Gasket replacement - how much of an effort?

Powak

My egg's nowhere close to needing a gasket replacement but when it does I'm thinking of throwing on braded nomex gaskets . How much of an effort is replacing the gaskets? Doing the stack gasket was kind of a pain in the ass to pick the glue off with my thumb nails.

EGGjlmh

You need to contact @RRP for a Rutland Gasket, he provides information even before buying from him.  I have his gasket on all 3 of my eggs,  and they are very inexpensive

pgprescott

Not nearly as big a PITA as advertised. The nomex is a popular choice though. Personal preference. I'm still nursing my original on my large @ 12+ years. Not really sure exactly. Needs to be done, but not a big deal. I replaced the primo gasket this year after a clean burn destroyed the old one. 

johnnyp

+1 on @RRP and a rutland.  He'll get you set up with what you need.

In regards to install, I agree with @pgprescott.  It's annoying, but not discouragingly so.  It took me under an hour.

Jeremiah

As the others have said, Rutland is the way to go. Very easy. It was harder to mess with the egg then leave it with no food to cook that night!

Mattman3969

I've installed the Nomex on my large and small.   No big deal at all.   The one on my large is 7yrs old and still holding strong.  The small is 4yrs old and doing good as well.  

J-dubya

I recently installed a Rutland that I got from RRP,  he sends very clear instructions, takes a bit of work, but not too bad and I believe very much worth it for the final result. 

Tony_T

A few months ago I installed a Nomex from http://smokeware.com
I was able to install without removing the lid on my Medium Egg.
Scraped off the old gasket with a putty knife, then cleaned up surface with some acetone (you can also use a pumice stone to clean the surface).  

KKorkmaz

Is there a need to remover the lid when replacing the gasket? That has always prevented me from doing so in the past...

kl8ton

I did not remove my lid.  I did the Rutland from @RRP

It was fun. 

smokeyw

kl8ton said:

I did not remove my lid.  I did the Rutland from @RRP

It was fun. 

Did you leave the old gasket on the dome or remove it?

jak7028

EGGjlmh said:

You need to contact @RRP for a Rutland Gasket, he provides information even before buying from him.  I have his gasket on all 3 of my eggs,  and they are very inexpensive

You could of ended the thread after this post.  By far the best way to go.

As far as leaving the old gasket on the dome - I left my dome on as well installing the gasket from RRP.  I cleaned the bottom very well per his instructions and installed the gasket.  I half-assed cleaned the top gasket, mainly just got the bigger pieces off with a small scraper.  I have had it about a year now, and it has worked great.  That thick, soft gasket is a better rest for opening and closing the BGE.  

Tony_T

KKorkmaz said:

Is there a need to remover the lid when replacing the gasket? That has always prevented me from doing so in the past…

No, just a bit harder to scrape off the old gasket.  Wear goggles to prevent getting crap into your eyes.

J-dubya

KKorkmaz said:

Is there a need to remover the lid when replacing the gasket? That has always prevented me from doing so in the past...

I did not remove my lid, but I did remove the old, upper gasket using the grinder/drill attachment recommend by RRP and on the naked whiz.  Worked very well. 

KiterTodd

The rutland from RRP is a piece of cake!  By the time I replaced mine, my old gasket came off very easily.  I scraped remnants a bit but didn't go crazy getting it perfectly clean.  The new Rutland?  Wow!  Juuuuuuuuust perfect.

Vegas Eggus

IMHO the prep is key. Not near as bad as I thought it would be. The steps I used with success.
1.  Pull gasket off
2.  Use single edged razor blade to remove the big portions of glue etc.  
3.  Use pummis stone (on hand for the pool) to remove the rest of the residue. Did a great job of it by the way. 
4.  Use acetone to do the final cleaning. 
5.  Tape/plastic it off to protect the egg and table. 
6.  Sprayed the 3m 77
7.  Install the new gasket. 

gabriegger

As others stated above it is easy to do but why bother at all?  I've gone gasketless for a few years now on the Eggs.  Works just the same without all fuss.

RedSkip

3m 77:  Not sure the temp rating on that, may be something you want to keep in mind.

J-dubya

gabriegger said:

As others stated above it is easy to do but why bother at all?  I've gone gasketless for a few years now on the Eggs.  Works just the same without all fuss.

I like the extra cushion   Srs 

Vegas Eggus

RedSkip said:

3m 77:  Not sure the temp rating on that, may be something you want to keep in mind.

It's what the instructions from BGE called for in the replacement kit so hopefully it's ok. 

blasting

Interesting timing.  I'm sitting in the living room next to my new large.  I won't even cook on it until the Rutland from Ron is installed.

Bottom half removed, just taking a break before doing the top.  I think they are easier to remove when they have never been cooked on, or when they have been fried and are falling off.

JMCXL

After reading this and ones like it I feel like I am missing out on something if I don't order a Rutland. Think I will order 2 this coming week.

RRP

JMCXL said:

After reading this and ones like it I feel like I am missing out on something if I don't order a Rutland. Think I will order 2 this coming week.

2 are not needed unless you own 2 eggs

JMCXL

RRP said:

JMCXL said:

After reading this and ones like it I feel like I am missing out on something if I don't order a Rutland. Think I will order 2 this coming week.

2 are not needed unless you own 2 eggs

Got a XL and a MM