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Its normal for me and I have upgraded the lid and ashpan seal. Must be some other leaks we have not found.

Thanks. I will give it a try. It just seems like you should be able to shut it down quicker and control temps easier.

I was going to repaint mine but thought the powder coat finish would have held up better. I have a felt gasket at the ashpan and another on the lid contact surface and it seems like I still have an air leak? Has anyone found any other leaks?

My looked terrible after only about 3 months outside, looks like its a 10 year old faded piece of junk. Anyone ever get a cover out of Chargriller? It is easy to use and I like the way it cooks.

The Avacado is $289 after rebate and has been for the last couple of weeks. I started with the Big Red Kamado Cooker, I added a felt type gasket at the ashpan and lid and still can not get low temps so I bought the Avacado. The stand is terrible, otherwise it seems like a bargain for under $300.

OK got the hightemp gasket installed....... Better temp control but still cant get it below 400 with everything shut down. Each time after I use it I shut down all the vents but it keeps on cooking til the charcoal is gone. Any Weber charcoal grill I have had easily shuts down shortly after the...

OK I gave up and bought a gasket from high-que.com. I still say its a bargain if I can track down the air leaks.

I was thinking a big bead of high temp silicone?

Used it again and once I got the charcoal started up could not get it to drop below 400, must have multiple air leaks. Once again after I was done cooking I shut it down all they way with the top+bottom vent latched the lid shut and an hour later it was still around 400.

I definately got mine hot for about 30 minutes 650 +- deg. After that I shut all the vents down even latched the lid and could only get it to drop 100-150 degrees. 2-3 hours later it was still over 300 fully closed up. I contacted the company, they have no parts and suggested a store exchange.

It should warm up around here later in the week so I should have another chance to fire it up. I will report back here with my thoughts.

I considered that also, but I was thinking a high temp stove gasket. The ash pan seal is wide but very thin and should be easy to modify. I plan to call the company and request another ash pan when I have a chance. Even with the problems I think there is something neat about the grille that I...

I bought one about a 2 weeks ago after seeing it a couple times at Menards. I looked high and low on the web for info and finally found this thread. Assembly was pretty easy but the fit was not very tight between the ash pan and Kamado bottom. It latched tight but I could still see a small...