MacKenzie Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Rak, you should be ashamed of yourself, sitting in the Jamaican sun while we Canadians are sitting in the snow. Seriously though, I hope you are having a wonderful time, not to worry we'll save some snow for you.
bosco Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Rak don't worry about it bro. I went through it and will guide you through the process. Piece of cake
ckreef Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 It's beautiful here! No worries mon!Winter finally came to central GA. It's gotten down to 28*-30* the last couple of nights. When will these crappy temps end? Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT
MacKenzie Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 That would be a nice heatwave for here:)
tony b Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Yah, mon! Have some jerk chicken and bammy, with a couple of nice cold Red Stripe, for me while you're there, mon. Freezing rain and snow for the next 3 days followed by single digit highs and negative number lows! Long range forecast doesn't have us above freezing for at least a week. Cry me a river, Charles! 1
MacKenzie Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Gorgeous pixs, look at that sun and clear water and the crowd isn't bad either.
kjs Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 All solid advice I have nothing to add other than to go for it. Snow here in Illinois as well we'll save some for you!
JimBob67 Posted June 27, 2016 Report Posted June 27, 2016 On January 1, 2016 at 6:33 PM, 5698k said: Dennis has some instructions on this process that he emails to new owners. The process is simple enough, the remaining moisture in the grout needs to be cooked off. This is done by heating the grill, starting by getting it to between 350°-400°, and letting it stay there for an hour or so. After that, raise the temp 50° or so every hour, until you either get a strong chemical smell or see a clearish liquid escaping from the grout. Stop increasing at this point. These grills are extremely well insulated, so it takes time for the outside to heat, and it's easy to get ahead of this curve. Even ambient temperature can have an effect. Patience is key here, and it's easy to get the grill hotter than necessary before the venting becomes obvious. This is an easy process, and it's certainly nothing to be overly concerned with, just be patient. The only other thing that needs to be done with a KK, assuming you have one, is cook on it!! Rob Here's where I get confused. In the manual, they say "you can do as many under-400 cooks as you like" before doing the curing burn, implying that below 400 doesn't do much. Also, it says "Because the insulation performs so well the grill needs to be heated a couple of hours at 500-525ºf before the outside gets hot enough turn the solvent to vapor.". It took two hours at 500-525 for me to notice any vapor at all, although things then progressed faster than I would have liked. I am patching the grout in over a dozen places today!
5698k Posted June 27, 2016 Report Posted June 27, 2016 I read your burn in post, and it appears that yours was fairly normal, and you did everything exactly right. After you do your patches, and one or two more hi heart cooks, it sounds like you'll be done with that part. There are folks on this forum that didn't even realize that tiles were lifted on their grills for several cooks, the tiles were in the back of the grill. Once spotted, he punctured the grout, the gas escaped, the tiles laid down and now there's no evidence of tile issues at all. If you have any questions, doubts, or concerns, ask away, we're all here to help, but always, feel free to call Dennis, he'll answer any questions you may have. Rob
JimBob67 Posted June 27, 2016 Report Posted June 27, 2016 Thanks! I appreciate hearing from someone who's "Been There"! The patches seem to be doing OK, almost easier to patch a hole rather than a slit. Jim 1
CeramicChef Posted June 27, 2016 Report Posted June 27, 2016 @JimBob67 - glad to hear things are going well for you today.
