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Major malfunction during high heat pizza cook

EggAg99
EggAg99 Posts: 21
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So I was on second pizza of 3 cooking around 700 when this happens. To save the cook and manually placed dome on and off with my high temp gloves to save the pizza. Dome fell off back of patio onto grass and didn’t break. My springs and bands have been rusting and screws have been breaking before tonight. I guess I need a whole new assembly. Any tips on getting this back in order ?


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  • bucky925
    bucky925 Posts: 2,053
    No tips, just OH WOW!  I'm glad nothing is broken. 

    The best things in life are not things.  

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,380
    edited July 2019
    What Bucky said!!   :o 
    There are a few threads here about mounting new bands, correcting overbite, etc; good luck!  

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • Philly35
    Philly35 Posts: 859
    BGE now has a better upgraded hinge assembly for the large egg. I would suggest purchasing it. And boy are you lucky the dome didn’t break!

    How long have you had your egg? If the hinge is still in the warranty period, I would suggest contacted BGE and tell them what happened. Tell them about your issues with the breaking bolts and you may get a new hinge for free. 
    NW IOWA
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,838
    Which bolts are breaking?  All the bolts and the bands rust eventually but the top shouldn't fall off. IMHO when you cook at hi temp it causes the bands to expand and if the band bolts are not tightened the bands become loose and that's what caused your lid to fall out. The two bolts that I believe are 5/16th in the instructions say those bolts will break before you can break the top. The bolts actually should bend when they're tight.
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • Cornholio
    Cornholio Posts: 1,048
    Been there, wasn’t as lucky though. 


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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Lucky man, see a wee one’s car in the pic, glad no one was in the way of a hot falling dome. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    If your hinge is fine, you can purchase just a new handle that has the tabs that grab the ceramic haunch. If you need new hinges or just want them for easier adjustability, you can get the whole new assembly which includes the afore mentioned tabs along with a newly designed hinge which mimics the XL design. 

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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,131
    Saw that happen in person where the egg was on a trailer! @JRWhitee


    Luckily, that top did not break either. 


    Unlike Humpy Dumpy, that egg was put it back together again. 
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  • smokingal
    smokingal Posts: 1,025
    I had that fun last August.  I lucked out with just a few abrasions.  I went out and bought the new bands but haven't installed them yet.  For the temporary fix, I just pulled the top band down, placed the lid back in and tightened everything.  I'm planning on switching out the bands in the next few weeks, but things have been good since then.



    It's "Smokin Gal", not "Smoking Al".
    Egging in the Atlanta GA region
    Large BGE, CGS setup, Kick Ash Basket, Smokeware SS Cap,
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    edited July 2019
    Never had that happen, but I have replaced the hinges on both an old school circa '06 XL and not quite so old school, circa '12 L
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
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  • womaus
    womaus Posts: 256
    One word. 

    Devestating.

    May help if you have Sugar Gliders.
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  • TN_Egger
    TN_Egger Posts: 1,120
    Looks like it's beyond repair to me.  Haul it out to the curb.  Oh, and what's your address?
    Signal Mountain, TN
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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    Whoa what an accident.  I also find it very interesting you use the Woo to raise the stone, just like I do.

    XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,316
    Looks like your tightening bolt is off to the side instead of directly opposite the handle? Guess that's the older style... 
    South of Nashville  -  BGE XL  -  Alfresco 42" ALXE  -  Alfresco Versa Burner  - Sunbeam Microwave 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,750
    How did the pizza turn out tho?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • EggAg99
    EggAg99 Posts: 21
    I can’t believe this happens to others and you got pics! I saved the pizzas manually putting dome on with gloves. Burned the arm but worth it. Getting updated band assembly. Thanks to all
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,597
    EggAg99 said:
    I can’t believe this happens to others and you got pics! I saved the pizzas manually putting dome on with gloves. Burned the arm but worth it. Getting updated band assembly. Thanks to all
    my dome used to do that until i lit the egg and got it to 350/400 degrees and let it sit there and then tighten the bands while hot.  but i was doing pizzas over 900 dome temps, still needed to be careful upwards of 1200 dome temp. now bge did not recommend this at all ;)
    fukahwee maine

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    This happened to me during a pizza cook several years ago. Only difference is the bands pulled right over the dome and the dome stayed firmly in place. very disorienting feeling. Pizza was on. I think we just shut it down and cooked the others in the oven.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • EggAg99
    EggAg99 Posts: 21
    Updated - this is what happens when you set the hot dome on grass 
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  • Matt86m
    Matt86m Posts: 471
    ^^^^ Plate setter does the same thing! Guess those welding gloves weren't enough!
    XL aka Senior, Mini Max aka Junior, Weber Q's, Blackstone 22, Lion built in, RecTec Mini 300, Lodge Hibachi, Uuni, wife says I have too many grills,,,,how many shoes do you have?
     
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,532
    Tighten the nuts on the BGE every change of the season at minium. Glad to see your dome make it through the tumble. Your band should be good yet. Just make sure you get everything tightened back up. You should be good to go. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    EggAg99 said:
    Updated - this is what happens when you set the hot dome on grass 
    Crop circle mystery solved!
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