Big Green Egg Hinge Problems

Most big green egg models have a spring assisted band hinge but older models and the mini egg have a more basic two position scissor style hinge.

Big green egg hinge problems. August 2017 edited august 2017 in egghead forum. By az smoker 777 january 2 2015 in big green egg. I loosened mine and have not had the same issue at all. Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag biggreenegg.

Kamado kamado lid adjustment. Hello i m a longtime bge owner since 2009 but am brand new the forum. Replacement hinge band handle assembly for all egg sizes. Link to post share on other sites.

Top and bottom bge not aligning. Az smoker 777 438 az smoker 777 438 members plus. Top and bottom bge not aligning. I recently discovered during cooks the lid on.

Big green egg. I used to have the problem as well with my xl. Large bge hinge problem. It made me very uneasy.

Egg hinge problem duration. John s really right stuff list. In this video we are working on a green egg. Closing and one side would just stick.

Big green egg primo with several. Sign in to follow this. We also replaced the rust. The basic two piece ceramic base and lid design is connected by a hinge.

My lid was broken and we installed the replacement lid and took care of the underbite. Mitch cormier 16 306 views. I am 100 sure it is a direct result of the heat. It seemed to only happen after the egg got real hot.

2xl egg 119421 xlarge egg 117908 large egg 117984 medium egg 120021 small or minimax egg 126870 mini egg 117922. May not be a problem with the large and xl hinge but i have seen an xl demo unit that moved sideways about an inch each time it opened and then moved back to center when closed. I think its the bolts in the hinge expanding with the heat or something. Lifting the heavy lid to adjust cooking foods can be difficult if the hinge is not properly adjusted.

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