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Originally Posted by HankB
When they're new they may not seal well enough to extinguish the charcoal. Things you can do to help:
1) Make sure the door fits well. It can be shaped to minimize the gaps.
2) Make sure the mid section is round. It can be brought back to round by strategically hugging it.
3) Smoke a few butts or racks of ribs in it to build up the film on the inside. That will help it to seal.
I had that with mine when it was new and fixed it with a bead of high temp silicone rubber on the bottom of the mid section.
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Thanks Hank. When I first fired her up high, I had smoke coming out from the vents of course, but also where the lid meets the mid section, and also around the door. I read somewhere yesterday of a mod someone did to help seal the door. He bought some sort of replacement BGE gasket, cut it to fit and then glued it on.
Mid section looked round when I put it together today. I have a large brisket going on in a couple hours. Maybe that will help.
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