My 18" WSM is showing signs of its age


 

Scott P.

TVWBB Super Fan
My 2006 WSM is starting to fall apart. I found a hole burned through, about 1/4" in diameter in the bowl. The charcoal grate is about to fail (the second one of the smoker's life) and the door has bent up enough (despite my efforts to fix it) that I need to wedge something into the knob to keep it sealed. I'd love to keep the little guy around, but at this point, parts are probably more than a nice used model on the local classifieds.

I wanted to try the Cajun Bandit door and was willing to buy it and the new charcoal grate, but having to patch the hole with some JB Weld just seems wrong.
 
Making sure to empty bowl ashes after every cook and keeping WSM out of the weather which can hold water and cause the bowl to rust through will ad countless years to the WSM, my 18" WSM is celebrating it's 25th year this year and no sign of holes. A little extra care goes a looooooong way
 

 

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