Summit Charcoal vs Summit Kamado Grill Straps: 2 Levels vs 3 Levels

[Chris Allingham]

My understanding is that the straps with a middle level were all the Australian manufacture or model. I have a newer (S6) and only has the two levels for charcoal.

Well, three-level grill straps are shown in the US owner's manual and the exploded US schematic. Maybe not just an Australian thing? Or maybe it is an Australian-only feature that has been included by accident in the US documentation and in a few US grills. Apparently Ryan Ung in the US got one.





An inconsistency I've noticed is that the US manual shows when used in the upper position, the support ring consists of three rings, but when used in the middle position, it consists of only two rings.

 

[Brett-EDH]

Well, three-level grill straps are shown in the US owner's manual and the exploded US schematic. Maybe not just an Australian thing? Or maybe it is an Australian-only feature that has been included by accident in the US documentation and in a few US grills. Apparently Ryan Ung in the US got one.

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An inconsistency I've noticed is that the US manual shows when used in the upper position, the support ring consists of three rings, but when used in the middle position, it consists of only two rings.

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exploded view is always useful. now if my boss would just lemme go home early to check my grill (i'm self employed and my boss is a real hardasp). must discover the many uses of this three catch setup.

 

[Darryl - swazies]

Seems like a nice feature, for me it really isn't something I need to worry about not having.
1" lower baskets wouldn't make me change the way I grill, however the SNS would slide right in the grill on the lower level, that would be nice.
That is if the top setting is the same as where ours are, relative to the cooking grate.

 

[Mark Foreman]

The manual that I got for my E6 is dated 12/30. It does not show the extra tier.

 

[Darryl - swazies]

I never looked in my manual, I know where it is but didn't feel it needed to be read.

 

[Brett-EDH]

The manual that I got for my E6 is dated 12/30. It does not show the extra tier.

same on my E6, manual is 12/30 version date and unit only has two supports.

 

[Chris Allingham]

The manual that I got for my E6 is dated 12/30. It does not show the extra tier.

There are two versions of the E6 manual on Weber.com.

53240, 11/5/20, Owner's Guide for Summit Kamado E6 (2020) (US/CA/MX)
This one shows the three-level grill strap.

53722, 12/30/20, Owner's Guide for Summit Kamado E6 Charcoal Grills (2020) (US/CA/MX)
This one shows the two-level grill strap.