ooni Koda 16 Gas Powered Pizza Oven Instruction Manual

ooni Koda 16 Gas Powered Pizza Oven

**WARNING

**

• To reduce the risk of fire, burn hazard or another injury, read this safety manual carefully and completely before using this appliance.
• Before cleaning, make sure the gas supply and control knob is in the OFF position and that the burner and oven has cooled.

DANGER

• Never operate this appliance unattended.
• If a fire should occur, keep away from the appliance and immediately call your fire department. Do not attempt to extinguish an oil or a grease fire with water.

Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, explosion or burn hazard which could cause property damage, personal injury or death.

DANGER

If you smell gas:

• Shut off gas to the appliance
• Extinguish any open flame
• If odor continues, keep away from the appliance and immediately call your gas supplier or your fire department.

Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, explosion or burn hazard which could cause property damage, personal injury or death.

WARNING
FOR OUTDOOR USE ONLY.

• Keep the fuel supply hose away from any heated surface(s).
• The use of alcohol, prescription or non-prescription drugs may impair the consumer’s ability to properly assemble or safely operate the appliance.
• Keep children and pets away from the appliance at all times. d. Do not move the appliance when in use.
• This appliance is not intended for and should never be used as a heater.

WARNING

• Spiders and insects can nest inside the burner of the appliance and disrupt gas flow. Inspect the burner at least once a year. A clogged tube can lead to a fire beneath the appliance.
• When using a match to light the appliance, make sure to use the included matchstick holder.
• Do not store this appliance indoors unless the gas cylinder is disconnected.
• Gas must be stored outdoors, out of the reach of children, and should not be stored in a building, garage, or any other enclosed area.
• This appliance is not intended to be installed in or on recreational vehicles and/or boats.
• Check all gas supply fittings for leaks before each use. Do not use the appliance until all connections have been checked and do not leak.
• Do not smoke while leak testing. Never leak test with an open flame.
• When lighting, keep your face and hands as far away from the appliance as possible.
• Minimum clearance from sides of unit to combustible construction is 610mm (24 inches).
• Minimum clearance from back of unit to combustible construction is 915mm (36 inches).

This instruction manual contains important information necessary for the proper assembly and safe use of the appliance. Read and follow all warnings and instructions before assembling and using the appliance. Follow all warnings and instructions when using the appliance. Keep this manual for future reference.

WARNING

• This manual states that an oven, fryer or broiler shall not be used on or under any apartment or condominium balcony or deck.
• Keep the fuel supply hose away from any heated surface(s).
• This manual includes an instruction to clean and inspect the hose before each use of the appliance. If there is evidence of abrasion, wear, cuts, or leaks, the hose must be replaced prior to the appliance being put into operation. The replacement hose assembly shall be that specified by the manufacturer.
• This appliance shall be used only outdoors, and shall not be used in a building, garage, or any other enclosed area.
• This manual includes a list of required parts necessary for the safe operation of the appliance, directions for proper assembly and for assembly of installed parts and accessories supplied with the appliance, and proper procedures for gas leak testing.
• The appliance should not be located or used under overhead unprotected combustible construction materials or surfaces. For a grill, fryer or broiler, the minimum clearance shall be at least 10ft (3m) from any structure or combustible material.

CAUTION
This product has been developed for 4wci Natural Gas use only.

WARNING
Do not modify the appliance.

CAUTION
The burner tube openings must be positioned properly over the valve orifices.

Connecting the gas hose to your Koda 16

• Always route the gas hose away from the oven. The hose must not touch the oven body.
• WARNING Hose pipe can be a tripping hazard

Before lighting

Inspect the gas supply hose prior to turning on the gas. If there is evidence of cut, wear or abrasion, it must be replaced prior to use. Connect the natural gas hose to the natural gas supply. Leak check the hose and regulator connections with a soap and water solution before lighting the appliance. Only the pressure regulator and gas hose assembly supplied with this appliance should be used. If replacement pressure regulators and hose assemblies are required, they should be those specified by the appliance manufacturer, Ooni Limited.

NATURAL GAS WARNING
This manual states that the installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 and Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code, CSA B149.1;

Safety practices to avoid injury

When properly cared for, your oven will provide safe, reliable service for many years. However, extreme care must be used as the oven produces intense heat that can increase the risk of accidents.

When using this oven basic practices must be followed, including but not limited to the following:

• Do not repair or replace any part of the oven unless specifically recommended in this manual. All other service should be referred to a qualified technician.
• Children should not be left alone or unattended in an area where the oven is being used. Do not allow children to sit, stand or play around the oven at any time.
• Never let clothing or other flammables come in contact with or too close to any burner or hot surface until it has cooled. The fabric could ignite, causing serious personal injury.
• For personal safety, wear proper apparel. Loose fittings garments or sleeves should never be worn while using the oven. Some synthetic fabrics are highly flammable and should not be worn while cooking.
• Do not heat unopened food containers as a build-up of pressure may cause the containers to burst. When lighting the burner, always pay close attention to what you are doing.
• When using the oven, do not touch the outer shell, stone baking board or immediate surroundings as these areas become extremely hot and could cause burns.
• Do not use the oven to cook extremely fatty meats or other products which increase flare-up.
• Keep the area surroundings the oven free from combustible material including fluids, trash and vapours such as gasoline or charcoal lighter fluid.
• Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air.
• Never use the oven in extremely windy conditions.
• The temperature under the oven is high. Do not place the oven on a table with flammable table clothes, plastic or any other inflammable materials.

Parts List

1. BG07-100A (Ooni Koda 16)
2. Stone baking board

Assembly

Before assembly, make sure all parts are present. If any part is missing or damaged, do not attempt to assemble the appliance. Contact customer service for replacement parts.

Step 1

Unfold the legs

Step 2

Insert the stone baking board

Step 3

Connecting gas hose to Ooni Koda 16
Depending on your region the hose may be preassembled.

• Connecting gas hose directly to Ooni Koda 16

Attaching to natural gas supply
Open Ooni Koda 16’s legs and turn Ooni Koda 16 onto its feet. Reinsert the baking stone. Connect side A of the natural gas hose to side A of the quick connector. Connect side B of the quick connector to your natural gas supply outlet with a 3/8” NPT male thread.

Please consult your local natural gas regulations or gas engineer to advise on how to attach this to your own natural gas outlet

Connecting the natural gas system

1. The supply valve should be in OFF position.
2. Make sure the burner valve is in OFF position.
3. Inspect the valve connections, port and regulator assembly. Remove debris and inspect the hose for damage.
4. When connecting the regulator assembly to the valve, use your hand to tighten the nut clockwise until it stops. Use of a wrench could damage the quick coupling nut and result in a hazardous situation.
5. Open the supply valve fully by turning the valve counterclockwise.
6. Before lighting the oven, use a soap and water solution to check all connections for leaks.
7. If a leak is found, turn the supply valve OFF, and do not use the oven until local gas specialist can make repairs.

Disconnecting the natural gas system

1. Turn the oven burner valve OFF and make sure the oven is cool.
2. Turn the natural gas supply valve OFF by turning the valve handle to the OFF position.
3. Detach the hose assembly from the supply valve by pulling back the quick release collar on the quick connector.
4. Place dust cap for both the natural gas hose and the quick connector whenever the natural gas supply is not in use. Only install the type of dust cap on the supply valve outlet that is provided with the supply valve. Other types of caps or plugs may result in leakage of natural gas.

Leak testing

General
Although the gas connections of the appliance are leak tested prior packing and shipment, a complete test must be performed at the installation site. Before each use, check all the gas connections for leak testing using the procedure listed below. If the smell of gas is detected at any time, you should immediately stop using and check the entire system for leaks.

Before testing
Make sure all packing material has been removed from the appliance. Make a solution of one part liquid detergent and one part water. You will need a spray bottle, brush or rag to apply the solution to the fittings.

To test

1. Turn the burner valve OFF
2. Turn the natural gas valve on by opening the valve to the ON position.
3. Apply the soap solution to all gas fittings. Soap bubbles would appear where a leak is present.
4. If a leak is present, immediately turn the gas supply OFF and tighten leaky fittings.
5. Turn the gas back ON and recheck.
6. Should the gas continue to leak from any of the fittings, turn the gas supply OFF and contact customer service.

Pressure Testing
The appliance and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of 1/2 psi (3.5kPa). The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual manual shutoff valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psi (3.5kPa).

Operating instructions

Using the oven

Each burner is rated at 29,000 BTU/Hr.

To begin:

1. Make sure the oven has been leak tested and properly placed.
2. Remove any remaining packing material.
3. Light the burner using the LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS below

Lighting instruction

To light the burner
Read all instructions before lighting

1. Make sure the control knob is in OFF position, and then turn the natural gas supply valve ON by turning it to the ON position.
2. Push in and slowly turn the control knob anticlockwise until you hear a click and the burner ignites.
3. If burner doesn’t light within 5 seconds, turn the knob OFF, wait 5 minutes and repeat the lighting.

To light with a match

1. If the burner will not light after several attempts using the control knob, the burner may be lit with a match.
2. If you have already attempted to light the burner using the control knob, wait 5 minutes for any gas to dissipate.
3. Insert a match into the matchstick holder, ignite the match and insert it through the oven opening to the burner.
4. Push and turn the control knob to HI slowly, the burner should ignite immediately.
5. If the burner does not light within seconds, turn the control knob OFF and wait 5 minutes and try again.

Care and maintenance

Store Ooni Koda 16 out of direct sunlight and indoors where possible and when storing for extended periods of time. Ooni Koda 16 should not be exposed to harsh weather conditions such as snow, heavy rain and strong winds.

Wait for Ooni Koda 16 to cool completely before moving. The outer shell of Ooni Koda 16 may fade over time and through use. This will not affect performance.

Stone baking board

1. DO NOT use the stone over an open flame
2. Avoid extreme temperature change to the stone. DO NOT place frozen foods on a hot stone
3. The stone is fragile and can break if bumped or dropped
4. The stone is very hot during use and stays hot for a long time after use.
5. DO NOT cool the stone with water when the stone is hot
6. After cleaning the stone with water, please dry the stone before use. This can be done in a conventional oven at 60°C (140°F) for 2 hours.

Troubleshooting

2.   Coupling nut and regulator not fully connected

3.   Obstruction of gas flow

4.   Disengagement of burner to valve

5.   Incorrect assembly

| 1.   Turn the coupling nut about one-half to three-quarters additional turn until solid stop. Tighten by hand only – do not use tools

2.   Clear burner tube

3.   Reengage burner and valve

4.   Check steps in assembly instructions

Sudden drop in gas flow or low flame| 1. Out of gas| 1. Turn off gas control knob, wait 30 seconds and light oven. If flames are still low, turn off gas control knob and natural gas supply. Disconnect regulator. Reconnect regulator and leak test. Turn on natural gas supply, wait 30 seconds and then light oven.
Flames blow out| 1. High or gusting winds| 1.   Turn front of oven away from wind

2.   Refer to Sudden drop in gas flow above

Flare-up| 1.   Grease build up

2.   Excessive fat in meat

3.   Excessive cooking temperature

4.   Excess flour on the cooking surface

| 1.   Clean oven

2.   Trim fats from meat before cooking

3.   Adjust (lower) temperature accordingly

4.   Brush remnant flour from cooking surface

Flashback (fire in burner tube, roaring sound from burner)| 1.   Burner and/or burner tubes are blocked

2.   Pressure drop during ingition

| 1.   Turn gas control knob off. Clean burner and/or burner tubes.

2.   Turn off oven, ensure the tank valve is fully open (if applicable) and relight.

The Ooni Customer Service can be reached via www.ooni.com or support@ooni.com.

Nominal hourly gas consumption

Ooni Koda 16 – Outdoor Use Gas Grill

Gas Type| Number of Burners| Injector Size Main Burner| Total Gas Consumption BTU| Gas Pressure KPa
4wci NG| 1| 2.15mm| 29000| 1.00

Product Labels

Ooni
ANS Z21.89-2017 CSA 1.18-2017 Outdoor Cooking Specialty Gas Appliance. For outdoor use only. If stored indoors, detach from the natural gas supply.

• Do not store spare natural gas under or near the appliance.
• If the information beyond is not followed exactly, a fire causing death or serious injury may occur.
• Minimal clearance from sides and back of the unit to combustible construction, 24 inches from the sides and 24 inches from the front.
• Do not use the appliance under overhead combustible surfaces.
• CAUTION: For use with a gas appliance regulator. The regulator supplied must be used with this appliance. This regulator is set for an outlet pressure of 4iwc.
• CAUTION: This product has been developed for 4wci Natural Gas use only
• Turn off the NG supply at the NG supply when the appliance is not in use.
• This appliance is not intended for commercial use.
• The instruction manual contains important information necessary for the proper assembly and safe use of the appliance.
• Read and follow all warnings and instructions before assembling and using the appliance.
• Follow all warnings and instructions when using the appliance.
• If instruction or parts are missing contact support.ooni.com.

Ooni Limited, Unit 5, Bishopsgate Business Centre, 189 West Main Street, Broxburn, UK, EH52 5LH.

• Manufacturer: Ooni Limited
• Model: Ooni Koda 16

LIGHTING INSTRUCTION – TO LIGHT THE BURNER

Read all instructions before lighting

• Make sure the control knob is in OFF position, and then turn the natural gas supply valve ON by turning it to the ON position.
• Push in and slowly turn the control knob anticlockwise until you hear a click and the burner ignites.
• If the burner doesn’t light within 5 seconds, turn the knob OFF, wait 5 minutes and repeat the lighting.
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Nat.

| Rate Input (BTU/H)
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Components| Orifice Size|
Main Burner| 2.15mm| 29000

References

• Pizza Ovens | Ooni Pizza Ovens — Ooni USA
• Ooni Help Center
• Pizza Ovens | Ooni Pizza Ovens — Ooni USA

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