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HELP XL DOME WONT CLOSE

Brazilian_Egg
Brazilian_Egg Posts: 48
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Doing some high heat grilling and the dome won't close correctly. It tilts to a side and won't close all the way.


Any ideas?
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  • Smokin' Stogies
    Smokin' Stogies Posts: 177
    Bernardo,

    Do you have a picture?

    Smokin'Stogies in Exton, Pa with my wife and our four dogs; Sully and Boo the Newfoundlands, Murphy the Irish Setter and Alli the Beagle/Lab mix. 

    Eggers Prayer-

    Our egg, which art in sizes, hallowed be thy smoke, thy will be grilled, at home as it is at eggfest. Give us this clay our daily brisket and forgive us our rubs, as we forgive those who gas grill against us, and lead us not to flashback but deliver us from overnighters. For thine is the grill, the smoke, the egg. Let's eat!

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  • Mike in Abita
    Mike in Abita Posts: 3,302
    Spray the hinges with WD-40 or similiar product. Happened to mine a few times. Now I regularly spray them down.

    Heat has caused the bands to expand and the hinges are no longer aligned.
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  • Brazilian_Egg
    Brazilian_Egg Posts: 48
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  • Brazilian_Egg
    Brazilian_Egg Posts: 48
    The fire is holding at 600. What's the best way to cool it off without being able to close the lid?
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  • Mike in Abita
    Mike in Abita Posts: 3,302
    Loosen the bolts that hold the hinges to the bands. It should allow the dome to unbind.
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  • Mike in Abita
    Mike in Abita Posts: 3,302
    have someone help you hold the dome up until you can get those loose. Or just lift it up a little and put something in it. to hold it open until you can get them loose.
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Bernardo,

    Have you ot a Co2 fire extinguisher. If you do just lay in Co2 every few minutes and the fire will die.

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Brazilian_Egg
    Brazilian_Egg Posts: 48
    Thanks for the tips. Looks like the top band slipped some. I transfered the lump into my old charcoal grill and let it burn there.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Your very last photo shows you problem area.
    Loosen the nut and bolt at the joint pictured in your last photo.
    Also make sure the end of the bolt and or the nut are not making contact with your band. Loosen the nut/bolt on both sides of your egg.
    If this joint in the hinge systems binds it will cause your problem.
    Easy temp fix but spraying will not solve issue. Neither will loosening the bolts that hold hinge to band. It is the hinge joints.
    I ended up taking the bolt off and grinding it a little shorter. Never had issue again.
    Hope this helps.
    Darian
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    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Brazilian_Egg
    Brazilian_Egg Posts: 48
    Thanks for the explanation.

    To who ever emailed me directly, the emails went to my spam folder and I deleted them by accident. Please feel free to email again.
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