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Grease dripping from Egg bottom

HuevosLoco
HuevosLoco Posts: 26
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Has anyone experienced grease dripping from the bottom of the Egg? I grilled some pork chops last night around 300 degrees, then shut it down as normal. I went to grill dinner tonight and saw lots of grease drippings on the ground.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,136
    Possible your base has a crack.
    More likely it’s moisture being pushed out the porous ceramics.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • HuevosLoco
    HuevosLoco Posts: 26
    Thanks.
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  • bubbajack
    bubbajack Posts: 1,145
    Photo Egg said:
    Possible your base has a crack.
    More likely it’s moisture being pushed out the porous ceramics.
    ^^Agree!^^
    I drink cheap beer so I can afford good bourbon.

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,424
    Worst case as mentioned, the crack in the base but in your favor-low temperature cook.  Factor the location of the drippings into your concern but independent give the base a good look.  There's a reason for the warranty.  
    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.
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  • HuevosLoco
    HuevosLoco Posts: 26
    Thanks. I’ll have to get it out of the nest and take a good look.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,424
    No need to pull from the next if the location is not around the edge.  Had a base with the crack extend around 1/2 way across the base.  If your grease accumulation is near the edge of the base and near the vent then you probably won't find anything of concern.  
    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.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,135
    HuevosLoco said:
    Thanks. I’ll have to get it out of the nest and take a good look.
    Rather than do the strong man thing just find or borrow a small mirror so you can look up under the base. Personally I think your issue is a cracked base.
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,905
    I have been running with a crack for a while.  I drip a little grease.  Waiting to swap out to the replacement base for...a day I feel like it. 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,855
    Just covering some other bases here, but are you sure it wasn't just dripping out of the draft door? I have experienced that once or twice, though for some reason typically during winter cooks.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,682
    you can also pull out the firebox and clean it out, wipe it with a damp rag and the faintest of cracks will show up on the inside. lots of moisture in my area, at times the whole base looks to be dripping grease, top to bottom
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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