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Broke down and replaced my Gasket...
thebtls
Posts: 2,300
The gasket on my BGE has been shot for most of the life of my egg...hasn't seemed to make any difference. However, I took the day off and while thinking about meal planning for the weekend cooks, I was cleaning up around the egg and said, "heck, why not?"
A couple/three hours later and one trip to the dealer and the job was done. Now I'm a captive of some low temperature cooks for a couple weekends in an attempt to not burn off this one right out of the box.
No directions, just sharing my experience...would I do it again? Not if I can avoid it. Maybe it will help hold in the heat better during my snow cooking sessions...Keep On Eggin'
A couple/three hours later and one trip to the dealer and the job was done. Now I'm a captive of some low temperature cooks for a couple weekends in an attempt to not burn off this one right out of the box.
No directions, just sharing my experience...would I do it again? Not if I can avoid it. Maybe it will help hold in the heat better during my snow cooking sessions...Keep On Eggin'
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Tony,
You are making some of us look like bad parents.
SteveSteve
Caledon, ON
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Nice white nomex. After the first cook you will be able to see the leaks. Good looking job.
Tim -
i remember when my gasket looked as nice as your old one :laugh: :laugh:fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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Can you please post a follow up in a couple of weeks (or shoot me a PM)? I am curious to know how the new gasket affects the performace of the grill. Mine blew out about the first week and I have not replaced it. I'm wondering whether it's worth it. Thanks.
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Nice setup you have there, and great job on your gasket.
thebtls wrote:Now I'm a captive of some low temperature cooks for a couple weekends in an attempt to not burn off this one right out of the box.
Nah, let it rip! I think that mindset was related to some bad adhesive and gaskets years ago. I replaced three of my eggs with nomex and did a clean burn for the first trip with the new seal. I wanted to burn any drippings from the glue, and give it a good clean out. That was last summer, and they are all holding strong still. -
Your right about the temp thing frankly I won't remember anyway, or I'll walk away during a football game and it will run up regardless...ha.Visit my blog, dedicated to my Big Green Egg Recipies at http://www.bigtsbge.blogspot.com You can also follow my posts on FaceBook under the name Keep On Eggin' or the link http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Keep-On-Eggin/198049930216241
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Kip, do what I did, put in some smoking chunks and crank it and close while smoke is rolling, if it ain't coming out of the rim I'm thinking you have a decent seal. Also, if you close down and your lump goes out quickly you have a decent seal too.Visit my blog, dedicated to my Big Green Egg Recipies at http://www.bigtsbge.blogspot.com You can also follow my posts on FaceBook under the name Keep On Eggin' or the link http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Keep-On-Eggin/198049930216241
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I put a nomex gasket on my XL last summer. I was a little sore the next day though. The XL dome is HEAVY! By the way, the gasket is holding up fine after a lot of heavy use.
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