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Can the old style handle be replaced with the new style?
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Hub
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I've got the old style large with the small handle. Is there a way to change it out with the new style larger handle? Would the new style bands fit my older style large egg? If this is possible, where can I purchase what I need for the switch?
Beautiful and lovely Villa Rica, Georgia
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Not worth the money to switch out and put on new bands just to get the new larger handle. If your old band is messed up then go for it.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas
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New bands will fit older egg, new handle will not fit the older bands. I just switched out the old (6 years) bands on my large and needed to get the new handle as well.Nerk Ahia LBGE
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pab said:New bands will fit older egg, new handle will not fit the older bands. I just switched out the old (6 years) bands on my large and needed to get the new handle as well.
Beautiful and lovely Villa Rica, Georgia -
I'm sure the old band could be modified to work.
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What's broken and then how do you fix it?
Hit up a dealer with some longevity and they quite likely will mirror the above.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Remember there are multiple "old" styles. Its not just new and old. Be careful with new bands. BGE apparently just came out with new bands that only fit eggs that are a few years old. The new bands at your dealer may not actually be the true new bands. So some of the new bands at your dealer may fit older eggs and some of the new bands may not. It pays to have a good dealer who knows what is going on.Southeast Florida - LBGE
In cooking, often we implement steps for which we have no explanations other than ‘that’s what everybody else does’ or ‘that’s what I have been told.’ Dare to think for yourself. -
I'm a dealer and have an old style handle on my own egg.
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And just to confuse things further, I understand there is a "new new" band (just came out within the last week) for the large size, with a redesigned hinge and tabs to hold the lid in place even if the bolts loosen up."Bacon tastes gooood, pork chops taste gooood." - Vincent Vega, Pulp Fiction
Small and Large BGE in Oklahoma City. -
Know anybody with any wood working skills? Making a simple replacement out of a larger piece of wood, and with holes drilled to the size for your old band wouldn't take but a few minutes!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Before I bought a hand carved handle, I thought about getting a wood beer tap handle and modifying that. Check Ebay for wood beer tap handles.Flint, Michigan
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@Hub, I bought the bands at the dealer I bought my egg from, Facklers Garrden Center in Granville Ohio. As was posted above, there are probably multiple old/new band models. I purchased egg in 2011 and it had the small handle. The bands I purchased at the end of October of 2016 had holes drilled for the larger handle. I paid $150 for them. I decided to buy new bands because I had bent the tabs so badly the bolts wouldn't seat. Probably silly on my part but I didn't want to risk weakening the metal by bending them back, but I'm happy that my dome is now properly aligned.
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Fred19Flintstone said:Before I bought a hand carved handle, I thought about getting a wood beer tap handle and modifying that. Check Ebay for wood beer tap handles.
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RRP said:Fred19Flintstone said:Before I bought a hand carved handle, I thought about getting a wood beer tap handle and modifying that. Check Ebay for wood beer tap handles.Flint, Michigan
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Fred19Flintstone said:RRP said:Fred19Flintstone said:Before I bought a hand carved handle, I thought about getting a wood beer tap handle and modifying that. Check Ebay for wood beer tap handles.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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I replaced mine with the larger handle several years ago. I just drilled new holes it was easy to do and have had no problems.
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Flint, Michigan
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Hub said:I've got the old style large with the small handle. Is there a way to change it out with the new style larger handle? Would the new style bands fit my older style large egg? If this is possible, where can I purchase what I need for the switch?
Any BGE dealer can order the new handle (about $15)
Need to screw the new handle from the back and it can be done without removing the band.
Give the new handle a few coats of polyurethane.
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