Repairing a Crack

athaemik

I have a pretty big crack in my knockoff egg. It goes all along the bottom of the thing, down the middle of it, and halfway up each side. I used an angle grinder to grind out the crack, and pushed some fireplace mortar from a caulk gun down in it. It said to let it burn for a few hours (i don't remember how long) at like 500 degrees. I had the vents all open and I'm sure it wasn't quite 500 degrees in the bottom, but I figured it would be hot enough to dry it out and work alright.

Well it all looked good for a few days, until I realized it was turning to dust. All that mortar just fell right out and the crack is bigger than ever now.

How can I repair this crack? What type of compound can I use that is both food grade and temperature safe?

I've also tried high temp silicone and it didn't dry right either.

Photo Egg

Honestly, anything that works, will be most likely be a very temp fix. Doubt if it anything will really hold. Sorry

milesvdustin

Jb weld perhaps 

JohnInCarolina

Welcome to the forum!

rcone

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rutland-32-fl-oz-Black-Furnace-Cement-Tub-65/300981821?mtc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-G-D28I-28_20_FIREPLACE-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-G-D28I-28_20_FIREPLACE-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP-71700000041073829-58700004389677729-92700036924273788&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg6ywpfvF5wIVQtbACh2usQiNEAQYASABEgJBF_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


or look into anything to repair pizza ovens

Legume

Just get a warranty replacement 

cookingdude555

I used JB weld extreme heat on my humpty egg.  It is put back together at my moms, and it is holding up well, but I only have about 5 cooks on the repaired egg.  I repaired the fire ring, fire box, and base with it.  Here is a thread on my experience, and a few pics I did not include:

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1221476/here-we-go

MNEggerandStuff

If you use the egg on a wood deck or near anything that could burn i wouldnt risk it. If it falls apart at the wrong time a dumps a load of 500 degree burning charcoal out bad things could happen especially considering how long they are left burning and unattended for a cook.   400 - 700 bucks for a new one seems like pennies for the piece of mind it would provide.

speed51133

Easy solution, use it on a concrete pad. I would be more concerned about the chemicals and my food.  Epoxy is just plastic. If it was rated for food, OK. I know there is silicone gasket that is food grade. I don't know of any epoxy that is. 

cookingdude555

JB weld extreme heat has repairing grills as one of its use cases. 

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

Just get a warranty replacement 

The OP described it as a "knockoff egg".  I'm not sure what that means but it probably doesn't have a warranty.  

Legume

JohnInCarolina said:

Legume said:

Just get a warranty replacement 

The OP described it as a "knockoff egg".  I'm not sure what that means but it probably doesn't have a warranty.  

Smart-guy professors, I swear to gawd.

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Legume said:

Just get a warranty replacement 

The OP described it as a "knockoff egg".  I'm not sure what that means but it probably doesn't have a warranty.  

Smart-guy professors, I swear to gawd.

Annoying AF