Low quality parts on the kettle..

[Elton's BBQ]

I was to lift off the lid on my weber kettle today and i just pulled the handle off..

So i inspected the nuts holding the lid and to my surprise it was some crap quality..
So i fixed og myself with some better quality nuts and washers..

Now it's better than new!


So Weber!; use better parts!

[RonB]

That's ................................ Nuts!

[HawkerXP]

My first kettle handle was spot welded on. That came off as well. I guess I was lookin instead of cookin to many times.
Like that color. Is that an after market lid holder? Never seen that before.

[Elton's BBQ]

Ahh You zoomed in on the pic's i see.. lol

[ComfortablyNumb]

Elton's BBQ More specifically, he zoomed in on "your vent". ;-)

[FireMan]

Oooooh! We are vent zooming now are we?

[Elton's BBQ]

HawkerXP Yes it is an original weber lidholder.. for the aftermarket.. perhaps only sold in Europe?

[Troutman]

Hey Elton clean your lid !!! Black sooty gunk on your food tastes rather nasty

[Elton's BBQ]

Haha
Yeah i was waiting for this..
It's in the process of being done!

[FireMan]

It does taste like crust.

[RonB]

Really nice bark on that lid...

[Thunder77]

The very same thing happened to me with my 26” lid. Junk nuts!

[bardsleyque]

the handles on my vintage 26 were spot welded,now I have convenient probe ports!

[Mr. Bones]

Lmao!!!

[Jay Tee]

I was to lift off the lid on my weber kettle today and i just pulled the handle off..

So i inspected the nuts holding the lid and to my surprise it was some crap quality..
So i fixed og myself with some better quality nuts and washers..

Now it's better than new!


So Weber!; use better parts!

How old is your Weber?

[Elton's BBQ]

Ohh though question.. Think 6 yrs or so
#edit
It's marked AT so it's a 2013 model

[Red Man]

The handle for the lid on my 22 is spot welded on. And seriously...knock the chunks offa that lid!

[Attjack]

I filled a warranty claim about that part on my 26".

[Elton's BBQ]

And was it accepted?

[Attjack]

No, they have never responded. I've contacted them twice too.

[hoovarmin]

I had to replace mine after 2 years. NE FL humidity is a destructive force, especially for cheap Weber parts.

[Reds Fan 5]

The same thing happened to my 26” kettle. I fixed it myself, too. An animal has now chewed the plastic handle so I have ordered a new one. The local hardware store was able to order it under warranty for me.

[Elton's BBQ]

Sounds like great service..