I paid $80 for a new cover, some grill utensils, NIB sweeps, charcoal, and 4 small tanks of propane; the performer came free with all that lol at least that's how I'd like to think of it given the retail value of those things.
I haven't had a chance to cleaner her up yet but there is minimal build up and a few grease spots on the outside bowl. There is a small chip in the lid too but no big deal.
I didn't notice until I put it together that one of the ash sweep fins is not flush against the bowl, so I'm glad it came with a new set. Hopefully I can get them off because the two grills I've picked up I haven't been able to remove the sweep assembly due to rust, even after using PB Blaster for days. Any advice?
I also plan to sell my black performer (same vent code), which needed a new cover anyways, and probably break even. I'll also move the zav handle on that to this one when after I sell it. That is the only way my wife is letting me keep this one haha. Though it hasn't hit me until now that the black one was my first <3 and I'm sad at the thought of letting it go...
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