22" Charcoal Grate falls off tabs

[Ruben Z]

Not sure if this is normal but my new 22" Kettle charcoal grates keep falling off the tabs. I have to balance it almost perfectly. Even then that doesn't work because as soon as I pour the charcoal from chimney starter it falls. The Kettle is nice and round because the lid fits perfectly. Anyone have this problem?

 

[TroyRedington]

is everything brand spanking new?
sounds like the charcoal grate is the wrong size

 

[Ruben Z]

Yup, bought it brand new and packaging didn't seem tampered with. I may need to look at others to see if its the tabs that hold the charcoal grate. Maybe they just need to be bent up a little.

 

[Kendall Cook]

post a pic with the grate sitting on the tabs

 

[George Curtis]

i've had that issue. mostly when i get aggressive with the coals. my tabs are ok. i'm just a bit more carefull with the coals. if you push down on one side the grate will move to the side. i've thought of using a piece of wire around the grate and tab on the opposite side of the coals but its just not been a real issue.

 

[MaryGG]

I bought a new 22.5" OTG last month and I have the same problem with my charcoal grate. My grate is the correct size but after taking a closer look, it turns out that my grate is not quite round so it can fall off the tabs unless I set it down on the tabs perfectly and never accidentally move it (which is kinda impossible when I am pushing the coals around or cleaning the cooking grate with the brush). My grate is also not true so it wobbles too. I bent the tabs which seemed to keep my grate in place most of the time and minimized the wobbling. There are still some positions where the grate can fall.

I contacted Weber and told them about my grate. They nicely offered to send me a new charcoal grate free of charge. I received it super fast (3 days!) and unfortunately the new one had the same problem. So now I just try to be more careful when I push the coals around or when I am cleaning the cooking grate.