Chuck Schaff
New member
Hi All,
I've been waffling on buying a WSM for many months. As a lot of others, I started smoking on my Performer. After 1.5 months on the Performer, I finally decided to pull the trigger on a 22.5" WSM yesterday. This site provided tons of info to help me make my decision on a WSM and the size to get. I just wanted to thank everyone for all the info.
I just finished putting it together with one minor error. I was tightening one of the bolts/nuts on the heat reflector plate and must of drank too much coffee. I applied to much torque and ended up breaking off the bolt inside the nut. No big problem just a little mad at myself. As mentioned in the forums, Weber is really good and sending out replacement parts.
I do have one quick question. The dome lid fits on but I have to push down to make it somewhat "pop" into the mid section. It seems the mid section is a little out of round. The lid does come out but it does have a little friction when doing so. Is this normal or should I be concerned? Other than that, the "beast" looks fantastic.
Thanks again and I look forward to your responses.
Chuck
I've been waffling on buying a WSM for many months. As a lot of others, I started smoking on my Performer. After 1.5 months on the Performer, I finally decided to pull the trigger on a 22.5" WSM yesterday. This site provided tons of info to help me make my decision on a WSM and the size to get. I just wanted to thank everyone for all the info.
I just finished putting it together with one minor error. I was tightening one of the bolts/nuts on the heat reflector plate and must of drank too much coffee. I applied to much torque and ended up breaking off the bolt inside the nut. No big problem just a little mad at myself. As mentioned in the forums, Weber is really good and sending out replacement parts.
I do have one quick question. The dome lid fits on but I have to push down to make it somewhat "pop" into the mid section. It seems the mid section is a little out of round. The lid does come out but it does have a little friction when doing so. Is this normal or should I be concerned? Other than that, the "beast" looks fantastic.
Thanks again and I look forward to your responses.
Chuck