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Blew my gasket!

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SmokinOutBack
SmokinOutBack Posts: 311
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Had my LBGE for about 2 months now, love it, and am still experimenting. Anyway, in an effort to do some pizzas yesterday, one of them stuck to the stone so I thought I'd burn off the remnants and consider it a lesson learned. Well, the result was a bigger lesson, after maybe 10 minutes we were looking at about 900 degrees! Lifted the lid and the gasket peeled off in several places, not what I was hoping for obviously. Shut her down and called it a day. Actually, I called it a bit more than but that's not important. So, up early this morning, got online and ordered the Nomex hi-temp gasket kit and it should be here Thursday. Anyone out there with experience using this kit? Did a little checking and was satisfied this was a good one to order. Hopefully, with a little luck, I can get this baby back in business by the weekend so as to do our Thanksgiving turkey on it next week. Comments, suggestions, and sarcastic remarks welcomed.
Cherry Hill, NJ
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  • Hoov
    Hoov Posts: 264
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    Mine has been crispy for a while now, and I have had my Egg for about 6 months. Sorry, no experience with the Nomex. I will probably grab a Rutland when I decide I need a new gasket. Your Egg should work fine without the gasket, so don't worry about replacing before turkey-day
    - Proud owner of a Large BGE
    - Norman, OK
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  • SmokinDAWG82
    SmokinDAWG82 Posts: 1,705
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    I replaced mine with the nomex, was not too hard I watched this but you can check You Tube for a lot of info

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw47jHxIFLE

    LBGE
    Go Dawgs! - Marietta, GA
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  • bvc
    bvc Posts: 37
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    Toasted my original gasket doing pizzas as well.  Rolled with it until I totally baked it in an 'accidental' clean burn.  Ordered up a nomex gasket on amazon and have been using it for over a year now.  It has some char in places, but is holding up much better. 

    If you haven't already, watch a video or two on youtube.  It is pretty straightforward and easy to prep and install the nomex, I would just suggest that you apply the gasket a little off of the inside edge (firebox facing edge). 
    Kenmore, WA
    Large and Small BGE
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  • queued
    queued Posts: 50
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    From what I can tell, every gasket on a BGE is destined to fail.  I would just get a Cotronics or Rutland gasket when that happens.  Either is likely to last for many, many years.
    Raleigh, NC
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    like hoov said, you don't need a gasket to run the egg. as a matter of fact, you are supposed to wait 24 hrs before cooking on a new gasket so I go months between replacing them because i hate it when my egg is down. I'm probably 50/50 gasket/gasketless these days. Just did a new one because I took my egg apart to do a little maintenance. didn't have a gasket (or very much of one) for 6 months prior. I don't notice any difference.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    like hoov said, you don't need a gasket to run the egg. as a matter of fact, you are supposed to wait 24 hrs before cooking on a new gasket so I go months between replacing them because i hate it when my egg is down. I'm probably 50/50 gasket/gasketless these days. Just did a new one because I took my egg apart to do a little maintenance. didn't have a gasket (or very much of one) for 6 months prior. I don't notice any difference.
    I finally called RRP and put Rutlands on all my eggs. Saving a ton on lump. I don't use the green caps, just shut the daisy. I went years without gaskets but rarely had any lump after a hot cook.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    Little Steven said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    like hoov said, you don't need a gasket to run the egg. as a matter of fact, you are supposed to wait 24 hrs before cooking on a new gasket so I go months between replacing them because i hate it when my egg is down. I'm probably 50/50 gasket/gasketless these days. Just did a new one because I took my egg apart to do a little maintenance. didn't have a gasket (or very much of one) for 6 months prior. I don't notice any difference.
    I finally called RRP and put Rutlands on all my eggs. Saving a ton on lump. I don't use the green caps, just shut the daisy. I went years without gaskets but rarely had any lump after a hot cook.

    That will be my next call. I'll see if we can't swing a deal on some dry bags while I'm at it.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    B-)

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • vettes2
    vettes2 Posts: 50
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    The gasket definitely helps putting out the fire.  I had an almost new  gasket lift and tear. Cheese fell off and stuck it to lid.  i put a bead of  Automotive  RTV gasket maker from the tube and placed a piece of parchment paper
    on that and closed the lid.

     That night I trimmed away the excess paper. 6 months later it is still there.
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  • laserdoc85
    laserdoc85 Posts: 577
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    do I need to put a gasket on the top and bottom or does it matter
    Jefferson .GA.  
    Been egging since 1985 on a medium egg
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  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
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    I have switched to Rutland gaskets too. Just put one on over the weekend. Hoping to be set for years now.

    If you use a Rutland, you only install it on the bottom. Since you don't have a gasket on the lid, you don't have to worry about gasket issues with an open lid and very high heat. 
    L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
    eggAddict from MN!
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  • SmokinOutBack
    SmokinOutBack Posts: 311
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    Appreciate all the comments guys, if it's nice this weekend I'll replace them, if not at least I can still do our bird on turkey day which is important to me. I've done a couple spatchcock chickens on the Egg and they absolutely rock.
    Cherry Hill, NJ
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