MASTERBUILT CGT18G1A Portable Charcoal Grill Instruction Manual

MASTERBUILT CGT18G1A Portable Charcoal Grill

Safety Instructions

WARNING

• This 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.
• Keep this manual for future reference.

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

CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD

• Burning wood chips, wood chunks, wood pellets, charcoal and propane gives off carbon monoxide, which has no odor and can cause death.
• DO NOT burn wood chips, wood chunks, wood pellets, charcoal or propane inside homes, vehicles, tents, garages or any enclosed areas.
• USE ONLY OUTDOORS where it is well ventilated.

WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS

• Always use grill in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal fire codes. • Before each use check all nuts, screws, and bolts to make sure they are tight and secure.
• Never operate grill under combustible overhead construction such as roof coverings, carports, awnings, or overhangs.
• Grill is for OUTDOOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.
• Never use inside enclosed areas such as patios, garages, buildings, or tents.
• Never use inside or on recreational vehicles or boats.
• Maintain a minimum distance of 10ft (3m) from overhead construction, walls, rails or other structures.
• Keep a minimum 10ft (3m) clearance of all combustible materials such as wood, dry plants, grass, brush, paper, or canvas.
• Never use grill for anything other than its intended use. This grill is NOT for commercial use.
• Accessory attachments not supplied by Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC are NOT recommended and may cause injury.
• Use of alcohol, prescription, or non-prescription drugs may impair user’s ability to properly assemble or safely operate grill.
• Keep a fire extinguisher accessible at all times while operating grill.
• When cooking with oil or grease, have a type BC or ABC fire extinguisher readily available.
• In the event of an oil or grease fire do not attempt to extinguish with water. Immediately call the fire department. A type BC or ABC fire extinguisher may, in some circumstances, contain the fire.
• Use grill on a level, non-combustible, stable surface such as dirt, concrete, brick, or rock. An asphalt surface (blacktop) may not be acceptable for this purpose.
• Grill MUST be on the ground. Do not place grill on tables or counters. DO NOT move grill across uneven surfaces.
• Do not use grill on wooden or flammable surfaces.
• Keep grill clear and free from combustible materials such as gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids.
• Do not leave grill unattended.
• Keep children and pets away from grill at all times. Do NOT allow children to use grill. Close supervision is necessary when children or pets are in the area where grill is being used.
• Do NOT allow anyone to conduct activities around grill during or following its use until it has cooled.
• Never use glass, plastic, or ceramic cookware in grill. Never place empty cookware in grill while in use.
• Never move grill when in use. Allow grill to cool completely (below 115°F (45°C)) before moving or storing.
• Do not store grill with hot ashes or charcoal inside grill/hopper. Store only when fire is completely out and all surfaces are cold.
• Never use grill as a heater (READ CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD).
• The grill is HOT while in use and will remain HOT for a period of time afterwards and during cooling process. Use CAUTION. Wear protective gloves/mitts.
• Be careful when removing food from grill. All surfaces are HOT and may cause burns. Use protective gloves/ mitts or long, sturdy, cooking tools for protection from hot surfaces or splatter from cooking liquids.
• DO NOT bump or impact the grill to prevent personal harm, damage to grill, or spillage/splashing of hot cooking liquid.
• Do not touch HOT surfaces
• Grill is hot during use. To avoid burns, keep face and body away from door(s) and vents. Steam and hot air are expelled during use.
• Grill has an open flame. Keep hands, hair, and face away from flame. Do NOT lean over grill when lighting. Loose hair and clothing may catch fire.
• DO NOT obstruct flow of combustion and ventilation.
• Do not cover cooking grates with metal foil. This will trap heat and may cause damage to the grill.
• Never leave HOT coals or ashes unattended.
• Do not remove ashes while ashes and charcoal are HOT.
• Keep hands, hair, and face away from the burning charcoal. Be careful of loose hair and clothing during operation as they could catch fire.
• Use protective gloves when handling this grill or working with fire. Use protective gloves or long, sturdy tools when adding wood or charcoal.
• Never use fast lighting charcoal, lighting fluid, gasoline, alcohol or other highly volatile fluids to ignite charcoal. These fluids can explode causing injury or death. Always follow specific lighting instructions for this grill.
• Never overfill charcoal hopper. This can cause serious injury as well as damage to the grill.
• Dispose of cold ashes by placing them in aluminum foil, soaking with water, and discarding in a non-combustible container.
• Do not clean this product with a water sprayer or the like.
• Grill should only be rolled on smooth surface.
• Grill should never be rolled up/down stairs or uneven surface.
• Potential damage to grill or harm to user may result from failure to follow warnings.
• Remove unused charcoal and allow grill to fully cool before transporting.
• Always cover grill when not in use outside. DO NOT leave in weather uncovered.
• WARNING! This barbecue will become very hot. Do not move it during operation.
• WARNING! Do not use indoors!
• WARNING! Do not use spirit or petrol for lighting or re-lighting! Use only firelighters complying to EN 1860-3!
• WARNING! Keep children and pets away.
• Do not use the barbecue in a confined and/or habitable space e.g. houses, tents, caravans, motor homes, boats. Danger of carbon monoxide poisoning fatality.
• Do not cook before the fuel has a coating of ash.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

• BEFORE ASSEMBLY READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
• Assemble on a clean flat surface.
• Recommend assembling on cardboard to avoid oil residue on floors or scratches.
• Gloves recommended for assembly. Hopper gasket is fiberglass and will irritate skin.
• Tools needed: Phillips head screwdriver, adjustable wrench, 19mm socket wrench.
• Approximate assembly time: 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Recommend two people assemble to increase ease and reduce assembly time.
• Actual product may differ from picture shown.\
• It is possible that some assembly steps have been completed in the factory.
• Remove all printed labels from the grill.

DO NOT RETURN TO RETAILER for assembly assistance, missing or damaged parts. Please contact MASTERBUILT Customer Service at www.masterbuilt.com/pages/support. Please have the model number and serial number available. These numbers are located on the silver rating label on the grill.

Parts Diagram

Parts List

Hardware

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B| 4| M4x10 Screw
C| 4| Mica Plat
D| 2| M12 Nut
E| 2| M12 Flat Gasket
F| 1| Wrench

Structural Proximity and Safe Usage Recommendations

REMINDER: Maintain a minimum distance of 10 feet from rear and sides to walls, rails or other combustible construction. This clearance provides adequate space for proper combustion, air circulation and venting.

Charcoal does not come with this product.
Batteries do not come with this product.

Assembly

Operating Instructions

ASSEMBLY IS DONE. LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!

PRE-SEASONING

Pre-seasoning will rid your grill of chemicals and oils left over by the manufacturing process, allowing them to burn off. PRE-SEASON GRILL PRIOR TO FIRST USE.

1. Start grill following the START-UP instructions and set the temperature to medium.
2. Set the temperature to medium and burn one hopper full.
3. Shut down the grill following the SHUTDOWN instructions.
4. Allow grill to cool COMPLETELY.
5. Using a napkin or cloth, rub a light coat of cooking oil on charcoal grate and the inside of the grill lid, manifold and body. 6. Repeat steps 2–6.

Frequent seasoning prevents rusting. If rusting occurs, clean with a steel brush, apply vegetable shortening and heat as indicated above.

START-UP

1. Open charcoal hopper.

2. Place fire starter in fire starter slot under the charcoal grate. Replace the charcoal grate and light the firestarter.
   • Use a food safe fire starter block or twisted paper towel/paper.
   • Use caution and wear protective gloves.
   • Light with match stick or lighter.
   • Wait 30 seconds to 1 minute after lighting fire starter to ensure fire starter is fully lit.
   Note – For a faster startup, we recommend using 2 of our fire starters.

3. Pour charcoal on top of lit fire starter.
   • Never use fast light charcoal or lighting fluid.
   • Wait approximately 1 minute to allow charcoal to start smoking.
   • Turn to desired setting and let charcoal burn for 4 minutes.
   • Close the hopper lid.

4. Close grill lid.
   

RELOAD

If it is necessary to refill the hopper while cooking, follow the safe reloading instructions below. Adding charcoal:

1. Turn control knob to off before opening hopper lid.
2. Open hopper lid. Use caution, wear protective gloves, and use cooking utensil to lift hopper door. Hopper lid will be hot!
3. Pour charcoal into hopper.
4. Close hopper lid and reset the control knob to the desired setting.

SHUTDOWN

1. Turn controller off.
2. Open hopper lid and complete burning of remaining charcoal before moving to next step.
3. Close hopper lid and close grill lid.
4. Close top vent.

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CLEANING AND STORAGE

ALWAYS MAKE SURE GRILL IS COOL TO THE TOUCH BEFORE CLEANING AND STORING.

• Once ashes have completely cooled, empty the charcoal hopper of ash after each use. This will help prolong the life of the charcoal hopper.
• Dispose of cold ashes by placing them in aluminum foil, soaking with water and discarding in a non-combustible container.
• Remove the charcoal grate and clean.
• Remove the cooking grates and manifold to clean.
• Remove grease cup. Empty and clean (See Figure 1).
• Inspect hardware and assembled parts on a regular basis to ensure grill is in safe working condition.
• Clean grill and cooking grates with mild dish detergent. Wipe outside of grill with a damp rag. DO NOT use oven cleaner or other cleaning agents. Make sure to dry thoroughly.
• Wipe down with cooking oil to avoid rusting
• Always cover and store grill in a protected DRY AREA. Store only when fire is out and all surfaces are cold.
• When grill is not in frequent use, even when using a grill cover, remember to check your grill periodically to avoid possible rust and corrosion due to moisture buildup.
  

CART

RAISING AND LOWERING THE CART

From the lower position:

1. Place foot on the bottom leg.
2. Release the latch
3. Using the side shelf, pull the grill up.
4. Raise the top leg in the lock position.

Note: Do not remove foot from bottom leg until grill is fully locked in the raised position.

From the raised position:

1. Lock the lid.

2. Place foot on the bottom leg.

3. Pull side shelf toward you while releasing the latch.

4. Lower the grill until it makes contact with cart latch.
   Note: Do not remove foot from bottom leg until grill is fully locked in the lowered position.

5. Unfold tow handle and lock.

6. Grill is now ready to be transported.

TOW HANDLE

Troubleshooting

Ash buildup in the charcoal hopper and manifold.
Each setting will vary with outside temperature, food qty. and type of charcoal being used.
Low or depleted battery. Fan is not working properly.| Check the charcoal, re- run lighting procedure.
Add charcoal to keep the temperature up.
Cleanout old ash from both the hopper and manifold.
Turn knob to a higher setting.
Replace the batteries. Replace fan.
Fan is not working.| Temperature setting is reached.
Wires are disconnected or broken. Thermostat malfunction.
Failed power supply. Controller knob is set too low. Fan malfunction.| Turn control knob to higher setting.
If adjusting the knob does not solve the problem follow below steps:
If grill plugged into power supply then unplug power supply and install batteries. If this solves the problem then get a new power supply.
If grill is only using batteries then plug in power supply. If this solves the problem then get new batteries. If new batteries still do not work then get a new battery box and PCB.
Check and re-connect the wires. Replace thermostat.
Check and replace the power adapter or batteries.
Replace the fan.
Knob is not working.| Wires are disconnected or broken.
Thermostat malfunction.| Check and re-connect the wires.
Replace thermostat.
Batteries| Wrong positive and negative position.
Low or depleted battery. Battery box wiring.| Correct the positive and negative battery position.
Replace the batteries. Replace the battery box.

Wiring Diagram

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