weber kettle lid

[rocam69]

Hi all
I was lucky enough to get a weber kettle for Christmas and even better a copper one!!!! Anyway my question is the lid does not seem to fit right. Almost seems a tad oval ed and you have got to press down for it to fit.on.is this normal or should it just drop on?

 

[ClintHTX]

Take it back. If it is brand new and it doesn't fit right. ObViously there is a problem replace it.

 

[food4thot]

Put a long edge on the lawn and put your weight on the top side to tweak it back closer to cylindrical. Take it back if that doesn't work

 

[AClarke44]

If it's not too bad just do what been suggested. It seems like a lot come that way now. I got a Crimson one a couple weeks ago and bought my son a black one for Christmas. Both were slightly out of round. I just figured out where the "oval" ends were and pushed them towards to center a tad until the lid fit like it's suppose to. It shouldn't take much.

 

[Wolverine]

Just a few quick bends in the right place and its fixed, I put a gasket on mine and it worked great,,

 

[innocent75]

Mine leaked too, emailed Weber measurements and they shipped a new lid. No questions asked. If it is new you may want to try that. I talked to a wonderful lady at Weber who just said take two measurements showing it is out of round and one of the top of the lid ( assuming to show it hasn't been dropped). As soon as she got the email she shipped out a new lid.

The new one leaked as bad or worse than the original. So I just cooked on it. After a few cooks the original one sealed up great.

 

[rocam69]

Thanks for the reply guys. That is kinda what I thought you would say.ill measure and do a little t week,!

 

[jimithing78]

If you can't get it adjusted and you really like the grill I'd just call Weber as others have mentioned. They'll send you a replacement lid. They have great customer service.

 

[smokainmuskoka]

Call Weber.

I sold grills this past summer and Weber customer service is very helpful. We had a couple of kettles come in with blemishes in the enamel and the Ontario sales rep sent replacements. You'll probably have to take the handle off and re-install on the replacement lid if you decide to pursue this. Have your serial # ready when you call them.

 

[OldManRiver]

I bought a 22 inch Weber, new, off of Craig's List
The price was right, but I could see the box had been dropped probably a few times.
When I set the grill up, the lid did not fit as well as I would have liked.

Since I bought the grill at bargain prices I went looking for a gasket

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works like a charm