CAUTION: Before using for the first time and always after connecting a new gas bottle, check the connection parts in accordance with the
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instructions in the LEAK TEST section of this manual.
CAUTION: For safety reasons, the spanner supplied must always be used to secure the gas hose to the barbecue.
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Please refer to the following illustration:
CHECKING FOR LEAKS
WARNING: No sources of ignition are permitted to be in the vicinity during the leak test. This also includes smoking. Never check for leaks with
a burning match or a naked flame, and always do this task outdoors.
1. The gas regulating knob must be in the
2. Open the gas supply on the bottle and brush the soap-water solution provided or a home-made soap solution comprising 50% liquid soap
and 50% water onto all parts that carry gas (connection at the gas bottle / gas pressure regulator / gas hose / gas inlet / connection on the
valve). You can also use a leak spray (Fig. 2B).
3. Bubbles forming in the soap solution indicate there are leaks. IMPORTANT: Do not use the barbecue before all leaks have been eliminated.
Close the gas supply at the gas bottle.
4. Eliminate the leaks by retightening the connections if possible, or else renew the defective parts.
5. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
6. Contact your specialist gas equipment retailer if the leaks cannot be eliminated.
NOTE: Carry out the CHECK FOR LEAKS each time after the the gas bottle is connected or changed, and also at the start of the barbecue season.
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