Beap52 826 #1 Posted September 15 Today, is mom's 89th birthday. I called her this morning and figured she would want to go somewhere and eat. Nope, she wanted to go fishing. So we went fishing. She didn't catch anything and we only fished a hour and half or so. This is pretty amazing because this past year she had major surgery where the doctors removed her intestines (twice) looking for a puncture during a biopsy of her liver, a severe burn by an inexperienced nurse and removal of cancer from her head resulting in 3" diameter of flesh being removed down to her skull. She called a few minutes ago and said it was a fun day. The firebox on our Primo Kamando grill broke. I cleaned it out a few weeks ago and found the mess pictured below. After some searching I found that apparently this is a common problem--especially with older units. Newer fireboxes have slits in them that allow for expansion and compression that to have caused the breakage. If I had the receipt and proof of ownership, I might have gotten one replaced under warranty--but I don't so I didn't ask. The I purchased furnace cement as was suggested on the internet and "glued" the parts back together. In addition, I used metal plumber's strapping around the top and bottom to hold it together. I would be surprised that the furnace cement by itself will be a permanent repair so hopefully the plumbers strap will help. Unfortunately, I forgot to take after photos. Nevertheless, I plan to use it tomorrow afternoon, 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,386 #2 Posted September 15 My experience with furnace cement is that when properly cured, it is mighty tough stuff. Properly cured - follow the directions to allow ALL the moisture in the mix to evaporate. Followed by a low temp curing fire. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,762 #3 Posted September 15 4 hours ago, ri702bill said: My experience with furnace cement is that when properly cured, it is mighty tough stuff. Properly cured - FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS to allow ALL the moisture in the mix to evaporate. Followed by a low temp curing fire. Trina's used it on a few things around here n there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
