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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS
WE WANT YOU TO ASSEMBLE AND USE YOUR
SMOKER AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL IS
TO ATTRACT YOUR ATTENTION TO POSSIBLE
HAZARDS AS YOU ASSEMBLE AND USE YOUR
SMOKER.
WHEN YOU SEE THE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL PAY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE INFORMATION WHICH
FOLLOWS!
READ ALL SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE ASSEMBLING AND OPERATING
YOUR SMOKER.
• Onlyusethissmokeronahard,level,
non-combustible,stablesurface(concrete,ground,
etc.)capableofsupportingtheweightof
thesmoker.Neveruseonwoodenorothersurfaces
thatcouldburn.
• Properclearanceof10feetbetweenthesmokerand
combustiblematerial(bushes,trees,woodendecks,
fences,buildings,etc.)orconstructionshouldbe
maintainedatalltimeswhensmokerisinuse.Donot
placesmokerunderaroofoverhangorother
enclosedarea.
• FOROUTDOORUSEONLY.Donotoperatesmoker
indoorsorinanenclosedarea.
• Forhouseholduseonly.Donotusethissmokerfor
otherthanitsintendedpurpose.
• WerecommendtheuseofaCharcoalChimneyStarter
toavoidthedangersassociatedwithcharcoallighting
fluid.Ifyouchoosetousecharcoallightingfluid,only
uselightingfluidapprovedforlightingcharcoal.
Carefullyreadmanufacturer’swarningsand
instructionsonthecharcoallightingfluidandcharcoal
priortotheuseoftheirproduct.Storecharcoal
lightingfluidsafelyawayfromsmoker.
• Whenusingcharcoallightingfluid,allowcharcoalto
burnwithsmokerboxdooropenuntilcoveredwitha
lightash(approximately20minutes).Thiswillallow
charcoallightingfluidtoburnoff.Failuretodothis
couldtrapfumesfromcharcoallightingfluidinsmoker
andmayresultinaflashfireorexplosionwhen
smokerboxdoorisopened.
• Neverusecharcoalthathasbeenpre-treatedwith
lighterfluid.Useonlyahighgradeplaincharcoalor
charcoal/woodmixture.
• Donotusegasoline,keroseneoralcoholforlighting
charcoal.Useofanyoftheseorsimilarproductscould
causeanexplosionpossiblyleadingtoseverebodily
injury.
• Neveraddcharcoallightingfluidtohotorevenwarm
coalsasflashbackmayoccurcausingsevereburns.
• Placesmokerinanareawherechildrenandpets
cannotcomeintocontactwithunit.Closesupervision
isnecessarywhensmokerisinuse.
• Donotleavesmokerunattendedwheninuse.
• Whenaddingcharcoaland/orwood,useextreme
cautionandfollowinstructionsin“AddingCharcoal/
WoodDuringCooking”sectionofthismanual.
• Toavoidoverturning/spillingpanofhotliquid,never
pullwaterpanbracketoutmorethan4”.Refertothe
illustrationin“AddingWaterDuringCooking”sectionof
thismanual.
• Donotstoreorusesmokerneargasolineorother
flammableliquids,gasesorwhereflammablevapors
maybepresent.
• Smokerishotwheninuse.Toavoidburns:
•DONOTattempttomovethesmoker.
•Wearprotectiveglovesorovenmitts.
•DONOTtouchanyhotsmokersurfaces.
•DONOTwearlooseclothingorallowhairtocomein
contactwithsmoker.
• Usecautionsinceflamescanflare-upwhenfreshair
suddenlycomesincontactwithfire.Whenopeningthe
door,keephands,faceandbodyasafedistancefrom
hotsteamandflameflare-ups.
• Donotallowcharcoaland/orwoodtorestonthewalls
ofsmoker.Doingsowillgreatlyreducethelifeofthe
metalandfinishofyousmoker.
• Usecautionwhenassemblingandoperatingyoursmoker
toavoidscrapesorcutsfrompossiblesharpedgesof
metalparts.Usecautionwhenreachingintoorunder
smoker.
• Inwindyweather,placesmokerinanoutdoorareathat
isprotectedfromthewind.
• Neverleavecoalsandashesinsmokerunattended.
Beforesmokercanbeleftunattended,remainingcoals
andashesmustberemovedfromsmoker.Usecaution
toprotectyourselfandproperty.Carefullyplace
remainingcoalsandashesinanoncombustiblemetal
containerandsaturatecompletelywithwater.Allow
coalsandwatertoremaininmetalcontainer24hours
priortodisposing.
• Extinguishedcoalsandashesshouldbeplacedasafe
distancefromallstructuresandcombustibleand
flammablematerials.
• Withagardenhose,completelywetthesurfacebeneath
andaroundsmokertoextinguishanyashes,coalsor
emberswhichmayhavefallenduringthecookingor
cleaningprocess.
• Aftereachuseandthesmokerhascooledcompletely,
cleanthesmokerthoroughlyandreapplyalightcoatof
oiltointeriortopreventrusting.Coverthesmokerto
protectitfromexcessiverusting.
• Usecautionwhenliftingormovingsmokertoprevent
strainsandbackinjuries.Movingsmokermayrequire
thehelpofanadditionalperson.
• Weadvisethatafireextinguisherbeonhand.Referto
yourlocalauthoritytodeterminepropersizeandtypeof
fireextinguisher.
• Storethesmokeroutofreachofchildrenandinadry
locationwhennotinuse.
• Properlydisposeofallpackagingmaterial.
USE CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE WHEN OPERATING
YOUR SMOKER.
FAILURE TO ADHERE TO SAFETY WARNING AND
GUIDELINES IN THIS MANUAL COULD RESULT IN BODILY
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.