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Bman

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WTF!!!
« on: July 30, 2014, 08:08:30 PM »
At first I was like  :o  Then I was like  >:(  And I'm still like  >:(  Tomorrow I'll probably be like  :'(

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Mark Schnell

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2014, 08:12:50 PM »
This just happened to me a few weeks ago. Mine looked just like this too. Mine was so brittle that I was able to get it to snap off by prying on it with a screwdriver, it came off in pieces. I ordered a replacement vent from ereplacements.com and took the handle off that one. Pain in the butt, yeah, but all fixed now.
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G$

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2014, 08:28:26 PM »
Did the tab bend on its own or was it bent before the melting?
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1buckie

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2014, 08:33:42 PM »
 
 Is that melted aluminium burbling out from under there?

 If so, what were you cooking?
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pbe gummi bear

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2014, 08:53:48 PM »
It looks like the plastic tab melted on itself. I hope you can get it off without much issue.
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Idahawk

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2014, 08:55:53 PM »
Haven't seen that before , using lump at high temps or  what happened , did you just go limp ?
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Troy

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2014, 09:24:04 PM »
Holy shit!!!!

I melted the plastic rollers on my performer a few times, but that melted vent is extreme!!!
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Mark Schnell

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2014, 08:00:13 AM »
Mine melted when my wife closed the lid on two full charcoal baskets that I had been starting on my Performer. It really surprised me that it would melt like that.
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Mark Schnell

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2014, 08:04:24 AM »
Quote from: G$ on July 30, 2014, 08:28:26 PM
Did the tab bend on its own or was it bent before the melting?

The aluminum part of the tab is not actually melted. That line on the top is the tab sticking up through the melted plastic.
« Last Edit: July 31, 2014, 09:11:25 AM by Mark Schnell »
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Heyjude

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2014, 08:05:43 AM »
That thing got really hot!
The melted tab is fairly common on grills that see high heat.. It should be made of something like,  I dunno, Wood?!
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G$

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2014, 10:25:41 AM »
Quote from: Mark Schnell on July 31, 2014, 08:04:24 AM
Quote from: G$ on July 30, 2014, 08:28:26 PM
Did the tab bend on its own or was it bent before the melting?

The aluminum part of the tab is not actually melted. That line on the top is the tab sticking up through the melted plastic.


I get it now. That is really incredible. 
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saxart

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2014, 08:16:38 PM »
Quote from: Heyjude on July 31, 2014, 08:05:43 AM
That thing got really hot!
The melted tab is fairly common on grills that see high heat.. It should be made of something like,  I dunno, Wood?!

We know a guy....  ;)
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CurtP

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2014, 04:16:36 AM »
Are the wood vent handles actually in work?  Sounds like he has his hands full with the other handles.  Does Weber offer the plastic handles by themselves, or is the only way to get them is with a replacement vent?

I've recently acquired two new blue lids.  One is for a OTS/G and didn't have the CoolTouch handle.  The other is for a Performer Platinum, and it had it.  I bought the first lid from Craigslist, so he may have removed it.
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Mark Schnell

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2014, 07:15:48 AM »
They don't sell the handle by itself anymore. I had to buy the whole vent with handle attached. It was 6.98 from ereplacements.com. The handle pops off fairly easily and you can put it on your old vent. I just did that and it wasn't that hard at all.
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dwnthehatch

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Re: WTF!!!
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2014, 12:00:48 PM »
Bman - I have a spare if you need it.
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