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Uhoh, burnt felt on day 2 :(

Chasb
Chasb Posts: 54
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Wow, went to grab some bricks down the road to have me a raised grid as I let the BGE warm up. Get back about 20 minutes later, temp says 100 (huh?) I smell burning, slowly lift lid to see felt is burnt from inside about 2/3's towards the outside ring all the way around.[p]Lower the lid and shut everything down and notice the temp is backing up and is now at 750ish - holy smoke it was hot.[p]Sigh......... What to do?[p]Chasb
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  • Hasenpheffer
    Hasenpheffer Posts: 156
    chasb,
    Ouch! You may need to replace your felt gasket. So far, I've been lucky. Some have replaced theirs with a Rutland gasket which I think is made of fiberglass. I would get some more feedback before you decide what to do.
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  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 441
    chasb,
    Welcome to one of the other clubs of the BGE... scorched gasket, flashback, egg sealed shut (mostly due to melted gasket), hit in body parts with burnt embers - I could go on & on. For what it is worth - the gasket serves two purposes - to seal the egg and to protect the ceramic from scraping together. I scorched my gasket about 14 months ago and haven't replaced it yet. It still holds a low temp - 170 for jerky and 200 or 230 for brisket & butts. You may find that all is not lost in your situation - and each one is different. If you do experience a problem with the seal or holding a low temp just replace the gasket. Folks use a number of different replacements - cotronix, rutland, bge replacement. The Naked Whiz has a good instructional on replacing your gasket. Like everything else on his site - it's top notch. Good Luck & Keep smokin! Joe
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  • WooDoggies
    WooDoggies Posts: 2,390
    chasb,[p]Sounds like you wrapped the needle on your thermometer all the way around... which is the surest way to fry the gasket.
    If your gasket isn't completely toast, try doing a regular cook as you might still may have a good seal all the way around.
    If not, I'd suggest getting a replacement from your dealer or ordering one from bge.
    They're easy to install and will last years.... mine went 4 years until I did the same thing you did... except mine was reduced completely to dust.... literally.
    Good luck![p]John
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