Just curious. I have four and my oldest is four years old. The top rivet on the handle has broken and there's extra vent holes created by rust around the top. I keep them outside but covered under an outdoor table. Four years of hard use is about what I've gotten out of mine.
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That's nothing. I used one for nine yeas and put bolts where the rivets were when they failed at 5ish. It's now the chimney I use at work and is being held together with a large stainless boot clamp that we use around rubber boots on commercial roofs.
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You have several more years left with repairs
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6 years so far with repairs.
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Quote from: HoosierKettle on January 06, 2020, 03:17:33 PM
That's nothing. I used one for nine yeas and put bolts where the rivets were when they failed at 5ish. It's now the chimney I use at work and is being held together with a large stainless boot clamp that we use around rubber boots on commercial roofs.
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Hey! I want to have a kettle and chimney at work. I'll repair it with some stainless parts.
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6 years and still very sturdy...our arid desert climate keeps rust at bay.
15 yrs old!
Then again I've probably gone through a bunch, but I still have one thats at least 15 yrs old and still useable.
11 years I think had it before I got my AD 26er ss bolt and nut for the top rivet at around 5 or 6 years extra vent holes near the top from rust, just may patch those and get 10 more LOL use it on every cook because it just feels right
Less than a year old and it's just the Weber smaller version. I'd never used chimneys in all the years I'd been grilling.
Definitely longer than 10 years. I keep it covered under the grill lid on top of the grill grate (after everything cools) and then cover my grill when I'm not using it. No rust or anything at this point.
10-12 years easy.
The oldest one is missing the bail
and lives in the uncovered fire ring full time.
So far I've never hat a rivet fail.
(I'll regret saying that. :o)
Currently own about 6 or 7.
Anytime I see one for under ten bucks I'll pickup another.
I've given several away to friends who used lighter fluid over the years.
They've never gone back.
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@Jason Looks like you built that out of a 150mm shell casing that sat at the bottom of the ocean for 100 years!
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I mean it shouldn't catch anything else on fire !!!
Lol that is just awesome
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I had assumed we were talking about WEBER chimneys.
That thing looks like you're using a Civil War relic!
Amazing!
That thing burned up upon re-entry!!!
My oldest is 3 years... I think. Iv had it since I went elbows deep in this weber thing
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This ones been around a while probly at least 10 years then i retired it last summer.
The rivets on the handle never gave out but the metal around them burned and rusted away, so i flippped the heat shield and screwed it back on some good metal and moded the handle strap etc.
My large one is prolly 8 years old, and the smaller one 5. Both in grate shape.
I have absolutely no idea.
By way of explanation, I believe I tossed out all my oldest (non-Weber chimneys I've bought). All of my current chimneys, except for one, is a Weber chimney. Of the Weber chimneys, all came used with a grill, so I have no way of really knowing how old any is. After seeing how nice these are, I wound up buying one of the Weber mini chimneys as I've never gotten one as a freebie.
I've also gifted a number of Weber chimneys out to friends & family. I do still have one non-Weber chimeny, but I also got that with a grill. Only reason I kept it was because it had that release in the handle to dump the bottom flap & the coals so you don't have to turn it upside down. I remember seeing them back in the day, so I kept it, but haven't used it. I think it is a Char-Broil and it LOOKS like the oldest, but THAT might be because it wasn't made as well.
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THAT is a CLASSIC! Holy chit, I have never seen one that eaten up!
I've got two. One I bought and over my father have me when he switched to gas. I knowv one is five years old, because I bought it. As far as the one given to me I don't have a clue how old it is. Both are in grate shape since they're kept in a garage.
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