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Cracked Firebox

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MNarracci
MNarracci Posts: 14
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My Firebox and upper ring are cracked. Do I need to replace?  If I don’t will it cause damage to the ceramic outside?  Thanks!
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    You can get them warrantied out for life if your the original owner. 

    It won’t hurt to use while they are broken. My bowl in my small is in 4 pieces but still hold the lump. No big deal 

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,898
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    Many of us have continued to use what are known as "jigsaw" fire boxes and fire rings. I know my old 7 piece fire box was not even close to some of the records here before I finally just threw them away and put in the new ones that I had gotten under warranty probably 10 years earlier!

    Some here will say to cement the pieces together or at least try to but why bother?


    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
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    RRP said:
    Many of us have continued to use what are known as "jigsaw" fire boxes and fire rings. I know my old 7 piece fire box was not even close to some of the records here before I finally just threw them away and put in the new ones that I had gotten under warranty probably 10 years earlier!

    Some here will say to cement the pieces together or at least try to but why bother?


    I recall CWM had a small at one of the Colorado Eggfests that the firebox box in many pieces, quite a few . . . wishing I had a pic, my bad  :|
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 7,663
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    Get one coming in case your dealer takes forever to get it replaced, then hang on to it and use the broken ones until they no longer hold together.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,898
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    alaskanassasin said:
    Get one coming in case your dealer takes forever to get it replaced, then hang on to it and use the broken ones until they no longer hold together.
    I wholeheartedly AGREE! In some of the cases with us older BGE owners our dealers have gone out of biz or if taken over by new owners they might not really give jack sh*t since you didn’t buy from them! 

    ACE Hardware is a huge chain...not sure you will find the same service that the Mom and Pop BGE dealer you bought from will care.

    You can always hope to get service going directly to the home office in Atlanta...

    Peace, bro...
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Ham_Bone
    Ham_Bone Posts: 6
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    Mine cracked a year ago and I'm still using them with no issues at all. I did get a replacement from my local Ace Hardware. It took them a good 4 weeks to get it in.
    St.Augustine, Florida
    1 Large BGE
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,898
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    Ham_Bone said:
    Mine cracked a year ago and I'm still using them with no issues at all. I did get a replacement from my local Ace Hardware. It took them a good 4 weeks to get it in.
    4 weeks is not the long for replacements from many BGE dealers - both independents and ACE - some people have claimed months!

    BTW did you buy that egg from that same ACE?
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Ham_Bone
    Ham_Bone Posts: 6
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    RRP said:
    Ham_Bone said:
    Mine cracked a year ago and I'm still using them with no issues at all. I did get a replacement from my local Ace Hardware. It took them a good 4 weeks to get it in.
    4 weeks is not the long for replacements from many BGE dealers - both independents and ACE - some people have claimed months!

    BTW did you buy that egg from that same ACE?
    I did. I considered going to the ACE that is a bit closer, but wasn't sure if I would have had issues since I didn't buy from their location. This was my first time submitting a claim, wasn't sure what to expect. Glad to hear then that 4 weeks is a good time frame. 

    The manager did tell me that she likes to submit the claim orders with BGE freight instead of UPS. She mentioned having everything coming in on a big pallet was alot better. She said they've received too many broken claims while using UPS delivery. 
    St.Augustine, Florida
    1 Large BGE
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