George Curtis
TVWBB Olympian
was reading up and exploring ga uses. ran across a site in australia. there was a discussion on the ga and one thing was pointed out that the side damper slide works better if installed upside down from how weber shows. one of the main points is that with the slide "ears" facing down, that when the ga is placed on a flat surface the slide is forced up and actually uncovers the vent holes thus allowin ash to escape. the other thing is that you can easily see the vent holes when the slide is installed upside down. so checked it out today and have to agree. weber messed this one up also.