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Ooops. New BGE and Gasket is coming off
Have had it about 4 weeks. 10 or so cooks so far. Last night was doing a pizza around 600 and this happened
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Didn't get a chance to finish.
Can this be repaired and if so how?
What are eggers experiences of getting BGE to send a replacement? (I am in the UK if it makes any difference).
What did I do wrong?
Pizza set up was. Indirect with platesetter feet up. Grid on top. Pizza stone on top of that. As I say 600F.
Really annoying. Love my Egg, but after a month to have a problem already at this price.
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I bet to popular answer will be take this opportunity and get a Rutland. Sucks it happened that quick though.
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Have 4 Eggs and two have not have a gasket in over 4 years. I see no difference in the way they cook. I see the gasket more of a pad used when closing lid. When the other two loose the gaskets they will not be replaced. Now I should add I do not cook anything under 275.
I thought the gasket problem was nearly fixed. Several years ago they would fall off on the first cook. At a fest we would loose 40 to 60% every time.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
I would contact the dealer you purchased the Egg from.
You can cook without a gasket until you get the new one. -
There was obviously something wrong with the gasket. The dealer should be able to help you. But I agree with the taking the opportunity to replace it with a rutland. Just contact @RRP and he'll hook you up!
Don't let this color your eggsperience! Problems will happen, but the company really does stand behind their products.Pittsburgh, PA - 1 LBGE -
When I got our Large the gasket was loose. Replaced it. Base cracked...warranty base gasket came loose after a couple cooks. Dome developed a chip, enough to get it a warranty replacement. Gasket was goofy on it as well.
Just curious....did you follow the directions on the Egg site for the first few heat cycles? -
I also recommend @RRP for a new gasket.
You wont go wrong going ahead and putting a Rutland gasket on at this point.
When the Rutland is on, you won't have to worry about the gasket anymore in the future. -
This always boggles my mind, $800+ cookers with a $5 gasket that the company knows is complete junk.
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Hmm. They are even pricier in the UK. £700 for a medium! I wrote a stroppy letter to the UK distributor - lets see what they say.
Doug- what instructions for first few heat cycles?
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FWIW, my gasket has been shot for years---bought a replacement, but never put it on because everything works fine without itLagrange, GA LBGE
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I'd have the dealer fix it, then get the Rutland when the replacement is fried. The dealer should make you a happy customer.New Albany, Ohio
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Thanks all for the recommendation - we have been in contact and one medium is headed to England today!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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From what I understand this is not an uncommon problem. I did not have an issue with mine when new, but recently replaced the gasket with another felt one that I bought a few years ago. Well, I put it on and the adhesive was terrible, so I googled a fix and I believe the official BGE response was to use Elmers glue (I'm pretty sure that's where I read it, anyway...) I happened to have some Elmer's around and used it. Worked like a charm!
If I had to do it over I'd use one of the newer materials everyone raves about but this should last for a few years at least. I love knowing that all the smoke is staying where it should and not leaking out the seam. I often flavor smoke my food with hickory or mesquite so for me its extremely nice not to have it leak out around the gasket area.
I understand why many others don't care to use a gasket, I'm just not one of them. Different strokes
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In North America the gasket is a warranty item for the first year or so I think, your dealer should give you a new one. I see you are going the Rutland way, which will set you up for a very long time, however, I would still put the dealer thru the warranty fulfillment steps, even if you just hang on to the replacement gasket (Assuming gaskets are covered in the UK)Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Thanks. yes, I will pursue the warranty, if only to make them pay!, but giventhe cost of the Rutland one, I may as well just replace the cheaper one (which I assume any replacement would be) with one that lasts.
Thanks, all
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Do you know when your MBGE was made? The gasket looks like one of the first high temp versions offered. Gaskets have come a long way over the past few years, the Nomex/Kevlar versions are often <$20 and with easy installing peel and stick adhesive that will last some time.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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TheManOnTheBus said:
…. I may as well just replace the cheaper one (which I assume any replacement would be) with one that lasts.
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My "high temp" gasket came loose within a 2 yrs of purchase.
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Loose or burned? If just loose, a little 3M Super 77 will fix it.
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Fried my gaskets on the first pizza cook and never replaced it.Egging on two larges + 36" Blackstone griddle
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