When Weber CS confuses you, isn't it nice to be able to go to the WKC brain trust?
So I'm helping my friend with his EI (1997) Performer. It's got the horizontal ash can bracket, and it looks to be in good condition.
On my first call to Weber CS, I was told that I need the 7409 wing-nut style ash sweep to work with that bracket. But on my second call, I was told that the 7409 won't work with the pre-2000 ash can system. He told me I'd need a whole new bowl and ash can assembly, and gently suggested that such an old grill ought to be replaced with a new one (can you imagine that?). Said the pre-2000 style had a nut on the bottom to attach the old ash bracket to the sweep assembly, and they don't sell those any more.
So which is it? If I can't get a ash sweep that will work, we'll just get a new ash can assembly and do the hose-clamp attachment method. But it'd be nice to avoid that and use the old ash pan setup. A little help?