Bottom Damper won't close all the way

Doug

Hi all. Well, I bought my first BIG GREEN EGG! I have the Large Big Green Egg. I assembled the egg, but I can't get the bottom damper to close all the way, there is about a 1/4 inch opening when I close it. Is this normal? If not, what is wrong? Thanks, Doug

Elder Ward

Doug,
Check the groves the door sides in either one or both are dinged or just slightly bent, use a flat blade scre driver to pry it open just slightly where sticking top and bottom or else you have a piece of debri in grove. Slide same screw driver back and forth until it stays same depth all the way top and bottom.
Elder Ward

Haggis

Doug,[p]Do you have the spark screen in this new Egg? Its new enough that some dealers install it in the wrong way.[p]If so: the spark screen should be underneath the solid vent door. Also, the tabs that are used to open the screen should be on the left side while the solid door has its tab on the right side. Both should close beneath the raised tabs on the stainless frame that holds them.

Doug

Haggis, I do have the new Big Green Egg. I remember the Dealer telling me that this was the new Green Egg and it had an updated bottom Damper. It does have a metal mesh type screen under the solid vent door. I will check it out tomorrow morning. Thank you very much for the tip. I will keep you posted.

Doug

elder ward, Thank you for the advice. I will check it out tomorrow morning. What a Great Forum. Not only is the Big Green Awesome, but the Big Green Egg People are Awesome as well. I can't wait to attend some of the Big Green Egg Festivals. Just take it easy on the Newbie. Thanks guys.

Elder Ward

Doug,
we are all newbies to some part of this and with rare execption no one willing tries to make others feel less than wanted and loved. Not everyone is able to use words in a kind and gentle way as few of us are word smiths. so some times it may come across harsher than we intend but that is because all of us are human. Carl Ward

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Doug,[p]This is an easy fix, I had the same problem when I got mine and found the answer on this forum. In my case the solid door was under the screen door and it should be the other way around. The screen should be under the solid door. To fix this all I had to do was slide the solid door back far enough to allow it to be slid back over the top of the screen door.[p]Is that as clear as mud?[p]Ray

Doug

elder ward, when I said, "take it easy on the Newbie", I meant when I show up an Egg Fest! I am a total Newbie to the World of the Big Green Egg. I have read through a large number of posts, and you guys are GREAT cooks! I can't wait to learn from you guys. It will be a lot of fun! [p]I still have not been able to resolve the gap in the bottom damper. The screen mesh is on the inside, the solid door on the outside, the screen mesh handles are on the left, the solid door handles on the right. Is it possible that the screen mesh door was cut too big? I can't figure out that 1/4 inch gap.

gwesleyr

 said:

The screen should be under the solid door. To fix this all I had to do was slide the solid door back far enough to allow it to be slid back over the top of the screen door.[p]Is that as clear as mud?[p]Ray

I've been scratching my head on this one for a year.  Indeed an easy fix...just wish I had all that left over charcoal that burned up over the last year!

rejiii

Thanks for the tip to ensure the solid damper closes completely.  I was about to disassemble the egg to repair it.  The 5 second solution discussed here saved me an hour or so of useless disassembly and reassembly.

kl8ton

Hi @rejiii and welcome to the forum!  Do you have a favorite cook?