DearValuedCustomer,Congratulationsonmakingasmartchoice!Youhavejoinedanelitegroupofcookingenthusiastswhodemandonlytheverybestfromtheirappliances.ACapitalCookingappliancepromisesyearsofenjoymentandmaximumpleasure,allowingcookseverywheretocreateculinarymemoriesthatlastalifetime.Becauseoftheuniquefeaturesfoundinourappliances,weurgeyoutoreadthismanualthoroughlybeforeinstallationanduse.AndpleaseRETAINTHISMANUALFORFUTUREREFERENCE:itisaninvaluableguidetohelpyoubetterunderstandyourCapitalCookingapplianc
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DONOTattempttolightgrillwithoutreadingtheLIGHTINGINSTRUCTIONSsectioninthismanual.
Iftheinformationinthismanualisnotfollowedexactly,afireorexplosionmayresult,causingpropertydamage,personalinjuryordeath.Pleasereadtheinstallation,operatingandmaintenanceinstructionsthoroughlybeforeuse
DONOTstoreorusegasolineoranyotherflammableliquidsinthevicinityofthisoranyotherappliance
IfYouSmellGasShutoffgastotheapplianceExtinguishanyopenflamesOpenlidIfodorcontinues,keepawayfromtheapplianceandimmediatelycallyourgassupplieroryourfiredepartment.
Ourgrillsproduceintenseheatwithtemperaturesinexcessof1000degrees.Toavoidtheriskofdamaging(warping)thelidandcausinginjury,DONOToperatethegrillwithallburnersonHI(includingrotisserieburner)andlidclosedformorethan8minutesatanygiventime.Failuretofollowprovidedinstructionsorfollowbasicsafetyprecautionswillvoidallwarranties.CapitalCookingisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyafailuretofollowinstructionsorbasicsafetypractices
Childrenandpetsshouldneverbeleftaloneorunattendedinareawherethegrillisbeingused.PLEASERETAINTHISMANUALFORFUTUREREFERENC
TestedinaccordancewithANSIZ21.58b-2002/CGA1.6b2002ForUSandCanadaforLPandNaturalGas.
STANDARDFOROUTDOORUSEONLY.Checkyourlocalbuildingcodesforthepropermethodofinstallation.Intheabsenceoflocalcodes,thisunitshouldbeinstalledinaccordancewiththeNationalFuelgasCode.No.Z223.1-1998andNationalElectricalCodeANSI/NFPANo.70-1990
SAFETYPRACTICESANDPRECAUTIONS
Wheninuse,portionsofthisgrillgethotenoughtocausesevereburns.Childrenandpetsshouldneverbeleftaloneorunattendedinanareawherethegrillisbeingused.Neverallo
childrentosit,stand,orplayonoraroundthegrillatanytime
Whenproperlycaredfor,yourPrecisionSerie
s"grillwillgiveyouyearsofsafeandreliableenjoyment.However,extremecaremustbetakensincethegrillproducesintenseheat,increasingtheriskofaccident.Whenusingthisappliance,basicsafetypracticesmustbefollowed,includingthefollowing:Toreducetheriskoffire,burns,orotherinjury,readthisUseandCareguidethoroughly.Beginbyensuringproperinstallationandservicing.Donotrepairorreplaceanypartofthegrillunlessspecificallyrecommendedinthismanual.AllotherservicemustbereferredtoaqualifiedFactoryAuthorizedTechnician.DONOTstoreitemsofinteresttochildreninoraroundthegrill.Neverallowchildrentocrawlinsidethecartstoragedrawersorinsideaccessdoors.NEVERletclothing,potholdersorotherflammablematerialscomeintocontactwithorcometooclosetoanygrate,burnerorhotsurfaceuntilithascooled.Fabricmayigniteandresultinpersonalinjury.DONOTheatunopenedfoodcontainers.Abuildupofpressuremaycausethecontainertoburst.ALWAYSuseacoveredhandwhenopeningthegrilllidandonlydososlowlytoallowheatandsteamtoescape.NEVERleanonanopengrill.Whenlightingaburner,alwayspaycloseattentiontowhatyouaredoing.BecertainthegillhaselectricityconnectedandtheigniterglowswhenaburnerknobisturnedONDONOTtouchthegrillburnergrate,warmingrack,lightsoranyitemintheinteriorcavityorsurroundingareaofthegrillwhenburnersareon.Theseareasbecomeextremelyhotandcouldcausesevereburns.GREASEisflammable.Lethotgreasecoolbeforeattemptingtohandleit.Avoidlettinggreasedepositscollectinthedrippan.Cleanthegrilloften.DONOTlinedriptrayorgrillrackswithaluminumfoil.Thismayseverelydisruptcombustio
airflowortrapexcessiveheatinthecontrolledarea.Thismayresultinmeltedknobsand/o
igniter,damagetothelightingsystemandmaycauseexcessiveheatonthecontrolpanelarea.TAKEPRECAUTIONwhencleaningthegrill.Toavoidsteamburnsdonotuseawetspongeorclothtocleanthegrillwhileitishot.Somecleanersproducenoxiousfumesorcanigniteifappliedtoahotsurface.
SAFETYPRACTICESANDPRECAUTIONS
BESUREallcontrolknobsareintheOFFpositionandgrilliscoolpriortousinganyaerosolcleaneronoraroundthegrill.Thechemicalthatproducesthesprayingactioncould,inthepresenceofheat,igniteorcausemetalparttocorrode.ALWAYSusedrypotholders:moistordamppotholdersonhotsurfacesmaycausesteamburns.Donotuseatowelorbulkyclothinplaceofpotholders
DONOTletpotholderstouchhotportionsofthegrillrackorburner.
DONOTusethegrilltocookexcessivelyfattymeatsorproductsthatpromoteflare-ups.NEVERusethegrillwithoutthedriptrayinplaceandpushedallthewaytothebackofthegrill.Greasecouldleakdownwardandproduceafireorexplosionhazard.DONOToperatethegrillunderunprotectedcombustibleconstruction.Useonlyinawellventilatedarea.DONOTobstructtheflowofcombustionandventilationair.DONOTusethegrillinbuildings,garages,sheds,breezewayorothersuchenclosedareas.ThisunitisforOutdoorUseOnly!KEEPALLelectricalcordsawayfromtheheatedareasofthegrill.BEGINbyensuringproperinstallationandservicing.Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovidedwiththisproduct.Haveyourgrillinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnician.Havetheinstallershowyouwherethegassupplyshutoffvalveislocatedsoyouknowwheretoshutoffthegastothegrillinanemergency.IFYOUSMELLGAS,yourinstallerhasnotdoneaproperjobofcheckingforleaks.Iftheconnectionsarenotperfectlysealed,youcanhaveasmallleakandthereforeafaintgassmell.Findingaleakisnota“do-it-yourself”procedure.Someleakscanonlybefoundwiththeburnercontrolinthe“ON”position.Thismustbedoneonlybyaqualifiedtechnician
IMPORTANTSAFETYNOTICEREGARDINGLPTANKS:CertainLiquidPropanedealersmayfillliquidpropanecylindersforuseinthegrillbeyondcylinderfillingcapacity.This“Overfilling”maycreateadangerouscondition.“Overfilled”tankscanbuildupexcesspressure.Asasafetydevice,thetank’spressurereliefvalvewillventpropanegasvaportorelievethisexcesspressure.Thisvaporiscombustibleandthereforecanbeignited.Toreducethisdanger,youshouldtakethefollowingsafetyprecautions:1.Whenyouhaveyourtankfilled,besureyoutellthesuppliertofillittonomorethan¾(75%)ofitstotalfillingcapacity.2.Ifyouownoruseanextratank,orhaveadisconnectedtank,youshouldneverstoreitnearorunderthegrillunitorheatbox,ornearanyotherignitionorheatsource
SAFETYPRACTICESANDPRECAUTIONS
NEVERstoreaspareLPcylinderunderorneartheunit.NEVERfillthetankbeyond¾full.Afirecausingdeathorseriousinjurymayoccur.NeveruseadentedorrustyLPtank.ANOTEONCLOTHING:
Forpersonalsafety,wearproperapparel.Loosefittinggarmentsorsleevesshouldneverbewornwhileusingthisappliance.Somesyntheticfabricsarehighlyflammableandshouldnotbewornwhilecookin
Onlycertaintypesofglass,heat-proofglassceramic,earthenware,orotherglazedutensilsaresuitableforgrilluse.Othertypesofmaterialsmaybreakwithsuddentemperaturechanges.Useonlyonlowormediumheatsettingaccordingtothemanufacturer’sdirections.
Spidersandinsectscannestintheburnersofthisandanyothergrill,andcausethegastoflowfromthefrontoftheburner.Thisisaverydangerousconditionthatcancauseafiretooccurbehindthevalvepanel,therebydamagingthegrillandmakingitunsafetooperate
Keeptheareasurroundingthegrillfreefromcombustiblematerials,trash,combustiblefluidsandvaporssuchasgasolineorcharcoallighterfluid.DONOTobstructtheflowofcombustionandventilationair
NEVERusethegrillinwindyconditions.Iflocatedinaconsistentlywindyarea(oceanfront,mountaintop,
etc.)awindbreakerwillberequired.Alwaysadheretospecificclearanceslisted.
CALIFORNIAPROPOSITION65WARNING:Theburningofgascookingfuelgeneratessomeby-productswhichareonthelistofsubstanceswhichareknownbytheStateofCaliforniatocauseCancerorreproductiveharm.Californialawrequiresbusinessestowarncustomersofpotentialexposuretosuchsubstances.Tominimizeexposuretothesesubstances,alwaysoperatethisunitaccordingtotheUseandCareGuide,andensureyouprovidegoodventilationwhencookingwithgas.
Verifythetypeofgastobeused,eitherLP
(propane),orNaturalgas,andmakesurethemarkingontheapplianceratingplateagreeswiththatofthesupply.Theratingplateislocatedunderthedriptrayofthegrill.Neverconnectanunregulatedgaslinetoth
Aninstallersuppliedgasshut-offvalvemustbeinstalledinaneasilyaccessiblelocation.Allinstaller-suppliedpartsmustconformtolocalcodes,orintheabsenceoflocalcodes,withtheNationalElectricalCodes,ANSI/NFPA70-1990,andtheNationalFuelGascode,ANSIZ223.1-1998.AllpipesealantsmustbeanapprovedtypeandresistanttotheactionsofLPgases.Neverusepipesealantonflarefittings.Allgasconnectionsshouldbemadebyaqualifiedtechnicianandinaccordancewithlocalcodesandordinances.Intheabsenceoflocalcodes,theinstallationmustcomplywiththeNationalFuelGascode,ANSIZ223.1-1998.Gasconversionkitsareavailablefromthefactory.Whenorderinggasconversionkits,pleasehavethemodel#andgastype(naturalorLP)availablefromyourgrill
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WILL ACCOMODATE A 20# VERTICAL
Althoughallgasconnectionsonthegrillareleaktestedatthefactorypriortoshipment,acompletegastightnesscheckmustbeperformedattheinstallationsiteduetopossiblemishandlinginshipment,orexcessivepressureunknowinglybeingappliedtotheunit.Periodicallycheckthewholesystemforleaks,orimmediatelycheckifthesmellofgasisdetected.
Donotsmokewhileleaktesting.Extinguishallopenflames.Neverleaktestwithanopenflame.Makeasoapsolutionofonepartliquiddetergentandonepartwater.Youwillneedaspraybottle,brush,orragtoapplythesolutiontothefittingsForLPunits,checkwithafullcylinder.ThevalvepanelmustberemovedtocheckthevalvesandfittingsFirst,removetheknobs.Next,pullthedrippantrayforwardslightlytoaccessthescrewsthataffixthefrontpaneltotheunit.Usingascrewdriver,removerthescrews.Finally,gentlypullthepaneldownwardandout
makingsurethatyouarenotpullingoutthewires.Removethescrewswhichholdtheservicepanelinplace.
Makesurethatallcontrolvalvesareinthe“OFF”position.Turnthegassupply“ON”.Checkallconnectionsfromthesupplyline,orLPcylinderuptoandincludingthemanifold.Soapbubbleswillappearwherealeakispresent.Ifaleakispresent,immediatelyturnoffgassupply,tightenanyleakingconnections,turngason,andrecheck.Checkallthegasconnectionsatthebaseofthecontrolvalveswheretheyscrewintothemanifoldpipe.Tocheckrotisserieburnerandsafetyvalve,theburnermustbelit,thenleaktesttheconnectionslocatedbehindtheservicepanel.Ifyoucannotstopagasleak,turnoffthegassupplyandcallyourlocalcompany,orthedealerfromwhomyoupurchasedthegrill.OnlythosepartsrecommendedbythemanufacturershouldbeusedontheGrill.Substitutioncanvoidthewarranty.Donotusethegrilluntilallconnectionshavebeencheckedanddonotleak
Checkallgassupplyfittingsforleaksbeforeeach
use.Itishandytokeepaspraybottleofsoapywaterneartheshut-offvalveofthegassupplyvalve.Sprayallthefitting.Bubblesindicateleaks.(SeeFig3and4
LOCATINGGRILL/BUILTINCLEARANCES
Whendeterminingasuitablelocation,takeintoaccountconcernssuchasexposuretowind,proximitytotrafficpathsandkeepinganygasorelectricalsupplylinesasshortaspossible.Locatethegrillonlyinawell-ventilatedarea.Neverlocatethegrillinsideabuildinggarage,breezeway,shedorothersuchenclosureareawithoutanapprovedventilationsystem.Duringheavyuse,thegrillwillproducealotofsmoke.Ensurethereisadequateareaforthesmoketodissipate
Aminimumof12”clearancefromthesideandaminimumof12”fromthebackmustbemaintainedfromthegrillaboveandbelowthecookingsurfacetoadjacentverticalcombustibleconstruction.See(Fig6)onthenextpage.