Curb Alert !!!
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Steve Hoch
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Honestly, the only thing that's going to save that grill long term is to keep it inside during the winter.
Bruce
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Yah, one of the problems with NG is that it makes the grill a lot less portable. Therefore, It is just going have to deal with it. If I feel it needs to be replaced when it hits the point of needing replacement, I will just find another cheap curb pickup. I totally don't need the grill. I have my SS Platinum B and my Q220 as well. I do enjoy cooking on the LX however.
TomRc
TVWBB Pro
Personally, I’ve found my best results by ditching the Weber cover in favor of an aftermarket product with a true waterproof 2-layer design. These usually have a PVC layer and I find them for less than $40 on Amazon whenever I need one. One of the biggest drawbacks to the Weber covers is that they are typically short and don’t reach the ground as appears to be the case with Bruce’s grill. Snow loads build from the bottom up and work their way onto the bottom tray and then sit there for long periods of time. I’m on my 3rd aftermarket cover for my 2013 Spirit 300 since new and the bottom pan is solid and rust-free despite spending 24/7 & 365 outdoors. The mottled stainless as much a product of the lousy stainless steel they’re using than anything else IMO.
Bruce
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
The problem with those glad bag (totally waterproof) covers is that they don't allow any air circulation. I know for a fact that even with no rain for days that they will hold moisture and even create moisture as the grill cools overnight in the summer and then get hit by warm sun during the day and vice versa causes condensation. I have pulled covers off grills that we as wet inside as this one without any rain for days prior. I am just going to leave the covers off and blame it on laziness.
TomRc
TVWBB Pro
My nearly 12 year field trial speaks otherwise but that’s fine. “I reject your reality while substituting my own theory” is a foundational piece in my arsenal as well.
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Wizard
I’m with Bruce. I liked the original covers that were more like a short skirt, where the lower half was visible. My guess is they quit that design as they weren’t very secure, and blew off easily.
TomRc
TVWBB Pro
Agreed. The covers I use are all vented via tented pockets. It sounds like others here might be stuck on the idea that waterproof and vented are somehow mutually exclusive features.
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Wizard
lol, I think there are too many variables for all cover uses to be the same, regardless of construction, vents and length. Sun exposure, climate, covered cooking area, in a valley, next to the ocean, proximity to the equator, exposure to critters. Surface it’s on. Concrete, black top, pavers, dirt, gravel.
We had a long time customer who bought a brand new 2005 Chevy pickup, and I convinced him to not wash it in the winters unless the temperature was above 40 and if he could drive it straight home to park in his garage overnight. In 2009 in this area the pinch welds (rocker panels), box sides and cab corners of that generation truck were already starting to blister and crack paint. In 2014 he finally had the first signs of rust on the pinch welds and slight bubbles on the box sides.
Sometimes going with ones own theories of preventative maintenance makes a lot of sense.
We had a long time customer who bought a brand new 2005 Chevy pickup, and I convinced him to not wash it in the winters unless the temperature was above 40 and if he could drive it straight home to park in his garage overnight. In 2009 in this area the pinch welds (rocker panels), box sides and cab corners of that generation truck were already starting to blister and crack paint. In 2014 he finally had the first signs of rust on the pinch welds and slight bubbles on the box sides.
Sometimes going with ones own theories of preventative maintenance makes a lot of sense.
LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Thing is we're talkin grills that are not driven. I have kept grills on my front concrete patio, and on my elevated wood deck. The flap or side vented covers (assuming a quality made one) are not an issue like Bruce saw. I only one time during one of worst storms I've seen here in over 30 years had some water blow under a flap on BigZ. Left a little moisture on top of the hopper. Only casualty was the bamboo cutting board it came with. I'll live with that.
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Wizard
I don’t disagree. I’m only discussing the theory behind it
Bruce
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Pitiful. I guess the LP tank makes it worth it.
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This is a Weber Spirit propane grill, about twelve years old. The grill works fine, though one needs to ignite it with a butane match through the ignition hole. (The auto-igniter failed years ago.)...
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Wizard
Does this look like the heavy 9mm grates? $65 in Arlington Heights.
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Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Too bad. I have a bit of affection for that generation of Spirits as underneath that stainless facade is the last gasp of the original Weber design.Pitiful. I guess the LP tank makes it worth it.
Weber Spirit grill - free stuff - craigslist
This is a Weber Spirit propane grill, about twelve years old. The grill works fine, though one needs to ignite it with a butane match through the ignition hole. (The auto-igniter failed years ago.)...
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I am a big fan of those black handled lids myself. I swapped out one of those lids onto my previous gen Spirit - cabinet but with two big wheels - just because I thought it looked 'classier'......