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Water in my LBGE

SAL1924
SAL1924 Posts: 8
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I've had my LBGE for 4 years and have looked around here about every day since.  Even when I don't know what I'm doing, I can usually figure out where I went wrong from what I've read here.

On Saturday, I went to set up the egg for a pork butt.  I had about an inch of standing water at the bottom of the egg.  Some useful information: Ceramic cap had been on since my last cook 4 weeks earlier; my gasket is shot, especially near the hinge and needs replacement; and the lid has an underbite of about 1/4", though no obvious gap where water could leak.  I'm also in the Northeast, so we've had some snow and a nasty storm at the end of last week.  The lump from my previous cook seemed dry when I was removing it.  I didn't find the water until I took the fire grate out.  Yes, the bottom vent was closed.

The goods news is, I cleaned and dried the interior, and cooked with no issues.  I also ran a hotter cook yesterday without a ceramic explosion.

Any ideas where the water came from?
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  • tenpenny_05
    tenpenny_05 Posts: 286
    I don't have the answer to your problems. But yesterday I was moving stuff around my patio and found that the cooler I keep my grill covers in was almost completely full of water!  No idea how it happened, put them in there at the end of fall and we haven't had that crazy of a winter. Definitely not crazy enough to fill a closed cooler full of water.
    I had my kamado joe cover and two weber covers in there and they have been submerged in water for who knows how long. They are hang drying right now, hopefully no permanent damage.
    Kansas City, Kansas
    Second hand Medium BGE, Second hand Black Kamado Joe Classic, Second hand Weber Kettle, Second hand Weber Smokey Mountain
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Some water will drip through dome temp gauge hole.
    Water will run down the dome and seep in.
    Lower vent can leak as well. 
    You did the best thing. Dry it out and light it up.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,420
    Cook on! 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    In high humidity environments the ceramic absorbs water.  I'll find impressive condensation in the eggs after the proper conditions.  Your description sounds more like a leak given an inch of water.  
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Here's a thought. I have a product on my roof called Gutter Helmet. It is installed under the lowermost row of roof shingles. When it rains or the snow melts then when the water runs off that last row it falls onto the Gutter Helmet and follows down and around the rounded edge of the Helmet and then drips into the gutter! The reason is water follows the edge due to "capillary action". My guess is since you have no gasket then any rain or even moisture from dew is running off your dome and without any gasket to stop it then it is entering your egg and ending up in the bottom.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    RRP said:
    Here's a thought. I have a product on my roof called Gutter Helmet. It is installed under the lowermost row of roof shingles. When it rains or the snow melts then when the water runs off that last row it falls onto the Gutter Helmet and follows down and around the rounded edge of the Helmet and then drips into the gutter! The reason is water follows the edge due to "capillary action". My guess is since you have no gasket then any rain or even moisture from dew is running off your dome and without any gasket to stop it then it is entering your egg and ending up in the bottom.
    This makes sense.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • SAL1924
    SAL1924 Posts: 8
    That does make sense.  Especially since the plate setter and lump were dry - the water ran down the inner surface and pooled at the bottom.  Thanks!
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,930
    tenpenny_05 said:
    I don't have the answer to your problems. But yesterday I was moving stuff around my patio and found that the cooler I keep my grill covers in was almost completely full of water!  No idea how it happened, put them in there at the end of fall and we haven't had that crazy of a winter. Definitely not crazy enough to fill a closed cooler full of water.
    I had my kamado joe cover and two weber covers in there and they have been submerged in water for who knows how long. They are hang drying right now, hopefully no permanent damage.
    Prolly condensation.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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