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OPERATING THE GRILL
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BREAKING IN YOUR GRILL:
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Many surfaces of your Clermont Pellet Grill have been coated in a thin layer of oil to protect it during shipping.
After you have started a fire in the fire pot and before cooking food for the first time allow the grill to run at
500° F for 30 minutes with the doors closed to ensure it is properly seasoned. Then allow the grill to go
through its natural shut down cycle. After these break-in procedures are complete the grill is ready to use.
SUBSEQUENT LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
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Step 1: Empty the fire pot contents by actuating the ash clearing mechanism. Instructions for that is located
on page 28 in this manual.
Step 2: Open pellet hopper lid and check the pellet level. Add more pellets if necessary.
WARNING: NEVER add cooking pellets to a hot fire pot by hand. You could be seriously burned.
If the hopper runs out of pellets or your fire goes out while cooking, let the grill completely cool and
follow the Initial Lighting Instructions.
Step 3: Open cooking chamber doors and plug the grill into a GFI outlet. The control panel should have a
flashing blue power button, press it to turn the grill on. After 2-4 minutes you should smell and see smoke
coming out of the cooking chamber as the pellets ignite.
Step 4: After the fire is started in the fire pot close the cooking chamber doors and set the temperature control
knob to the desired setting. For best results, preheat the grill for 15 to 20 minutes with the doors closed before
placing food in the grill.
GRILL DOES NOT LIGHT OR FIRE IN POT EXTINGUISHES WHILE COOKING:
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Step 1: Turn off the grill and unplug. Open cooking chamber doors and remove all food, cooking grates,
searing rod, sear shutter, and drip shield.
WARNING: Always use oven mitts/gloves to protect your hands. Metal parts become hot during
use. Use extreme caution when handling cooking grates, grease tray and baffle.
Step 2: Open Ash Clean-out to remove all pellets and ash from the fire pot. Close ash clean-out.
Step 3: Restart the grill and check the fan, ignitor, and auger to ensure they are operational. You should feel
wind just above the fire pot, the ignitor should begin to glow after about 2 minutes and pellets should be falling
into the fire pot from the auger tube. If any of these things do not happen please refer to our troubleshooting
section.
Step 4: Wearing oven mitts/gloves, replace all the components removed in Step 1.
Step 5: Preheat the grill for 10 to 15 minutes with doors closed before placing food back in the grill.
If this procedure is not successful, see Troubleshooting section in your owner’s manual.
MANUAL START-UP PROCEDURE: (To be used if ignitor is not working properly):
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Step 1: Ensure the grill is off. Plug the power cord into a grounded power source.
Step 2: Check fire pot to ensure there is no obstruction for proper ignition. Fill pellet hopper with cooking
grade pellets.
Step 3: Open cooking chamber doors. Remove the cooking grates, searing rod, sear shutter, and drip shield
to expose the fire pot. Place a small handful of pellets into the fire pot. Squirt a gelled fire starter, or other
appropriate pellet starter, over the top of the pellets. A small amount of solid fuel fire starter, such as those
composed of sawdust and wax, or wood shavings, is also recommended. Add another small handful of pellets
in the fire pot.
NOTE: Do not use gasoline, lighter fluid, kerosene, or petrol for lighting a fire in your grill.
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