GSi pinnacle User Manual

PINNACLE

CANISTER STOVE

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Read and understand thi s entire instr uction manual b efore using this s tove. Keep thi s
instruction manual for f uture refer ence. Prac tice using this st ove before he ading out
on your trip to familiarize your self with it s function and d angers. If you d o not
understand this manual or h ave any questi ons, please call G SI Outdoors, I nc. at
1-800-704-4474, [phone], email us at [e-mail] or visit
our website at www.gsioutdoors.com.
Do not attempt to use this s tove: (1) befo re reading and f ully underst anding this
instruction manual; ( 2) if you are not p repared or co mfortable a ttending to a b urning
and/or hot stove at all time s; (3) if yo u observe, sm ell or hear leakin g fuel; or (4) i f you
observe any condition w ith the stov e system or in th e surrounding e nvironment t hat
would make operation of an op en flamed devi ce dangerous. F ailure to follow th ese
directions can cause an uns afe situatio n leading to fire or a n explosion, re sulting in
serious bodily injury or dea th.

WARNING

Do not use stove if parts a re missing or bro ken, or with repl acement par ts not specif ic
to your stove model. Use of s tove with missi ng or broken par ts, or with re placement
parts not specific to y our stove mode l, can result in bur ns severe injur y or death.
Do not attempt to modif y or use this stov e in any way for any p urpose othe r than
described in this instru ction manual

IMPORTANT

This stove is designed for OU TDOOR USE O NLY for boiling water a nd cooking foo d.
Use of stove within any encl osed space, or f or a purpose ot her than boiling w ater or
cooking food can cause fir e, explosion or p oisoning result ing in serious bo dily injury
or death. You are responsible f or your own saf ety and the sa fety of thos e around you.
This manual is not intended to r eplace your go od judgment. I f you have any ques tions
or concerns contact G SI Outdoors, I nc. at 1-800-704-4474, [phone], email
us at [e-mail] or visit our web site at www.gsioutdoors.com .

SAFETY INFORMATION

IF YOU SMELL GAS:
1/ Do not attempt to light app liance.
2/ Extinguish any open f lame.
3/ Disconnect from fue l supply.

Do not store or use gasoline or o ther liquids wit h flammable vapo urs in the vicinit y of
this or any other appliance.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

PARTS:

a: Pot Supports b: Bu rner Head c: Val ve Body d: Fl ame Adjuster Val ve
e: Flame Adjuster

Nominal Heat
Input Rate:

8,768 BTU/h.

2.59 kW
187 g/h.

(51CL392 1-2010 )
2009/142/ EC

Nominal Heat
Input Rate:

0359-16

Clearance to combus tibles : top 4 ft. ( 1.2 m) , sides 4 ft . (1.2 m)

*Nominal Heat Input Rat e varies depe nding on tes t procedur es of the par ticular st andards ag ency.

IGNITION HAZARD

This stove can easily ignit e surrounding m aterials and flam mable liquids or vap ors.
Keep stove and cartri dge away from o ther heat sour ces. If you det ermine that a
windscreen is needed use O NLY the GSI Ou tdoors Pinna cle Windscre ens that are
designed for exclusive use w ith the GSI Out doors Pinnacl e Stoves in their p rescribed
fashion.

INJURY HAZARD

Never let children use this st ove. Superv ise children in th e cooking area a t all times,
keeping them at least 10 feet ( 3+ meters ) away from t he stove.

DANGER

This stove uses a liquid pres surized gas ( LPG) car tridge that is h ighly flammable a nd
explosive. Use only GSI Ou tdoors isoBu tane Fuel Car tridges of Is obutane and
Propane mix (4 oz./110 g or 8 oz. /230 g) . Because GS I Outdoors ca nnot assure th e
quality and safety of ot her manufac turers’ fuel c artridges , do not attemp t to fit other
types or makes of gas car tridges to t he Pinnacle Sto ve. Follow this sa fety
information when using GS I cartridg es:
!/ Listen and smell for leaking g as. Leaking ga s is a serious haza rd. Natural L PG is

invisible and odorless; s trong odora nt additives h ave been added t o the fuel mix
but can fade over time. Lea ks are not alway s detectabl e by smell. Do not use t his
stove if it is leaking, damag ed, or does not op erate prop erly.

!/ Check that the stove and f uel cartri dge connect ion is secure and t ight. If the

connection does not look o r feel secure, or i f you hear or smell le aking gas, do not
use stove or cartridg e. Move stove to a w ell-ventilat ed area away f rom any
ignition source to locat e and stop the lea k. Only check f or leaks outdo ors using
soapy water. Bubbles will for m if the soapy wa ter is poured ov er a leak. Do not t ry
to detect leaks using a flam e.

GENERAL FUEL CARTRIDGE SAFETY

This appliance can produce carbon monoxide
which has no odor.
Using it in an enclosed spa ce can kill you.
Never use this stove in an e nclosed spac e such as
a camper, tent, car or hom e.

DANGER

CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD

LIMITED WARRA NTY/ LIMITAT IONS OF REM EDIES AND L IABILI TY

USA, Canada and other ap plicable Count ries

Limited Warrant y :

GSI Outdoors, Inc. USA ( GSI Outdoor s) to the origin al owner (“O wner”) , under
intended use and maintena nce, warrant s the enclose d product (“ Product” ) to be free
from defects in materi als and workma nship for the life of t he Product . No warrant y
against defects in mater ials and workm anship will apply if P roduct is (i ) altered in any
way, (ii) used for purpose s inconsisten t with Produ ct’s intended p urpose or desig n, or
(iii) improperly mainta ined. Warrant y will furth ermore be void ed where Own er/user
(i) failed to follow Produc t instruct ions or warning s or (ii) subject ed Product t o misuse,
abuse, or neglect.
During the warranty p eriod, original p roduct par ts determine d by GSI Outdoo rs, Inc.
to be defective in mater ials or workman ship will be repair ed or replaced as O wner’s
sole remedy. GSI Outdoor s, Inc. reser ves the right to r eplace any disc ontinued
product with a new produ ct of compar able value and fun ction. A retur ned Produc t
deemed irreparable be comes the pro perty of GS I Outdoors, In c. and will not be
returned.
EXCLUDING THE LIMI TED WARRA NTY PROV IDED ABOV E, GSI OUTD OORS, INC., IT S
AFFLIIATES AND TH EIR SUPPL IERS, TO THE M AXIMUM E XTEN T PERMIT TED BY
LAW, MAKE NO WARRANT IES, EXP RESSED OR IM PLIED, AND DIS CLAIM A LL
WARRANTIES, DUT IES AND CONDI TIONS, WHE THER EX PRESSED, I MPLIED OR
STATUTORY, WITH RESPE CT TO THE PRO DUCT, INCLUDIN G WITHOU T LIMITATION

WARRANTY

!/ Only change the cartri dge outside and a t least 25 feet ( 7.6 meters) fr om people and

any source of ignition.

!/ Always position stov e on a stable, solid le vel surface b efore using st ove. Check

and if necessary clean t he seals for dust , proper sea ting or any wear be fore
connecting a new fuel car tridge to th e stove. Do not us e stove if seals a re
damaged or worn.

!/ Keep stove and fuel car tridge at leas t 25 feet (7.6 meter s) away from o ther heat

sources. If you expose t he fuel cart ridge to high hea t, the cart ridge will explo de or
leak resulting in serious bo dily injury or dea th. This stov e can ignite comb ustible
materials, flammable liquids a nd vapors cre ating a situati on where fire, bu rns
severe injury or death ca n result.

!/ Follow all warnings on fuel car tridges re garding use and s torage.

GENERAL FUEL CARTRIDGE SAFETY

ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, AGINAST LATENT DEFECTS,
FITNESS FOR A PARTI CULAR P URPOSE, OR C ORRESPO NDENCE TO DES CRIPTION .
Warranty Service. To ob tain servic e under this warr anty, the war ranty-eli gible
Product must be prese nted to GSI Out doors, Inc. by c alling 1-800 -704-44 74 [M-F,
8:00-4:30 , PDT] or emailin g info@g sioutdoors .com.
Owner is responsible for all c osts associ ated with ret urning Prod uct to GSI Outd oors
for service. Where at i ts sole discret ion GSI Outdoo rs deems Prod uct eligible for
warranty repair or rep lacement, GS I Outdoors will p ay the shipping a nd handling
associated with retu rning repaire d or replaced Pr oduct to Ow ner. In instance s where
GSI Outdoors deems a ret urned produ ct ineligible for wa rranty ser vice, GSI Out doors
will, if possible, repair produ cts for a reas onable charge t hat includes re turn shipping
and handling. For warrant y return se rvice detail s, please go to
www.gsioutdoors.com.
Limitation of Remedies. S hould a court of c ompetent jur isdiction find t he limited
warranty set fort h above breac hed, GSI Outdo ors’ only obligat ion will be to, at its
option, either repair or re place Produc t. Should the af oremention ed remedy fail o f its
essential purpose, GSI O utdoors will, in ex change for re turn of Produ ct, refund t o
Owner Product’s origin al purchase pr ice. THE FORE GOING REMEDY I S THE SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE RE MEDY OF THE PU RCHASER AG AINST GSI OU TDOORS, I TS
AFFILITAES AND TH EIR SUPPL IERS, REGA RDLES OF LE GAL THEOR Y.

Limitation of Liability. GSI O utdoors’, its af filiates’ and t heir suppliers’ m aximum

WARRANTY WARRANTY

liability is limited to incident al damages not t o exceed the or iginal purchas e price of
the Product. GSI OUT DOORS, ITS A FFILITATE S AND THEIR S UPPLIER S HEREBY
DISCLAIM AND EX LUDE ANY RE ASON WHATS OVER. THI S EXCLUSIO N AND
LIMITATION APPLIES T O ALL LEGA L THEORIE S UNDER WHICH D AMAGES MAY BE
SOUGHT, AND WILL APP LY EVEN IF ANY R EMEDY FAILS O F ITS ESSENI TAL
PURPOSE.
This limited warranty gi ves Owner sp ecific legal rig hts; Owne rs may have addi tional
rights, which may vary s tate to stat e.
Always completely follo w safety, use op eration, and m aintenance ins truction s for
this or any other GSI Outdoo rs product .
European Union custome r statutor y rights are no t affecte d.

GSI Outdoors, Inc.
For product servic e and informat ion contact
GSI Outdoors, Inc. USA
1023 S. Pines Road, Spokan e WA. 99206 U SA
1-800-704-4474 or 509-928-9611

www.gsioutdoors.com

KNOW YOUR STOVE BEFORE YOU GO!

Familiarize yourself wit h the parts of y our GSI Outdoo rs Pinnacle Ca nister Stove a nd
the instructions for us e and storage b efore conne cting the sto ve to its fuel car tridge.
Never use this stove in any ot her way than is de scribed in the f ollowing instr uctions.

For more information or v ideos on how to us e the GSI Outdoo rs Pinnacle Ca nister
Stove visit our website at w ww.gsiout doors.com

#56002: Pinnacle® Canister Stove

© 2015 GSI Outdoors, Inc.
1023 S Pines Rd Spokane WA 99206 USA
PO Box 132 Wakefield, England WF1 1XJ

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4 ft. (1.2 m)

25 ft. (7.6 m)

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1/ Unfold Flame Adjuster.
2/ Close Flame Adjuster Val ve (clockw ise rotation ).
3/ Carefully align the stov e valve body w ith the fuel car tridge nipp le and screw sto ve

onto cartridge (clo ckwise) un til connectio n is secure. Do no t attempt to t ighten
this connection with any t ool.

NOTE: A small amount of gas may esc ape when conn ecting or disc onnecting fu el
cartridge

!/ Always check for leaks a fter installin g the fuel car tridge. If in que stion, pour so apy

water gently over the sus pected are a(s) of t he stove and fu el cartridg e. Bubbles
will form around leaking are as. DO NOT TE ST WITH F LAME. I f any bubbles

form, DO NOT USE the fu el cartrid ge.

!/

Never over tighten fuel c artridge t o stove. Ove r tightening c an damage stov e or
cartridge causing fue l to leak. Lea king fuel can c ause fire, burn s, severe injur y or death.

!/

Use extreme caution w hen using st ove in temper atures bel ow freezin g. In freezin g
temperatures O-r ings can bec ome hard and le ak fuel. Alwa ys check for f uel leaks be fore
and after lighting sto ve. Use of a leak ing stove ca n cause fire, b urns, sever e injury or dea th.

!/ Keep children and pets at lea st 10 feet (3+ m eters) awa y from the sto ve.

CONNECTING STOVE AND CARTRIDGE

DANGER

!/ Keep combustible materi als at least 4 feet (1. 2 meters) aw ay from the bur ning

stove, or a stove that you ar e in the proces s of lighting. Kee p flammable liquid s and
vapors at least 25 feet (7.6 me ters) away f rom the burnin g stove, or a sto ve that
you are in the process of ligh ting. This stov e can ignite com bustible mate rials,
flammable liquids and vapors c reating a situ ation where fi re, burns seve re injury or
death can result. Keep ch ildren at least 10 fe et (3+ mete rs) away fr om the stove.

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Never attempt lighti ng stove if fl ame adjuster v alve is left o pen. If flame a djuster val ve is
left open, close it imme diately and th oroughly ve ntilate are a before ligh ting stove. F ailure
to ventilate area can re sult in an explo sion that can c ause fire, bur ns, severe i njury or dea th.

DANGER

!/ Never position your head o r body above th e stove while ligh ting, or cookin g.

Because stove maintain s an almost clear blu e flame which can not easily be see n
in sun lit environments, plac ement of head o r body above st ove is an unsafe
practice that can caus e fire, burns, se vere injury or d eath.

!/ Keep children at least 10 feet ( 3+ meters ) away from th e stove. Neve r leave a

burning or hot stove unat tended. An un attended s tove can lead t o fire and/or a
situation where children , pets, or the unw ary can be bur ned, injured or k illed.

DANGER

!/ Never move a burning or hot st ove. Always e xtinguish st ove and cool bef ore

moving. Moving a burning or h ot stove can ca use fire, burns, s evere injur y or death.

!/ Never use any cookware w ith a diameter l arger than 9.5 in ches (24.2 cm ) and

height greater than 6 inche s (15.2 cm) or sto ve-top ovens w ith a heat ret ention
feature with this stov e; doing so can ca use the cart ridge to explo de resulting in
serious bodily injury or dea th.

!/ Reflected heat can ove rheat the fu el cartridg e. Never place an d operate t wo or

more stoves together. Ne ver operate s tove with emp ty or dry co okware. Use o f
stove in any of the procee ding manners ca n result in the fu el cartridg e exploding
and causing fire, burns, sev ere injury or de ath.

!/ Never use cookware th at is not flat on th e bottom. Us e of stove with d amaged

and/or inappropriat e cookwar e can result in coo kware and /or stove ins tability
resulting in a situation wh ere hot cookw are and/or c ookware co ntents can e asily
spill causing fire, burns, sev er injury or deat h.

DANGER

!/ Stove and components w ill be VERY hot fo r a period of time a fter shutt ing off.

Never attempt to remo ve or compact t he stove while i t is hot to the touc h. Doing
so can quickly result in seve re burns and pos sible ignition of f lammable mate rials.

!/ Always disconnect st ove from car tridge befo re storing it . Failure to disco nnect

stove from cartridg e before stor ing may cause fu el to leak and caus e fire, burns,
severe injury or death. A lways stor e the fuel car tridges in a well- ventilated
location, well away from an y possible heat o r ignition sour ce such as: hea ters,
furnaces, water heat ers, gas applian ces or pilot lights . Storing fuel c artridge s near
any heat or ignition source o r where tempe ratures exc eed 120 F (49 C) , can result
in fire, explosion or poisonin g resulting in ser ious bodily injur y or death.

DANGER

1/ Select a non-traffi cked, level coo king area outd oors and clear c ooking area of

combustible materials an d flammable liquids o r vapors.

2/ Open Pot Supports b y rotating up pers until hori zontal then r otate lower su pports

out from Burner Head unt il they stop.

3/ Attach GSI Outdoor s Pinnacle Wind screen (if usi ng).
4/ Place stove assembly o n a solid, stable, e ven surface t o ensure stabili ty.
!/ Use only GSI Outdoors Pin nacle Windscr eens. NEV ER USE A GENER IC OR

OTHER BRAND WIND SCREEN.

SETTING UP THE STOVE

1/ Hold a lit match or lighter flame o ver the edge of t he Burner Head .
2/ Open Flame Adjuster Val ve (3/4 turn ) to release an d ignite fuel.
3/ Extinguish match or lig hter respon sibly.
4/ Turn Flame Adjuster Valve to de sired flame se tting.

LIGHTING THE STOVE

1/ Close Flame Adjuster Valve w hen cooking is d one (clock wise rotatio n).
2/ After flames are out , wait 10 minutes for s tove to cool.
3/ Move stove assembly a way from any ign ition source s and unscrew fr om cartrid ge

by grasping the valve bod y (counter clo ckwise rot ation).

4/ After the stove has c ompletely coo led fold Flame Adj uster and close P ot Support s.
5/ Store in storage sack o r a clean dry env ironment.
NOTE:

A small amount of gas may esca pe when conn ecting or disc onnectin g fuel cart ridge

TURNING OFF THE STOVE

1/ Add food or liquid to cookwa re.
2/ Place cookware ont o the center of t he stove.
3/ Turn Flame Adjuster Valve to a djust heat. (a pprox. 1/4 tur n for optimum ef ficiency)

USING THE STOVE TO COOK