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Grill Talk => Weber Grill Forum (Grills, Accessories) => Topic started by: BC on November 30, 2015, 03:04:50 PM
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This is the one I've been talking about in 'Online finds' for $45.Finally got it home. haven't cleaned it up at all, too darn cold. Windy and sitting at 23 degrees. The owner told me he bought it new in '96. I didn't take a pic of the owner's manual and the original wire tool for cleaning out the gas tube. Tool is unsed, owner's manual is in rougher shape than the Performer. Serial number on the owner's manual is 114147. Also included but not shown are the two charcoal baskets.
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The only rust on the unit and it's very minor.
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The only bad spot on the whole unit. This was touched up at the store it was bought at. He got a discount :/
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...and that's it. No rust on the frame at all, none on the fasteners, nowhere.
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That's a winner! Sweet score on an all-original SS! And blue to boot!
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Aside from the one blemish on the lid, that SS should look brand new, after a proper clean-up. Awesome find and score!
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THAT is a killer blue SS! Congratulations on the pickup!
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She's a beauty, Clark. Nice pick up.
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Hopefully I won't come across any more great deals. Got my first Weber kettle about 3 weeks ago and picked up three others since. More than enough for me. All I wanted was one! This.Must. Stop. :/
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Wow nice score.
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Hopefully I won't come across any more great deals. Got my first Weber kettle about 3 weeks ago and picked up three others since. More than enough for me. All I wanted was one! This.Must. Stop. :/
Your account's been hacked. I suspect your wife, but I wouldn't rule the children out either.
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What a steal...sure beats the new price (I know!)
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GREAT!!!!!
Love the Blues. Nice find, patience always pays off.
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Love that blue!
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Sweeeet!
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@BC your "new" '96 SSP must have been well cared for !!! That Perf is just about NOS. Many, many great meals are going to be cooked on it, congrats. SJ
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Wow. That thing is in great shape. I'd get a few cooks done and wait for some warmer weather to get it cleaned up since its so clean already. I think you are going to love the gas assisted start. I love mine (REd 96 SS Performer). Lightercubes or newspaper in the chimney aren't a big deal, but its still an extra step that you will not miss at all once you light a chimney with the gas assist!
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Thanks folks! Nice hearing the kudos from people that know.
I just called up the local depot where we fill up etc and to certify the tank if it passes the visual is $28. About another $8.50 to refill. This is the same outfit that converted it from the qc years back. Might convert to 1 lb tanks for now. Not going to be using it much in any event. Using the first one I got, classic kettle.
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Hopefully I won't come across any more great deals. Got my first Weber kettle about 3 weeks ago and picked up three others since. More than enough for me. All I wanted was one! This.Must. Stop. :/
Keep telling yourself that.
"Who needs more than one?" I kept saying. Even promised my wife I had no intention of getting another.
Then a beautiful, practically unused red MT pops up on CL one day...
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@BC - If you have to replace the tank it is around $50-$60 US. I think it is worth the money to have your tank certified (hoping it passes). I think you will be surprised how nice the gas start is, even if you use your Performer just for starting coals for your classic kettle. When I got my Performer last spring it came with a larger tank that I have to sit next to my grill and no original tank. I got a new tank that will hang properly from the grill and finally used all of the gas in my bigger tank last weekend. You only need to run the gas assist for 2-4 minutes to get your chimeny going so the gas lasts a really long time. I think if you switch to the 1lb camping tanks you are going to have to spend a few bucks to change out some adapters.
Here is a pic of my grill with both tanks. I have no clue how full the larger tank was when I bought my grill, but I can tell you that it lasted about 9 months and that was with using the gas assist 4-5 times per week. I'm very excited to get the big tank out of my way and get the 5lb tank filled and see how long it lasts. In the pic, my 5lb tank has a matching red cover on it my GF's mom made for me.
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wow that's a nice blue berry right there. congrats and awesome score!
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@BC - If you have to replace the tank it is around $50-$60 US. I think it is worth the money to have your tank certified (hoping it passes). I think you will be surprised how nice the gas start is, even if you use your Performer just for starting coals for your classic kettle. When I got my Performer last spring it came with a larger tank that I have to sit next to my grill and no original tank. I got a new tank that will hang properly from the grill and finally used all of the gas in my bigger tank last weekend. You only need to run the gas assist for 2-4 minutes to get your chimeny going so the gas lasts a really long time. I think if you switch to the 1lb camping tanks you are going to have to spend a few bucks to change out some adapters.
Here is a pic of my grill with both tanks. I have no clue how full the larger tank was when I bought my grill, but I can tell you that it lasted about 9 months and that was with using the gas assist 4-5 times per week. I'm very excited to get the big tank out of my way and get the 5lb tank filled and see how long it lasts. In the pic, my 5lb tank has a matching red cover on it my GF's mom made for me.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/908/khD3pU.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p8khD3pUj)
That's a sweet looking red you have there.
I'm pretty sure the 5 lb I have will pass the visual, so just under $30 (Canadian) to certify. For the 1 lb, I think I have pretty much everything I need to do that. I'm a hoarder. heh. Don't know that I will though. Right now I'm just happy to have the Performer ss in my hands. It's been a crazy last few weeks with Lady Luck following me around with a big stick, prodding me along if I hesitate. All I wanted was a 'Weber kettle.' 1. One. lol Found that first for $20, classic one touch silver. They weren't allowed to use charcoal on the balcony. The second was a newer one touch gold, used maybe 10 times. Reason for selling: Their steaks tasted like lighter fluid. ummmmmm.... anyway, that was a freebie. How could I say no?? The third was the early '79 ( I think) brownie for $25. After talking to you people here, how could I say no?? And the blue performer for $45. I am faultless in this. I can blame it all on this group and sleep well at night :)
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Very nice!
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Great pick up BC! I'd highly recommend re-certifying the tank - nothing like OEM - and not having to swap tanks very often is a wonderful luxury 8)
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Anyone know of a place that will re-certify tanks in or near Santa Monica/Los Angeles? Google isnt much help ...
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I went to a commercial propane dealer in St. Louis. They inspected my 1999 tank and filled it for $7. I would recommend checking the commercial propane folks that supply the larger tanks to customers.
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I went to a commercial propane dealer in St. Louis. They inspected my 1999 tank and filled it for $7. I would recommend checking the commercial propane folks that supply the larger tanks to customers.
Mmmm i guess there must be commercial propane dealers here, but so far I'm not finding them. I'll keep looking -- thanks!
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Me thinks the Commercial Suppliers charge their fees according to their local markets ... we have two in Eugene area, one charges $35.00 and one charges $54.00. That, of course, includes an OPD upgrade. SJ
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Beautiful performer there!
I think you might find this one to be your new "everyday" cooker. It seems like those with performers tend to go that way, table, gas assist, seems like a no brainier.
Can't wait to see some cooks on this one!
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SJ, i might as well buy a new tank at those prices. Mine already has the OPD upgrade, though, so maybe mine would cost less to recertify if i can find someplace local to do it. Unfortunately I'm sure your market price theory is all too correct -- this is a high-priced area!
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Micky, the way they tell it the OPD parts alone cost $25-$45, depending on who's telling it. The cost of just re-cert is (should be) that much less ... $15 in our area. A new one, which robs your Perf from being as-built (if that even matters to you) is $50.00 at True Value Hardware (in stock). I think that's where I'm headed when I start to "Restore" my '92 Grey. Good Luck and forge ahead.
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incredible find, it looks like it is in near mint condition.
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Wow. I took it for granted that my blue Performer SS was made in '96, simply because that is when the seller bought it new. I looked at the letter code on the damper and it is an 'N' code. According to the code/year manufacture list on WKC it was made in '91.
N: 1991
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Nice pick up. What a beauty! A pristine blue SS I found on CL was the 2nd Weber I ever bought and what got this whole obsession started for me. In a moment of weakness this past fall I agreed to sell it to a co-worker who had seen pics of my collection and fell in love with it...and I regret it incredibly. Seeing your beauty just re-opened that wound! I've got a Red SS that's been sitting around for a few years that I've finally started restoring last month. Hopefully when she's all finished up it will make things right in my Weber world again.
DAMN THAT'S A NICE BLUE!!!
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I don't see me selling this one because someone else likes it. How old is the red one?
The letter code on mine on the damper is a single letter, 'N' code which would make it a '91. While trying to track down a bit of history on it I was told by a rep at Weber that that isn't possible, that it should be a two letter code. I know what it says on the damper so WTH???
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@BC Not all Rep's are created equally. Gen1 Performer Deluxe (aka SSP) were offered from 1990 through 2004/2005 according to our WKC Historians.
Reference: http://weberkettleclub.com/grills/weber-performer-history/ (http://weberkettleclub.com/grills/weber-performer-history/) SJ
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I don't see me selling this one because someone else likes it.
It went to a good home. He always commented on my collection, asked setup, technique and recipe questions. He mentioned several times that if I ever wanted to get rid of my Blue SS that he'd take it in a heart beat. So the last time he asked I figured what the hell, time to pay it forward. Now if he's cooked something the night before or over the weekend he can't wait to talk about it with me. He loves to send me pics of his cooks, but the pic he sent me this weekend was my favorite. It a picture of his old Char-Broil gasser on the curb with a FREE sign on it. 8) Part of this hobby for me is educating other on cooking over charcoal and getting them hooked on Webers. That guy's started to build a lifetime of memories with his family and friends. All it cost me was a grill. :D
My Red is a 99. Just need to swap out the last of the old hardware with stainless steel, get her Zavodized and she's ready to go. Hope to get to it this weekend. If so I'll get some pics up.
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@BC Not all Rep's are created equally.
LOL
Reference: http://weberkettleclub.com/grills/weber-performer-history/ (http://weberkettleclub.com/grills/weber-performer-history/) SJ
Yup, that's where I got the info from for the letter code. I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of the info found there, so nice to think I have a '91 and not a '96 as previously thought.
The reason it is in such nice shape, and I'm guessing here but probably right... for sure the seller kept it stored indoors but also, he bought it new, in store, in '96. One spot on the lid was touched up by the store and he received a discount for it.. I'm saying this one was used as a floor model for 5 years.
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Weber can't figure out my serial number on my SS Performer. Its a ER code (96) and the serial number on the ignition panel doesn't jive for some reason. I suppose it is very possible that my grill may have made its was across the border from Mexico.
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The only place I've checked for a code is on the damper. I'll look elsewhere next week and get pics. At this point I have no idea what year it was made. Says 'N' on the damper, Weber says no :/ So.
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Received an email this morning from the seller: "Would you also like to have the Weber cookbook that we got with it?"
*choke* *sputter*
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I'm in an on going back and forth with Weber, trying to get the date of manufacture for the Performer. They insist there is a two letter code followed by a serial number. From what I've seen here on ID'ing this unit, it may be too old for that. There is no serial number on any part of the unit other than the number on a sticker that coresponds to the same serial number on the owner's manual. 114147
The only ID I can see is the single letter code 'N' on the lid damper.
As I said earlier this unit was bought new in '96 but I believe it was a floor model that had been sitting there for some years. Could this be a '91 and not a '96?
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Id say you have a 91
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I can see that they would use the single letter code along with a serial number for later years, but there is no serial number on any sticker at all and the unit is in the same condition as when it was bought, no stickers removed.
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Wow. That thing is in great shape. I'd get a few cooks done and wait for some warmer weather to get it cleaned up since its so clean already. I think you are going to love the gas assisted start. I love mine (REd 96 SS Performer). Lightercubes or newspaper in the chimney aren't a big deal, but its still an extra step that you will not miss at all once you light a chimney with the gas assist!
MikeRocksTheRed, what is the letter code on your lid damper and do you have a serial number anywhere at all on the beast?
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Okay, 'problem' solved. I just got the last word back from Weber support:
Hi Brian,
Thanks for getting back to us.
Yes, that photo indicates your grill was manufactured in 1991.
Thank You,
Ray Sampson
Customer Service Rep
Weber-Stephen Products LLC
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My 96 is an ER code. You definitely have a 91!
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Still very much a noob at all this. I was so happy thinking I had a really clean '96. Now all I can say is...wow! just....wow!
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Just got off the phone with the original owner and tomorrow I pick up the cookbook 'booklet' that came with the unit.
Very nice of them. They now have no grill at all because they will be moving and don't know how much space they will have.
Going to have to smoke 'em a nice rack!
Looks like I was right about it having been a floor model for some years. He believes that is what he bought.
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Nice score congrats!
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Weber can't figure out my serial number on my SS Performer. Its a ER code (96) and the serial number on the ignition panel doesn't jive for some reason. I suppose it is very possible that my grill may have made its was across the border from Mexico.
As someone else said not all CSRs are created equal, you probably have more knowledge here then in some Reps not all but some. One of my Performers the bowl was swapped into another cart and a newer date code was put into mine so date codes may not always jive with the cart fyi.