Top damper difficult to remove

Storyteller23

The first couple of times I used my BGE, I let it cool before trying to remove the cast-iron damper that goes on the chimney. Both times the damper wouldn't come off without a great deal of difficulty. A significant amount of the fiber from the gasket around the neck of the chimney glued itself to the inside of the damper, and I had to scrape it out. Is this common? Any tips to prevent this happening in future?  Thanks, fellow Eggheads!

ColtsFan

You'll be much happier with this 

Storyteller23

..and this is...?

ColtsFan

https://smokeware.com/collections/chimney-caps

Replacement for the daisy wheel. No reason to remove it and it looks super nice.

slovelad

Yes^^^ it's fairly inexpensive and looks better. Allows you to cook in he rain, etc. 

go go with the smokeware 

bgebrent

Daisy wheel-gasket growing pains.  It will improve with time.  That said, 2 of my 3 eggs have Smokeware caps.

Storyteller23

Thanks for the comments. I think I'll get the Smokeware damper.

Jeepster47

Storyteller23 said:

Thanks for the comments. I think I'll get the Smokeware damper.

Today's a good day to order from Smokeware ... this advert was in a recent e-mail:

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Use coupon code HEROES

PS: Three of my three eggs have Smokeware caps ... traded out the daisy wheel for a Smokeware cap with my dealer when purchasing the last egg.

NPHuskerFL

This^^^^ is a great thing! I've got 4 and only 3 eggs or I'd order another myself.