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INFRARED BURNER MAINTENANCE
General Overview
Proper care, maintenance and cleaning will help ensure a
long life for your grill. Periodic cleaning will help avoid
accumulations of flammable grease and other debris.
Exterior
Clean regularly with a solution of mild detergent and hot
water. Touch-up paint is available from your dealer. Broil-
master protective covers are recommended. Stainless steel
components can be easily cleaned with a spray-on stainless
steel cleaner found in most hardware stores.
Protection of Burners
The burners of your grill are designed to provide a long life
of satisfactory performance. However, there are steps you
must take to prevent cracking of their ceramic surfaces,
which will cause the burners to malfunction. Following are
the most common causes of cracks and the steps you must
take to avoid them. Damage caused by failure to follow these
steps is not covered by your grill warranty.
IMPACT WITH HARD OBJECTS - Never allow hard objects
to strike the ceramic. Take particular care when inserting or
removing the cooking grids and accessories into or from the
grill. If objects such as these fall onto the ceramic, it is likely
to crack the ceramic.
IMPAIRED VENTILATION OF HOT AIR FROM THE
GRILL - In order for the burners to function properly, hot air
created by the burners must have a way to escape the grill. If
the hot air is not allowed to escape, the burners may become
deprived of oxygen, causing them to backfire, especially if
the burner output is set at HIGH. If this occurs repeatedly,
the burners may crack. Never operate your grill with very
little or no open space at the cooking surface (the cooking
grids provide sufficient open space.
Examples:
• DO NOT operate the grill on "HIGH" with the hood
closed.
• DO NOT use accessories in combinations that cover more
than 75% of the cooking surface with solid metal.
• DO NOT cover the entire surface with aluminum foil, a
large pan, etc.
WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS - When the burners are in
operation, their intense heat is normally sufficient to vaporize
any drippings, marinates or sauces that contact the surface as
a by-product of grilling. This does not include water thrown
into the grill to douse a flame. Cold liquid contacting a hot
surface in substantial amounts can cause the surface to break.
Also, if the ceramic or interior of a burner becomes wet while
not in use, later operation of the burner can create steam,
which may produce enough pressure to crack the ceramic.
In addition, repeated soaking of the ceramic will cause it to
swell and expand. This expansion will create pressure on the
ceramic and cause it to crack and crumble.
To prevent burner damage caused by liquids, please do the
following:
• Never throw liquid into the grill to control a flare-up.
• Never expose the burners to the risk of soaking by rain-
fall, sprinklers or otherwise. We recommend that the grill
be covered with a heavy duty vinyl cover at all times
when it is not in use. Do not attempt to operate your grill
in the open air while it is raining. Finally, using the grill,
close the hood as soon as the burners are off so that, if
it rains, the burners will not be exposed to direct rainfall
while the grill is cooling.
• If standing water is in the grill (because of exposure to
rainfall, etc.) examine the ceramic burner surfaces for evi-
dence of possible water soaking. If the ceramic appears to
be wet, remove the burners from the grill and turn them
upside down to empty any water from the burner box.
After draining all the water, place the burners indoors and
allow to dry thoroughly. Also, empty any water standing
in the grill's drip tray. Then, reinstall the burners. After
testing for gas leaks around all fittings, resume normal
use of the grill.
Cleaning
CAUTION: ALWAYS ALLOW THE GRILL TO COOL
BEFORE CLEANING. DO NOT LET LIQUIDS COME
IN CONTACT WITH THE BURNER SURFACE AT ANY
TIME.
Grease Tray
Empty periodically. Replacement tray liners can be
purchased at most supermarkets where disposable aluminum
baking pans are displayed.
Cooking Grids
Burn Off
This process is much like that used in self-cleaning ovens
and is most efficient when completed after each use of the
grill.
Because of the high intensity of the Infrared burner, any
drippings and food particles that fall onto the burner sur-