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SUMMITTM450 & 650
LP Gas Barbecues
Step-By-Step Guide
72627 10/25/00
DANGER
If you smell gas:
1. Shut off gas to the appliance.
2. Extinguish any open flames.
3. Open lid
4. If odor continues, keep away from the
appliance and immediately call your gas
supplier or your fire department.
Leaking gas may cause a fire or explosion
which can cause serious bodily injury or
death, or damage to property.
WARNING:
1. Do not store spare liquid propane
cylinder within 10 feet (3m) of this
appliance.
2. Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable liquids or vapors within 25 feet
(8m) of this appliance.
WARNING: Follow all leak-check
procedures carefully in this manual prior to
barbecue operation. Do this even if the
barbecue was dealer-assembled.
NOTICE TO INSTALLER: These instructions
must be left with the owner and the owner
should keep them for future use.
THIS GAS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR
OUTDOOR USE ONLY.OUTDOOR USE
ONLY.
WARNING: Do not try to light this
appliance without reading the "Lighting"
Instructions section of this manual
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“U” rails (2)
CONTINUE TO REMOVE
PACKAGED CONTENTS
2
TOOLS NEEDED
SUPPLIES NEEDED
7/16 inch open end or an adjustable wrench
You will need a soap and water solution to check for gas
leaks. (See Step "Check for gas leaks.")
Note - The hardware size of nuts, bolts and screws is
given. For example "1/4-20 x 2 inch bolt" means a bolt
1/4 inch in diameter with 20 threads to the inch, 2 inches
long. On a small screw for example, "6-32 x 1/2 inch
screw" means a number 6 screw, with 32 threads to the
inch, 1/2 inch long.
Bottom tray
Catch pan holder
Catch pan
1/2 inch bolts
(1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts) (8)
Nylon washer (8)
Cooking grate
Summit 450 (1)
Summit 650 (2)
Flavorizer bars
Summit 450 (7)
Summit 650 (11)
Steam-N-Chips Smoker
Note: If you use the Steam-NChips Smoker, you will be
removing one of the Flavorizer
bars. You have a full set of
Flavorizer bars to use when not
using the Steam-N-Chips smoker.
Disposable drip pan
Note: Remove all
packaging materials
from the barbecue,
the front, back sides,
inside the barbecue
cart, and the bottom
shipping platform.
Once the packaging
material is removed,
carefully roll the
barbecue off the
shipping platform
and lock the casters.
Hinged cooking grate
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3
REMOVE PACKAGED
CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
Cylinder hanger
Stainless steel work surface (2)
Condiment holder (2)
Tool holder (4)
Bottom shelf
Warm-up basket
1/4-20 wing nuts (4)
Thermometer
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4
a)
b)
INSTALL “U” RAILS
Figure 1
“U” rail
support
mounts
Tabs
Frame rails
“U” rail
supports
Note: lock the casters before starting assembly.
You will need: two “U” rails, eight 1/4-20 x 1/2 inch bolts,
eight nylon washers, and a 7/16 inch or adjustable wrench.
Insert the tabs of the “U” rail into the frame rails. Make sure
both tabs are inside the frame rails. Figure 1(a) and that the
“U” rail supports are outside of the “U” rail support mounts.
Figure 1(a).
Push the “U” rail down into place on top of the frame rail.
Add a nylon washer to a bolt and start the bolt through the
a)
b)
Figure 1
“U” rail
support
mounts
Tabs
Frame rails
“U” rail
supports
Summit 450
Summit 650
hole of the frame rail into the tab of the “U” rail. Only start the
two bolts. Figure 1(b).
Align the holes of the “U” rail support with the holes in the
“U” rail support mount. Add a washer to a bolt and start the
bolt through the “U” rail support and into the “U” rail support
mount. Figure 1(b). Only start the two bolts.
Once you have started the four bolts per side, use the
7/16 inch or adjustable wrench to tighten the four bolts on
each side of the barbecue.
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5
INSTALL STEAM-N-CHIPS
SMOKER
You will need: smoker box.
Remove the center Flavorizer bar (the one that is not over
a burner). Set the handles of the Steam-N-Chips smoker
on the Flavorizer bar holder.
Note: For directions on how to use the Steam-N-Chips
smoker, see the Operating Guide.
INSTALL FLAVORIZER
BARS
You will need: seven Flavorizer bars.
Set the Flavorizer bars front to back over the burners in the
slots of the Flavorizer Bar/cooking grill support..
Flavorizer Bar/cooking grill
support
Flavorizer Bar
Slot
Flavorizer Bar/cooking grill
support
Flavorizer Bar
Slot
Summit 450
Summit 650
Summit 450
Summit 650
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6
ADD COOKING GRATES
You will need: (1) cooking grate and (1) Hinged Cooking
Grate .
The cross-rail of the cooking grate goes down. Set the
cooking grates in place next to each other.
WARNING: Use heat-resistant barbecue mitts or
gloves when adding wood to the
Steam-N-Chips Smoker.
Use a barbecue tool to swing open the hinged portions of
the cooking grate.
Summit 450
Summit 650
Summit 450
Summit 650
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7
INSTALL WARM-UP
BASKET
You will need: warm-up basket.
Install one end of the warm-up basket into the hole on the
right end of the lid and the other end into the slot in the
left end of the lid.
Summit 450
Summit 650
INSTALL BOTTOM TRAY
You will need: Bottom tray, catch pan holder, catch pan,
and one drip pan.
Note: It may be easier to install the catch pan holder by
removing the catch pan from the holder.
Hook the ends of the catch pan holder into the hole in the
bottom tray.