Care & Maintenance; Important; Cleaning Method - Pit Boss Pb1300Ps4 Manuel D'instructions

CARE & MAINTENANCE
Any Pit Boss® unit will give you many years of flavorful service with
minimum cleaning. Follow these tips to service your grill:
Grill Interior
• Use a grill cleaning brush to remove any food or build-up from the
cooking grates. Best practice is to do this while they are still warm
from a previous cook.
• Grease fires are caused by too much fallen debris on the cooking
components of the grill. Use the flame broiler slide plate to scrape
off the main plate, and vice versa (A). Remove the debris from
inside your barrel with a wet/dry vacuum. For an extra deep clean,
use Pit Boss® Cleaner & Degreaser for the grill interior and exterior.
IMPORTANT: Due to high heat, do not cover the flame broiler
components with aluminum foil.
Grill Exterior
• Underneath the grill barrel is a removable burn pot feature, giving
you easy access to remove your burn pot and easily clean it out. To
remove, release the buckle latch from the hook. While holding the
handle, slide the removable burn pot away from the buckle, then
pull down to remove. Once emptied, replace the burn pot into po-
sition by lifting it back into the channel under the grill barrel, then
sliding the burn pot towards the buckle. Fasten the hook with the
buckle latch to ensure a proper seal. (B)
WARNING: This feature can only be used when the grill is
cooled down.
• Check your grease bucket often, and clean out as necessary. Keep
in mind the type of cooking you do. (C)
Wipe your grill down after each use (D). Use warm soapy water
•
to cut the grease. Do not use oven cleaner, abrasive cleansers, or
abrasive cleaning pads on the outside grill surfaces. All painted
surfaces are not covered under warranty, but are rather part of
general maintenance and upkeep. For paint scratches, wearing, or
flaking of the finish, all painted surfaces can be touched up using
a high heat BBQ paint.
• A grill cover is your best protection against weather and outside
pollutants. When not in use or for longterm storage, keep the unit
under a cover in a garage or shed.
Probes
• Wipe your meat probe after each use. A meat probe not in use
should be rolled up in a large, loose coil. Kinks or folds in the probe
wires may cause damage. Do not place in the dishwasher or sub-
merge in water. Water damage to the internal wires will cause a
meat probe to short-out, causing false readings. (E)
• Check and clean off any grease or debris from the grill probe
(sensor) and shield, found inside the main grill body, on the left-
side wall. (F)
• If a probe is damaged, it should be replaced.
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B C
D
E F
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Hopper Assembly
• The hopper includes a pellet clean-out feature to allow for easy
cleaning and the ability to change out wood pellet fuel flavors. To
empty, place a large bucket below the hopper to collect the wood
pellets. Locate the hopper cleanout handle on the back of the hop-
per, and pull up and to the right to open the pellet chute under the
.
hopper Once the pellet has emptied, pull up and slide the handle
to the left to close the pellet chute. (G)
• Removing all pellets from the hopper and out of your auger sys-
tem is recommended if your grill will be unused for an extended
period of time. This can be done by emptying out your hopper
and running your grill on an empty hopper, until all pellets have
emptied from the auger tube.
• Check and clean off any debris from the fan air intake vent, found
on the bottom of the ash clean-out feature, within the grill cart
enclosure. Once the fan access panel has been removed, carefully
wipe off any grease build-up directly on the fan blades. Use warm
soapy water to cut the soot and grease. This ensures airflow is
clean and sufficient to the burn system. (H)
GRILL CARE CHEAT SHEET
ITEM CLEANING FREQUENCY
Air Intake Vent Every Few Months
Auger Feed System When Pellet Bag is Empty
Bottom of Main Grill Every 5-6 Grill Sessions
Burn Pot Every 2-3 Grill Sessions
Cooking Grates After Each Grill Session
Flame Broiler™ Every 5-6 Grill Sessions
Grease Bucket After Each Grill Session
Grill Probe (Sensor) Every 2-3 Grill Sessions
Hopper Electric Components Once A Year
Shelves After Each Grill Session
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CLEANING METHOD

Dust, Cloth & Soapy Water
Allow Auger to Push Out Sawdust, Leaving
Hopper Empty
Scoop Out, Wet/Dry Vacuum Out Excess Debris
Scoop Out, Wet/Dry Vacuum Out Excess Debris
Burn Off Excess, Brass Wire Brush
Scrape Main Plate with Slider, Do Not Wash Clean
Cloth & Soapy Water
Cloth & Soapy Water
Dust Out Interior, Wipe Fan Blades with Soapy
Water
Snapshot this chart
Cloth & Soapy Water
for reference.
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