Summerset · Installation
Summerset Resort Setup (Mobile Freestanding)
The Resort is Summerset's mobile grill, built for cart use with commercial-rated serviceability and the Gold Standard Warranty. Setup from the shipping carton is about 40 minutes of cart assembly plus a 10-minute leak check and first fire. No cutout, no gas-line rough-in.
By Reed · Updated November 8, 2026
What you need
- Phillips and flat-head screwdrivers
- Adjustable wrench and small socket set
- Rubber mallet for leg alignment
- Pipe thread sealant (for the regulator connection)
- Soapy water spray bottle
- Second person for the cart base lift
Resort setup reference
- Shipping weight
- Approx. 220 lb (crated)
- Cart assembly time
- ~40 minutes
- Gas
- LP via 20-lb tank in cart bay
- Electrical
- None
- Commercial coverage
- Yes — residential + rental + commercial
Step by step
Lay out the cart hardware bag by section
The Resort cart ships knock-down. The manual's hardware bag is labeled by sub-assembly — leg frame, cross brace, caster plate, side panels, tank bay. Lay each sub-assembly's hardware out before you start torqueing anything. Mixed bolts are the single biggest time-waster on the Resort install.
Assemble the leg frame and cross brace
Stand the two leg frames with the mounting flanges facing inward. Attach the lower cross brace first, hand-tighten, then the upper cross brace. Check the frame is square with a tape measure corner-to-corner before torqueing in sequence. A racked frame rolls badly on the casters.
Mount the casters and verify roll
Four casters bolt to the leg base. The two swivel casters go on the front, the two fixed casters on the rear — reversed is a common mistake. Verify every bolt is torqued and roll the cart across a flat surface before mounting the grill head. The Resort should roll straight with no castor shimmy.
Mount the grill head to the cart
Lift the grill head onto the cart with two people. Align the four mounting posts into the cart's receivers and drop straight down. The weight seats the grill into the receivers and the final bolts secure it from underneath. Check that the grill head sits level on the cart before tightening.
Connect regulator to the LP tank
Slide a filled 20-lb LP tank into the cart's tank bay. Attach the regulator to the tank valve and hand-tighten. Open the tank valve a quarter-turn and spray the regulator connection with soapy water. Growing bubbles mean the fitting is not clean — close the tank and retighten.
First-fire check and commercial registration
Open the lid, click each burner. Watch for even blue flame along the full length of each tube. Resort is commercial-rated — register the warranty with your use case (residential, rental, or commercial) so the Gold Standard coverage matches the application.
Common mistakes
- Reversing the swivel and fixed casters. The swivel casters go front, fixed casters rear. Reversed casters make the cart hard to steer. Easy to mix up because they look similar from above.
- Leaving the LP tank in the cart on long tows. If you are moving the Resort more than a short distance, pop the tank out of the cart. Loose tanks shear the hose fitting over a few bumps and the leak is invisible until first light-off.
- Not registering the commercial use case. Resort's Gold Standard Warranty covers commercial applications but Summerset needs that use case on the registration. A warranty filed for 'residential' on a Resort installed at a vacation rental is denied for mis-registration, not for the actual damage.
Hands-on tips
- Keep a torque wrench on the cart frame bolts and re-torque every six months. Vibration from rolling across patio seams loosens frame bolts over time.
- Resort is one of the few grills where a locking swivel caster is worth the upgrade. On a sloped patio, the locking caster prevents the cart from drifting mid-cook.
- The cart's tank bay hides the propane tank. Visually check the tank fuel gauge monthly — running dry on the Resort is more common than any other Summerset because the tank is out of sight.
Questions people ask
Can Resort be installed built-in?
No. Resort is cart-only. For built-in use with commercial coverage, TRL Pro is the current-lineup choice.
Does Resort need natural-gas conversion for permanent install?
Resort is LP-only in its current configuration. For a permanent NG install, choose TRL Pro or Sizzler Pro built-in.
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