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TipTop epilogue - the cleaning I did

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RRP
RRP Posts: 26,301
edited August 2015 in EggHead Forum
Disclaimer! I know some here go in to cardiac arrest when the term cleaning is even mentioned BUT IMHO what I'm about to say needs to be said. 

I only used my TT for 4 hours last Sunday and then set it aside to cool off. Today I looked at it again and wasn't really all that surprised at how quickly it had become so blackened. Some might say just forget it, but that tiny coil spring which controls the damper is only 3/32" wide and quite wimpy. I figured if the body was that crappy with crud then that spring was too!

I tried wiping it off but it was baked on PLUS the TT isn't something you take your 2,300 PSI power washer to clean. I soaked it for 20 minutes in hot water and that never phased the crud, so I sprayed it with Easy-Off oven cleaner.


I waited 30 minutes and merely dropped it in the sink with hot soapy water and pulled this out!

I just wish I would have taken a before picture!


I believe that wimpy little control spring will be up for its next assignment! LOL!
Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    I'm a fan of clean.
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,301
    SciAggie said:
    I'm a fan of clean.
    LOL - at this late point tonight it looks like just you and me care about cleaning the TT! =)B):o
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    What's a TT? ... what little spring? ... what's clean mean?

    BTW ... have you ever visited the Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho?  If not, it's a must do for folks who are OCD about clean.

    http://www.museumofclean.com/

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,253
    edited August 2015
    @Jeepster47  This is a TT with easy off:



    This is a "clean" TT, you know it when you see it:



    The spring is this:



    It is a mechanical temp control that replaces the daisy wheel, or in your case the Smokeware cap.

    This pictures are of the inside.




    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    @Ozzie_Isaac ... oh ...

    Don't you think it's funny that he panicked and didn't even think about taking pictures until he had Oven Off sprayed on the gunk.











    Pst ... Think we've shown enough interest yet?  Maybe think about an intervention?

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,301
    Jeepster47 said:
    What's a TT? ... what little spring? ... what's clean mean?

    BTW ... have you ever visited the Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho?  If not, it's a must do for folks who are OCD about clean.

    http://www.museumofclean.com/

    Tom,  I know you are pulling my leg, but here is was one of my earlier posts about this very simple $30 controller that does work.
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1185393/tiptop-test-for-spare-ribs#latest

    As as for cleaning, I'm not a freak, but have found until newbies and their spouses get accustomed to the build up of crud inside a BGE and on eggcessories they might want to clean now and then.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,301
    Jeepster47 said:
    @Ozzie_Isaac ... oh ...

    Don't you think it's funny that he panicked and didn't even think about taking pictures until he had Oven Off sprayed on the gunk.











    Pst ... Think we've shown enough interest yet?  Maybe think about an intervention?
    Panicked? Geez...this was 46 hours later...yeh I really freaked out...good night, Tom.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,253
    I am glad you posted this thread.  I suspect grease build up will foul the TT and it should be kept clean.

    It is a simple device, but proper clearances and tensions are necessary for operation.

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167
    Very good post Ron,  thanks.
    I haven't used my TT yet, but I'm sure glad I read this first!
    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    Glad to see it cleaned up so nicely for you.  I read the title and thought your TTT was no more, that cleaning it had killed it somehow.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,948
    edited August 2015
    @RRP Good job on cleaning that thing up. You got it shining like new money. Just for clarification, I'm a fan of filth. The dirtier the better. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • sctdg
    sctdg Posts: 301
    RRP said:
    Disclaimer! I know some here go in to cardiac arrest when the term cleaning is even mentioned BUT IMHO what I'm about to say needs to be said. 

    I only used my TT for 4 hours last Sunday and then set it aside to cool off. Today I looked at it again and wasn't really all that surprised at how quickly it had become so blackened. Some might say just forget it, but that tiny coil spring which controls the damper is only 3/32" wide and quite wimpy. I figured if the body was that crappy with crud then that spring was too!

    I tried wiping it off but it was baked on PLUS the TT isn't something you take your 2,300 PSI power washer to clean. I soaked it for 20 minutes in hot water and that never phased the crud, so I sprayed it with Easy-Off oven cleaner.


    I waited 30 minutes and merely dropped it in the sink with hot soapy water and pulled this out!

    I just wish I would have taken a before picture!


    I believe that wimpy little control spring will be up for its next assignment! LOL!

    So then what you are saying is for every 4 hours on the egg you have to do the Easy Off thing?? Uh ,I don't think I'm buying one of those things any time soon .Like SGH "the dirtier the better"
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Nuffin' like caustic to clean up fire residue on metal.
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