Ryan Sweeney
New member
I just bought a brand new 22.5 WSM from a guy about an hour away. He buys bulk pallets of stuff, and had two 22.5" WSMs. One, he said appeared to be used once and returned. Nothing obvious was wrong with it. The other one (the one I have) he said was in the box, but the box had a slight bit of damage. He assembled it today and listed it online. I was too damn excited to be getting a brand new 22.5" WSM for $200 that I didn't think clearly.
Anyway, the one I have seems to have the midsection slightly bent....at least on the top of the midsection. The bottom of the midsection sets perfectly on the bottom coal burning section. The lid fits, but I have to apply a moderate amount of force to make it slip down in there....very UNlike my 14.5" WSM.
Is it possible to bend these things back? Is this something Weber would replace even though I didn't buy it from a big box type store and didn't pay full price?
Anyway, the one I have seems to have the midsection slightly bent....at least on the top of the midsection. The bottom of the midsection sets perfectly on the bottom coal burning section. The lid fits, but I have to apply a moderate amount of force to make it slip down in there....very UNlike my 14.5" WSM.
Is it possible to bend these things back? Is this something Weber would replace even though I didn't buy it from a big box type store and didn't pay full price?