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Help! Fused gasket after Burn Out
WoodworkerBED
Posts: 63
I have a confession to make. This is the first time I have burned out my EGG after 4 years of fairly heavy use. Things seemed to go well until I tried to open lid. The gaskets are totally fused to each other and it is impossible to open up the EGG. Anybody else out there ever have this experience and, if so, what did you do?
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A putty knife will get it open. Either base or dome side against the ceramic. Replace with a Rutland. Paging @RRP~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
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Thanks I will give it a try. Do you think some acetone would help?
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WoodworkerBED said:Well, with a thin flexible putty knife and a lot of acetone, I was finally able to raise the dome. It took me about 1.5 hours and I had to slowly cut my way around about 300 degrees before I could get it open.
been there, the old felt gaskets used to bleed glue thru them and sometimes water turned to ice and they froze. rrp's rutland gasket system seems to fix those problems
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Sometimes bring it up to 800 dome again and then opening it up will free itfukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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Never have seen the need for the high heater burn. Several BGE cooks that need the heat (steaks, paella, pizza) provide enough to keep the interior Q clean at least to my low requirements.
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Well, with a thin flexible putty knife and a lot of acetone, I was finally able to raise the dome. It took me about 1.5 hours and I had to slowly cut my way around about 300 degrees before I could get it open.
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lousubcap said:Never have seen the need for the high heater burn. Several BGE cooks that need the heat (steaks, paella, pizza) provide enough to keep the interior Q clean at least to my low requirements.
Given the four years, you now have a lifetime assessment.
i cooked chicken thighs about 8 to 10 weekends in a row one summer on the camp egg, low and slow direct. the inner dome looked like caked flaky tar paper and it fell into a brunswick stew come fall i did the burnout with branches and cord wood. havent had to do this since but what and how your cooking does play a part
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