Gaps in WSM Door Assembly

jraiona

Smoke Blower

Original poster

Dec 26, 2014

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Louisville KY (by way of Atlanta and NY)

• Jan 20, 2015

• #1

When I finished assembling my new 18.5 WSM (yay) I noticed gaps in the top of the door assembly. Has anyone else experienced this and if so what did you do about it? I'm concerned with the gaps allowing smoke to leak out and making temp control a bit more challenging

 

themule69

Epic Pitmaster

Oct 7, 2012

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live north of fort smith arkansas between alma and

• Jan 20, 2015

• #2

Most use high temp silicone for small leaks. Use the search bar and see what other mods have been done to your smoker.

Happy smoken.

David

 

jraiona

Smoke Blower

Original poster

Thread starter

Dec 26, 2014

87

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Louisville KY (by way of Atlanta and NY)

• Jan 20, 2015

• #3

Thank you. Will do.

 

jirodriguez

Master of the Pit

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Jun 5, 2009

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Portland, OR

• Jan 20, 2015

• #4

You can "adjust" your door by bending it over your thigh to change the bend. Also once you get a half dozen smokes or so under your belt the smoke residue will seal up most of the small cracks and what not. Or like others have done you can buy the gasket kit or a Cajun Bandit replacement door.

 

falconer

Newbie

Jan 19, 2010

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• Jan 31, 2015

• #5

I put in the gasket kit and replacement latch available on Amazon and it worked great. Gasket sits on middle section for lid sealing as well as another where the door closes. Very little leakage there...

 

noboundaries

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Sep 7, 2013

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Roseville, CA, a suburb of Sacramento

• Feb 3, 2015

• #6

Here's what my WSM door looked like when I first assembled the smoker.  I'd say it had a bit of a gap.  Weber sent me a replacement door which was basically in the same shape. I got physical with the first door to get it to fit better and have been using it ever since.  I too have the gasket kit installed so you should get a nice seal once you start reshaping the door.

Damaged door 002.JPG

• noboundaries
• Feb 3, 2015

 

Last edited: Feb 3, 2015