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Leaky Weber
After Meathead's Tweet this afternoon, I read the article on Using Vents To Control Temperatures. The main part the interested me was the section about leaky cookers - every time I've smoked something on my Weber kettle, I've noticed smoke coming out the sides where the lid doesn't seal perfectly on the grill. My Weber was a Christmas present, so it's not like it's worn or warped or something. Is this normal for a Weber kettle? Or should I expect to see smoke only coming out of the exhaust damper? And does anyone have recommendations on how to fix it if it's a problem?Tags: None
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- Jul 2014
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- Smiths Grove, Ky
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Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
That is common for them. I have read somewhere on here that someone use binder clips to hold the lid down tighter. You can also put a gasket on it. You can get them at the link below.Last edited by DWCowles; May 18, 2015, 10:18 PM.
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- Jul 2014
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- Leesburg, VA. (Northern, VA)
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We have two weber kettle grills (one LARGE and one small/average), the SnS and the Weber Smokey Mountain 18" smoker. We use both natural lump charcoal and KNB for smoking and measure our temps with a Maverick 733, thermopen and MK4. Favorite beer depends on what is cooking (alt answer is yes).
WOW, what great timing for this. I just hadn't gotten around to posting the same question!
Thank you!
Feeling better that my kettle doesn't have an unusual issue
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If the smoke is leaking from the lid/base area, that is not a big deal. If it is pouring out (as much as the vent puts out) then you have a potential issue. I used to use binder clips to try and seal it up, and in truth it didn't make much of a difference. I now accept the small amount of leakage and have no issue maintaining temps in my OTG. If you can maintain steady temps in the grill, I wouldn't worry about a thing.
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Thanks for the info everyone. I might look at some gaskets to put in the lid, but unless it looks simple I'm probably better off letting it go rather than making things worse by trying to "fix" it.
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Mine leaks a little. Didn't prevent my fan system from holding 224-227 the whole cook. Better than a stinking oven.
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Try laying the lid down on a flat table or floor (a big flat surface). If you see a gap between the lid and the flat surface you know it's warped a bit. You might be able to hand bend it back into shape.
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- Jul 2014
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- West Chester, PA
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Gas Grill: NXR Tabletop/Portable Propane
Charcoal: Weber Performer Silver (i.e., 22.5")
Charcoal: Weber OTG 22.5"
Kettle Accessories: Slow 'n Sear, Smokenator and Vortex and bound to be more on the way
Smoker: GOSM Propane 38" 2-drawer
Pellet: CampChef/Browning Deluxe PGP24LTD
Thermometer: 2 Mavericks, Red backlit Thermapen
Anova Wi-Fi Sous Vide
I used gaskets from bbqgaskets.com. It's really easy to do - just cleaned the lip of the top and then it's peel and stick. And it helped to maintain temps in the winter and use less charcoal
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Before trying a gasket, you can measure the diameter of the lid and the kettle in a few different directions and see how close each is to round. Mine was off by about 1/4 inch and it was pretty easy to just squeeze the longest part back until the measurements were the same.
This plus 4 binder clips worked like a charm for me. I can close all the vents and the kettle will be cold to the touch within an hour. Before, the leak from the lid would let enough air in to keep the coals warm for many hours.
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