Title: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: Jeff on May 07, 2015, 11:00:21 AM
Post by: Jeff on May 07, 2015, 11:00:21 AM
So I know a few of you have got your hands on those internal ash pans from a Happy Cooker. From what I've seen on most of them...they are pretty rusted out and almost ready for recycling. Well...I found one and have the same issues with rust in the bowl part of it.
I found what may be an easy fix for that. What I used was an ash pan from a 22" kettle. I don't know what year this pan is from, or if there are variations on the outside diameter over the years. I placed the Weber ash pan into the Happy Cooker internal pan, and as you can see...this one is a darn near perfect fit as you can see. The vents of the internal pan are still open, and the Weber pan is the same shape as the bowl area.
Hopefully this will make some of your internal pans more usable now! Good luck.
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan6.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan5.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan1.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan4.md.jpg)
And what a perfect fit!
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan3.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan2.md.jpg)
I found what may be an easy fix for that. What I used was an ash pan from a 22" kettle. I don't know what year this pan is from, or if there are variations on the outside diameter over the years. I placed the Weber ash pan into the Happy Cooker internal pan, and as you can see...this one is a darn near perfect fit as you can see. The vents of the internal pan are still open, and the Weber pan is the same shape as the bowl area.
Hopefully this will make some of your internal pans more usable now! Good luck.
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan6.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan5.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan1.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan4.md.jpg)
And what a perfect fit!
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan3.md.jpg)
(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2015/05/07/AshPan2.md.jpg)
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: Troy on May 07, 2015, 11:03:19 AM
Post by: Troy on May 07, 2015, 11:03:19 AM
brilliant!
now if i could just find an HC internal ash pan.....
now if i could just find an HC internal ash pan.....
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: pbe gummi bear on May 07, 2015, 11:33:28 AM
Post by: pbe gummi bear on May 07, 2015, 11:33:28 AM
Great tip, @Jeff!
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: Craig on May 07, 2015, 11:38:50 AM
Post by: Craig on May 07, 2015, 11:38:50 AM
Awesome idea Jeff! The ash pan looks like one of the post 2009 ones. Basically the current style. I've noticed that the stores around here in my city no longer sell replacement ash pans... 
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 01:36:44 PM
Post by: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 01:36:44 PM
Lol...that stump carving made me do a "WTF?!" double take.
I'm at a loss here. How far up on the awesomeness Totum pole does the internal ashpan sit? Obviously it's better than the regular silver pan...and I could see that it's possibly better than a gold ash bucket. Is it better than the bucket for functionality? Even I get a little spillage from the OTG setup. Or is it more a matter of coolness and rarity?
I'm at a loss here. How far up on the awesomeness Totum pole does the internal ashpan sit? Obviously it's better than the regular silver pan...and I could see that it's possibly better than a gold ash bucket. Is it better than the bucket for functionality? Even I get a little spillage from the OTG setup. Or is it more a matter of coolness and rarity?
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: TexasOnion on May 07, 2015, 01:42:39 PM
Post by: TexasOnion on May 07, 2015, 01:42:39 PM
@Troy the premium jumbo joe 22 that wally world sells will make a close fit /// if you cut it about 2 1/2 inches above the charcoal grate it looked like the measurements would let it sit down into a reg 22 kettle // one good thing about that would be // you could bank coals and not be close to grail grills porcelain finish (rare colored grills )
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: TexasOnion on May 07, 2015, 01:44:45 PM
Post by: TexasOnion on May 07, 2015, 01:44:45 PM
@MINIgrillin I think the pans help with cleanout of three wheeler `s mostly
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 02:10:19 PM
Post by: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 02:10:19 PM
Ahh..don't have one of those. Didn't think of that
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: LightningBoldtz on May 07, 2015, 02:22:22 PM
Post by: LightningBoldtz on May 07, 2015, 02:22:22 PM
great idea Jeff, mine is not rusted but I may do that anyway.
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: Bob BQ on May 07, 2015, 04:08:37 PM
Post by: Bob BQ on May 07, 2015, 04:08:37 PM
Quote from: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 01:36:44 PM
Lol...that stump carving made me do a "WTF?!" double take.
I'm at a loss here. How far up on the awesomeness Totum pole does the internal ashpan sit? Obviously it's better than the regular silver pan...and I could see that it's possibly better than a gold ash bucket. Is it better than the bucket for functionality? Even I get a little spillage from the OTG setup. Or is it more a matter of coolness and rarity?
In addition to making 3 wheeler clean up easier, I think that some folks find that it also makes it a bit easier to control temps for low n slow....
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: 1buckie on May 07, 2015, 04:46:56 PM
Post by: 1buckie on May 07, 2015, 04:46:56 PM
Quote from: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 01:36:44 PM
Lol...that stump carving made me do a "WTF?!" double take.
I'm at a loss here. How far up on the awesomeness Totum pole does the internal ashpan sit? Obviously it's better than the regular silver pan...and I could see that it's possibly better than a gold ash bucket. Is it better than the bucket for functionality? Even I get a little spillage from the OTG setup. Or is it more a matter of coolness and rarity?
Much more of an airflow thing, but also good for easy cleanup......sits down inside the kettle bowl in case that's not already apparent.......the air comes thru the series of little side holes very evenly all the way around...
Slap me if I'm stating the obvious..... :o
Awesomeness level: +27
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: Craig on May 07, 2015, 05:21:32 PM
Post by: Craig on May 07, 2015, 05:21:32 PM
A must have for low n slow and for throwbacks like me that cook on the Kettles of yore..
Title: Re: Is your Internal Ash Pan Rusted out?
Post by: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 05:36:42 PM
Post by: MINIgrillin on May 07, 2015, 05:36:42 PM
Airflow thing.. Interesting. I wasn't expecting that. Clean up is obvious but airflow.