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Boileregger
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I've had my egg about 5 years. About 6 months ago the screen door burned through and I replaced it. After the brisket cook today, I noticed the second one has burned through already as well. Has anyone else had this happen this quickly?
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6 years and still on original screen. Do you have burning chunks of lump falling down from the fire grate. My fire grate cracked badly and warped during a cook and some significant sized pieces were able to fall down there.
Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI -
Do you do nuclear clean burns?
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I only use screen for overnight cooks. Therefore mine is still in tactColumbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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I think my wife gave me my first BGE in 2010, and I think the second one the year after, and so far, my screens haven't burned through. I always use them except when first lighting the fire. Once the fire is going well, I close the screen.
It seems to me that it's pretty rare that hot embers directly touch my screen. Does it seem like that happens a lot for you? A few probably useless thoughts:- Do you use the regular BGE grate at the bottom of the fire box? If not, I wonder whether doing so might reduce the frequency of hot embers getting to the screen.
- Do you usually burn the coals all the way down to the bottom? I usually fill the lump up to the top of the fire box, and add more if it seems like there's only a few inches' worth above the bottom, so during most of my cooks, the hot embers have some uncooked lump below them. I still get hot embers below the bottom grate sometimes, but I wonder if maybe you usually put in less lump it might make it more common that hot embers fall through and get closer to the screen.
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6+ years, 250-900* cooks. No problem.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
No issues in 8+ years, all range of temps, always use the screen.LBGE - St. Louis, MO; MM & LBGE - around 8100' somewhere in the CO Front Range
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Never heard of that happening before. I have held my heat gun set on 1100 degrees to that screen many times with no issue.
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Mine is still intact since 2006. I have replaced the screen on the door to my house three times though..._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
Never done a clean burn. Use the stock fire grate. Always fill up the lump. Guess I'm just unlucky.
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Boileregger said:Never done a clean burn. Use the stock fire grate. Always fill up the lump. Guess I'm just unlucky.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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What do you mean by burned through? I had a small hole in one of mine after a few years because of embers. That being said, it was small and did not really need replacing. I looked up the price for a replacement part; not worth replacing... However, my dealer had a bucket with cheap spare parts last year and I decided to replace it. A few months later and I now have another small hole... not a big deal. I think that embers are falling through because of the ventilation hole in the firebox just above the draft door. I wonder if some kind of deflector would help.____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli
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Agree with Paqman...the firebox should be rotated so none of the small holes are above the vent....10 years and a non-issue.LBGE Katy (Houston) TX
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paqman said:What do you mean by burned through? I had a small hole in one of mine after a few years because of embers. That being said, it was small and did not really need replacing. I looked up the price for a replacement part; not worth replacing... However, my dealer had a bucket with cheap spare parts last year and I decided to replace it. A few months later and I now have another small hole... not a big deal. I think that embers are falling through because of the ventilation hole in the firebox just above the draft door. I wonder if some kind of deflector would help.
I'll check the position of the firebox as the ash does seem to pile up against the screen. I clean out the bottom of ash after every 3-5 cooks, maybe im not doing that enough? -
Sounds like a Boilermaker problem.
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Mine is about 6 years old and have the third screen ready to go on. Not sure why I go through so many, some day I will figure it out.Dave
Cambridge, Ontario - CanadaLarge (2010), Mini Max (2015), Large garden pot (2018) -
paqman said:What do you mean by burned through? I had a small hole in one of mine after a few years because of embers. That being said, it was small and did not really need replacing. I looked up the price for a replacement part; not worth replacing... However, my dealer had a bucket with cheap spare parts last year and I decided to replace it. A few months later and I now have another small hole... not a big deal. I think that embers are falling through because of the ventilation hole in the firebox just above the draft door. I wonder if some kind of deflector would help.
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@GrateEggspectations I purchased my large from Capital Appliance & BBQ and my MiniMax from The Fireplace Center & Patio Shop. The spare parts came from the Fireplace Center____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli
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paqman said:@GrateEggspectations I purchased my large from Capital Appliance & BBQ and my MiniMax from The Fireplace Center & Patio Shop. The spare parts came from the Fireplace Center
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@GrateEggspectations Capital Appliance are usually good responding to emails so I assume that you had problems with the Fireplace Center. There is one guy at Fireplace Center that gives really good customer service but the place feels like a car dealership. Capital Appliance staff usually know their products but customer service is not as good. I have to say that I had a problem shortly after purchasing my large and they made it right. On the other hand, I deal exclusively with one guy at the Fireplace Center so I don't know about the rest.____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli
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I've had my Large egg 14+ years... Never had a screen burn through! (Of course they didn't come with screens back then!)Kirkland, TN2 LBGE, 1 MM
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I think you guys were onto something. I emptied it all out for a deep clean and noticed that the expansion gap in the firebox with a vent hole was right above the draft door. After I pulled the firebox and cleaned out everything (and noticed my fire grate is starting to crack) I put the firebox back in and rotated it so the expansion gap is no longer above the draft door, but just enough so the opening at the bottom of the firebox is still aligned with it.
Hope that does it. Thanks everyone for your help, well except for @jakebge. Hoosiers are never helpful to anyone.
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