Adding an Ash Pan to my kettle

[LightningBoldtz]

I plan on adding Gold Ash pan to this,

talk to me about any issues I would have, it is a 1995 kettle.

[mrbill]

If the leg brackets are the same as my 2012, it'll slip right on.i just added one to my Budlight. Remove one-touch handle, slip assembly in place, replace one-touch handle and done.

[G$]

If the leg brackets are the same as my 2012, it'll slip right on.

They probably are not. 

LB, if you are using a new ash pan, you will need to decide how to fasten the ring to the bowl/legs.  There are several methods.  The least invasive is the hose clamp method, which wraps the clamp around the leg socket and ash catcher ring.  There is also the dremel method, in which you will cut notches in the leg socket to accept the new ash catcher ring tabs. I would not recommend that. Another method is drilling in to the leg itself and attaching the ring tabs via the screws.

If you search on "hose clamp" I bt you find photos.  When I get a chance I will search soem other threads for you.

[G$]

If the leg brackets are the same as my 2012, it'll slip right on.i just added one to my Budlight. Remove one-touch handle, slip assembly in place, replace one-touch handle and done.

mr bill, the design and method of attaching the rings and buckets changed about 10 years ago or so.  Newer kettles, like yours will accept these just fine, bit older ones like LB's are not a direct fit.  In the old days, there was a bar that was held in place by the ash sweeper tension which held up the ring.  Now, as you know, they simply clip in to the slots on the leg sockets..

[G$]

A couple informative threads:

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/diy-old-style-one-touch-gold-ash-catcher-bar/

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/reattaching-a-bracketed-ash-can-to-a-new-sweep/msg30793/#msg30793

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/ots-to-otg/msg6862/#msg6862

[MacEggs]

I will have this same issue when I receive the parts for my conversion of the red 18 - P code.

Great info G$! I will most likely go with the SS hose clamp method. But, I won't rule out drilling either. 

Thanks for this thread. Keep us posted ... with pics, please! Thanks. 

[mrbill]

Good info G$. I wasnt sure if they'd be the same or not.

[Troy]

I'm a big fan of the dremel cut myself - but i guess it depends on how far out of alignment the welds are.

some kettles only need a little cut, while others need to cut almost all the way through the weld flap.

The last one I did only needed one cut, and it was very minor.

my cajun bandit needed 3 big cuts - but it was OK because it wasn't going to sit on the leg sockets anymore anyway.

[mike.stavlund]

I have always used the hose clamp method, though I saw a post here recently where a guy had used three screws.  Not into the leg socket, but just below it right into the softer and more rust-proof leg.  It was a really clean fix (he also cut off the tabs on the ash can ring so they wouldn't get in the way).

[OGlenn]

I used heavy gauge solid aluminum wire to hold up the ashring to the leg socket. It is very inexpensive and functional, and of course being below the bowl (which is also below the table level), it is really not very noticeable.

[G$]

I have always used the hose clamp method, though I saw a post here recently where a guy had used three screws.  Not into the leg socket, but just below it right into the softer and more rust-proof leg.  It was a really clean fix (he also cut off the tabs on the ash can ring so they wouldn't get in the way).

I also saw that method and really liked it Mike.  I think there may be a pictute in one of the links I posyed above.

[G$]

i found this picture i had been thinking about that cbpeck used on his retro fIt:

[pbe gummi bear]

i found this picture i had been thinking about that cbpeck used on his retro fir:

I like it! It's clean looking and has the bonus of holding the legs in place.

[Craig]

I might have to try that.

[cbpeck]

Thanks for posting that up, boys! This retrofit has held up well, and I would do it again. Although I will say that I wish I had done a little bit better job of aligning the ash ring with the bottom of the bowl. The fit is really close, but not quite as high & tight as I'd like it.