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gasket advice

LJS
LJS Posts: 15
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
The gasket adhesive failed on the lower seal of my large egg after about 5 or 6 cooks. The gasket itself seems to be in reasonably good shape and in fact the gasket on the dome seems fine. I have read about the nomex gaskets that the company will send out. My question is this: Should I just reglue the gasket with the 77 glue that has been recomended or should I just get the Nomex and replace? My concern is that if i reglue and have another failure that removing the gasket might be a nightmare given the stonger glue. Any advise will be appreciated.
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  • golffer
    golffer Posts: 144
    Why would you not want to replace with nomex? I called BGE in Atlanta and had one two days later. Stripping the old one and installing new was a zip. Only problem was I had to wait 24 hours to cook on the egg. :(
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  • Salguod
    Salguod Posts: 130
    I'll second that. Bite the bullet and replace both gaskets with the nomex and Super 77. It is worth your time. Mine is holding up wonderfully. You shouldn't have to replace the nomex for a long time, if ever. But I hear it is not so hard to strip off the Super 77 if you have to.
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  • Salguod
    Salguod Posts: 130
    Oh yeah! Once again, Fred has a good video of this. http://www.fredsmusicandbbq.com/category_s/474.htm

    The only advice I would add would to be to cut the gasket at a slant (45 degree angle) before you start and then match that same angle when you join the gasket together at the finish. Prevents a "straight exit" if there is any gap where the gasket joins. Be very generous when you join because the gasket shrinks after a few cooks.

    Minor points though. B)

    P.S. I don't work for Fred and get no kickbacks. :blink:
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  • piker
    piker Posts: 3
    If your gasket is in good shape, I would repair it with Elmer's glue. Apply glue and close the lid and let it set overnight. I did this and it has lasted for a dozen cooks so far. If it fails again, then go for the nomex.
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    There will be some point in time when BGE will stop 'giving' the Nomex out.

    GG
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    The Nomex gasket material is a higher temperature material than felt.

    Since the adhesive gave on the bottom, there is a better than average the same adhesive was used on the top and you can expect the same results.

    If you decided to re/seal the lower gasked, at least get the Nomex and have it on hand. A suggestion on the spray 3M Super 77 by another forum member was to spray the adhesive in a cup then from the cup brush on the surface.

    If you follow the video, use the razor scraper but don't follow the assistant's method of cleaning. Use Acetone or alcohol and work in 8 to 10 inch sections after scraping. No power tools, sanders etc.

    You should be able to clean an old gasked off in 15 to 20 minutes (top and bottom) on a large.

    Contact BGE and or your dealer.

    GG
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  • TXTriker
    TXTriker Posts: 1,177
    That has already happened. I had to pay for two of them late last week. My small is only two months old and has never had a high temp cook done on it. The gasket just came off the lower portion of the top. I had to buy gasket for both eggs. Figured if I was doing the new small, I'd do the older large at the same time.
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  • Harleydog77
    Harleydog77 Posts: 217
    I just replaced both my gaskets with Nomex after 2 failures with the original felt gaskets. The nomex seems to be a far superior product. It is really easy to install. I think if I were you I would get my egg up to 500 or 600 degrees to get the old gaskets to release easier, pull off the old gaskets, call BGE tomorrow and talk to Bruce. He is very helpful and a very good customer service guy. I called about my gasket and had a new one inside of a week. If you take the old gasket off you can still cook with your egg while you are waiting for the new gasket. You probably will have to loosen the bolt for the band that holds the lid to re align the lid with the base. You will also want to do this again once you install your new NOMEX gaskets.
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  • LJS
    LJS Posts: 15
    thanks for all the advice. I think I will go for the nomex which seems to be a long term solution rather than a temporary fix.
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  • PreFlop
    PreFlop Posts: 7
    Gaskets are over-rated!
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  • Salguod
    Salguod Posts: 130
    Maybe gaskets are over-rated; you certainly CAN cook without them. But I love my nomex now that it is installed. The egg seals all around; a dollar bill drags everywhere. In fact, I ripped a piece of paper (fortunately not money) because it gripped so well. No air leakage means a fast shut down and savings on charcoal. It also means better control at low temperatures. So sure, you can get by without a gasket. But IMHO, it is worth your time to install a good nomex gasket with 3M Super 77 and align the lid properly.
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