pivot (38) with the
upper hole and pull up the pivot to secure the door.
2.Repeat Step 1 to secure the Left Door (37). Make a proper adjustment until the doors can
be firmly closed.

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12.POSITIONING THE HEAT BAFFLE
Position The Heat Baffle (5) on the locating brackets which is on the inside walls of
the Grill. The notched legs should be facing downward. Slide Heat Baffle (5) to the right
to lock in place.
13.POSITIONING THE GREASE DRAIN PAN
Position The Grease Drain Pan (6) over the Firepot (27) by fitting over the bracket on
the left side of grill wall. The notched leg of the Grease Drain Pan should be facing
downward directly over the hole to the Grease Basket to fit onto the locating brackets
so that the grease can flow into the Grease Drain Tube . If installed correctly the
Grease Drain Pan should be lower on the right side to allow the grease to drain into
the Grease Drain Tube.

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14.POSITIONING THE PORCELAIN GRILL AND WARMING RACK
Position the Porcelain Grill (8) inside the chamber. Install the Warming Rack (7) on the rack
supports inside the chamber.
15.HANG ON THE GREASE BUCKET
Locate the Grease Drain Tube which is on the right side of the chamber, then hang
the Grease Bucket (17) on the hook.

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INITIAL FIRING INSTRUCTIONS
Please read this manual carefully and follow it step by step before starting your
Z Grills for the first time and each time the grill runs out of pellets.
1.Remove the Porcelain Grills, Grease Drain Pan and Heat Baffle from the interior of the
grill.
2.Open the Pellet Hopper Lid, make sure there are no foreign objects in the Auger and
Hopper.
3.With the Switch in the OFF(O) position, plug the power cord into a 110 Volt AC grounded
outlet.
4.Turn on your Z Grill and turn the Temperature Dial to the SMOKE position. Please check
the following things:
(WARNING: Please do not touch it!)
Confirm the Auger is turning. (Wait for 1-2 minutes.)
Hold your fingers above the Firepot to confirm the fan is blowing air through the Firepot.
The hotrod will heat up and you should be able to sense the heat coming from it. (It takes
approximately 1-2 minutes.)
You should see a temperature number displayed on your LED DISPLAY. If you see
something different displayed it is an ERROR CODE. NOTE: PLEASE SEE
TROUBLESHOOTING FOR DETAILS ON ERROR CODES.
5.Turn the Temperature Dial to SHUT DOWN CYCLE.
(Please note the draft fan will stay on for 10 minutes in this mode.)
6.Fill the Pellet Hopper with Pellets. Then turn the Temperature Dial to HIGH. It takes some
time for the Pellets to travel through the tube, when the Pellets start to drop, turn the
Temperature Dial to SHUT DOWN CYCLE. Leave grill until it shuts off automatically.
7.Turn the Temperature Dial to SMOKE. Allow the Pellets to come to full flame. Once flames
are coming out of the Firepot, turn the Temperature Dial to SHUT DOWN CYCLE and let the
grill cool down.
[We suggest that you should wrap the Grease Drain Pan with heavy-duty aluminum
foil before using because it is easy to clean.]
8.Place components back in place. Open the lid and turn the Temperature Dial to SMOKE. A
few minutes later, when you see whitish-gray smoke coming out of the grill, close the lid and
turn the Temperature Dial to any cooking setting desired.
9.Set Temperature Dial to HIGH and let grill run for 45 minutes at this setting to rid it of any
foreign matter. This step must be done before cooking any food.
10.Please preheat the grill for 10 minutes before adding food. This makes your grill heat up
faster and quickly reach your desired cooking temperature. Adding food sooner will slow
down the heating process.
ALWAYS START THE GRILL ON SMOKE SETTING WITH THE LID OPEN !
After the Pellets are ignited, you can turn the Temperature Dial to any cooking temperature
desired. Please don’t turn the Temperature Dial to SHUT DOWN CYCLE while in use.