Burner pot wingnuts

[CampWhatnot]

I have noticed that even after a few cooks the small wingnuts that hold the burner pot in place will become difficult to remove. I give mine a twist ever time I vacuum the pot out to keep them from siezing up. I want to be able to remove them twice a year in order to clean out the air plenum.

 

[Beaser]

Good catch! It wouldn't take much to do when cleaning the flame pot.

 

[arthurdent]

Any downside to coating the threads with High-Temperature anti-seize? This strategy works well with exhaust manifold bolts on an engine.

Amazon hi temp anti-seize

I think one could coat the threads, go through a break-in procedure burning off any volatiles, then be fine.

 

[Dcgunman]

Are those wing nuts? I thought they were wing screws. I am old and blind these days.

 

[Slimpicker]

Are those wing nuts? I thought they were wing screws. I am old and blind these days.

They are and this also talked about here https://www.traegerforum.com/threads/clean-that-firepot-year-maintenance.2933/

 

[John S.]

They are wing screws , I use the vacuumed to clean the fire pot then turn off the screws 3 or 5 turns then spin them back down tight and then back off 1/2 turn…

 

[Slimpicker]

Just got my 'spare replacement' firepot and igniter.... the screws are #8/32

 

[arthurdent]

They are wing screws , I use the vacuumed to clean the fire pot then turn off the screws 3 or 5 turns then spin them back down tight and then back off 1/2 turn…

What John S. says and some anti=seize. Once every 6 months. Golden.

 

[Slimpicker]

I'll double check tomorrow that 8-32s work...

 

[Dcgunman]

Just got my 'spare replacement' firepot and igniter.... the screws are #8/32

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Yup. That’s what my 620 was missing. 1 screw.

 

[arthurdent]

#8/32 per slimpicker r common. Not as wigbolt. But screw or bolt. easy replacement unless the female threads are "challenging".