Near miss

WokOnMedium

I was talking to my friend on the phone yesterday. She was cooking 3 butts for some folks at work...they needed some Christmas food.

She let her dog out the front door, and then back in, talking away and then, "HOLY SH**! I my Egg is on fire!" She called back later to say that it was the table that was on fire.

I think they built the table a little too tall. In order to compensate for the tall, they built a platform to raise it up enought to reach the table top.

When they asked the dealer what he recommended they set it on he told them as long as they had the feet under it, the wood of the table would be just fine. Here are the results.


And the new platform

Could you imagine if she had done a night cook instead? Thank goodness everything came out OK.

bitslammer

YIKES! I wonder what her temp was. I would think that even at 250*F the bottom of the Egg would still be cool. That was lucky.

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Rib Bones

Staci,

Glad to hear your friend caught this just in time! :ohmy: Thank you so much for posting the pics.

My husband now finally believes what I have been trying to tell him. He was so sure the feet were good enough. Couldn't have asked for a better pic...feet and all! We will be going to the big box store tomorrow.

WokOnMedium

I use a slate tile. It's a little bumpy on both sides, and I think allows a little more airflow than even a paver. I saw a picture on here where someone set the egg right on a paver on the wood...no feet. When they went to reweatherproof the table they found it was scorched.

I'm sure we'll see some other examples, with the best practices so that when you go shopping you can rest easy you have the right stuff.

FlaPoolman

That was mine. You couldn't see it until I pulled the egg. It does get hot down there.

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Hungry Joe

I have mine sitting on a 3/8" aluminum plate. I will be checking it. Thanks and glad everything is alright.

Canugghead

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Village Idiot

My friend's wife bought him a Large Egg for Christmas. I had her buy some fire bricks. The installers said they were not needed and would make the Egg unstable. They said the feet were all that are needed.

I just emailed her your pictures (I hope you don't mind).

Thank you. You may have saved a house from burning down. They are going to keep their Egg on their porch.

Rib Bones

Wow! I'd say it gets hot!! What are you using now?

We are using a piece of granite now to set the hot platesetter on. Would that be good under the EGG?

Nature Boy

Always nice to get a reminder of what could happen. A little wind, and that might have been a different story! The egg is such a contained device that it's easy to feel safe and comfortable...but there is a fire in there. Careful out there campers!

Happy holidays bro!
Chris

FlaPoolman

Here it is after pulling the egg. Egg was on a paver without the feet.



Same setup after refinishing but now with the feet

FlaPoolman

Yourself and another good friend are constant reminders how easy things can happen.

Nature Boy

Yes, you have received good advice. Fire always happens in the most unexpected ways, and it happens really, really fast if there is wind. Safe and Happy holidays!
Chris

Frank from Houma

Pat,

I'll prolly refinish this summer - do you cover the table now?

FlaPoolman

Frank I have the cover but half the time it just sits on the weber storage container It's been over a year and still looks great, had planned on doing 8 coats but got bored after 6 :laugh:

2Fategghead

This post tells a big story so don't feel bad when you strongly suggest to someone to use a paving stone or firebricks and the BGE feet. Try to be friendly about it and save this post to show others what could happen. Well this will be a Merry Christmas...

Rib Bones

Very nice set-up. Really pretty wood grain too. I like the idea of using a stainless strip to catch any embers. Just added it to the list.

Unknown

Nice job on the table. I see that Weber in the background. I've still got my Silver also.

smoky b

no way that's the same table! that looks great!

fishlessman

mine went during an overnighter, the egg was doing a balancing act in the morning. lucked out big time. there still is some here that dont believe you need a paver and the feet

NotabuttDave

Something about fire on a wood deck makes me uneasy. My Egg is 2 weeks old and I'm thinking of either patio stones under the Egg or tile.

I've had a spark come through the screen. It was small and didn't do anything, but it is my house.

FlaPoolman

Your's was a lot worse than mine but glad you caught it. I was one of those that thought the paver was plenty or protection You just can't see the damage until you remove the egg or it gets to the point your's did or worse. Just hope these pics can help a few others

FlaPoolman

grill mats work fine but you can never take too many precautions.

FlaPoolman

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That weber hasen't seen a bottle in 6-8 years. It holds the CI, grids, racks etc,,, and the bottom holds all the plate setters and pizza stones.

fishlessman

after this happened i remember reading that the ignition point of wood decreases the more times its heated up. even a steam pipe in a heating system can eventually cause a house fire after years of use if its in contact with wood like between floors etc. can be fine for decades, then one day it may catch. best to play it safe and its a cheap fix with th paver

Big George's BBQ

Glad that people are safe

Dave in So Cal

Thanks for the pics everyone. These confirm what I am going to do when I build my table. I am going to set the BGE on stone/brick/tile using the feet.

The issue I am having right now is finding fire brick. None of the store around here have it. I suppose I can use a paver or some other non-flamable stone type material. I am also going to look for some slate or granite. If I can find some granite pieces for a good price, I may go with those. I am using the Naked Wiz plans, and it would be really nice to have matching work surface and platform stone.

At any rate, thanks for the confirmation.

Little Steven

Staci,

Stuff can happen.


Steve