Are these vent cracks that need filling?

[PaulJ]

Hi all,

I've had a BB32 Black Pebble finish for about 5 years now (see my very late intro post in the "Forum Members" thread today). I didn't receive a copy of the owners' manual with the BB, so have basically been winging it and dipping into the Komodo forum via the search engine for info on specific questions. You don't know what you don't know, so I never did the burn in, and since I've only been cooking low and slow, I've never seen any grout cracks or venting.

I've recently discovered the BB cooks a mean pizza. Along with that has come venting and grout cracks. And now I know what the tube of grout is for. 

Anyway, I've filled a number of cracks in the grout between the pebbles easily enough, but during my examination of the egg (my kids call it the dinosaur egg) I've also found some possible cracks along the edges of stainless fittings and the sealing rings. It's possible that these have always been there as I didn't notice any gassing from these areas, but I'd be interested if anyone has knowledge of whether these are cracks that need some grout applied.

Thanks,

Paul.

[Tyrus]

Any place where water might enter is a potential problem. Near the latch that small area fill with you can hit with some grout and anything around the gasket areas use permatex high heat. Clean and vacum the areas first, the idea is to seal the area as you would when caulking an edge, you can use some grout or sealent along the back hinge area to smooth it out, it appears the gasket has worn some. Nothing appears deep and of a present danger, normal maintenance, it all looks minimal but it certainly wouldn't hurt to cover it up and wouldn't take long at all. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Tyrus