Green Egg owner for 10 years. I have changed bands a few times and always wondered if doing things correctly. Awesome video with practical instructions. Thanks
All I can say is thank you!! Your step by step instructions are excellent and I rewound the video or stopped it many times throughout the installation process. If BGE is going to write instructions with an “Ikea” style photo, they need to hire a better artist. Without this video I would have stared at it with zero success.
I just upgraded my large BGE to the new band system following your method and the supplied instructions. It was a huge help being able to watch your video before attempting it. Great job.
Thank you very much. The new bands finally came back in stock this week and your excellent step-by-step tutorial will all the insights of someone that has done it before was of great assistance to me. I wish I could hit 'like' more than once!
Nice job! The only thing missing from the video was a cold beer! I too appreciated the step-by-step instructions with insights where the written instructions failed to clarify. Thank you for making this video!
Jay - you are the man. This saved me a lot of time rather than trying to follow the confusing instructions that came with the new band hinge assembly.Thanks so much for the video.
Great video and great camera work by your young cameraman! This video was very detailed and you took the time to explain EACH step! I will be using this video today as I replace the old box hinge assembly to hopefully correct this ongoing overbite issue. Thanks again.
Watched a few vids while I hunted down a large hinge kit, not easy...Came back to this one as my install guide. Simple, direct, well explained. Thanks, Jay.
This was an outstanding and very helpful video! I followed your presentation step by step and replaced the bands on a LARGE and and X-LARGE BGE this past weekend and your approach was simple, straightforward, and easy to follow. Thanks... the instructions were basically duty paper and it would have been a struggle without this video. #ApplauseAndManyThanks
Great tips. When the kit came it looked overwhelming. Your video allowed me to remove the old one (which broke in the middle of cooking 2 Boston butts) and replace in about 1 hour. And I did not have to repeat any steps. Thank you.
Thanks for the instructional vid. Just brought home a BGE that belonged to my wife's family from decades ago. Trying to refurbish it...this helps a lot!
Excellent video. I plan to go buy new bands tomorrow and install them on my 20 year old large Big Green Egg. I am sure I will come back to this video for help! Thanks very much.
Installed new bands this morning….with your video close by. Everything worked as you demonstrated. Replaced the gasket and nest as part of the project. My 20 year old Big Green Egg is like new again!
Thanks for the great video! You probably saved me 2 hours plus a trip to confession for all swear words I would have said trying to figure this out on my own.
Thanks ordered a new hinge assembly for my XL. Will be replacing the gasket and installing the new hinge and bands the next day or two. Video is a big help.
Watched it twice, watch as I assembled… it took me more then 28 minutes but great video to follow…no more gaps…fairly straightforward and far superior then the instructions in the box! Thank You!
Hey Jay. Just want to say thanks for your video and how you explained every step. I just got the bands for my 21 year old egg to replace the old, old style bands! I put the bands on using the instructions, but it didn't seem quite right. I didn't use the spacers correctly and left those extra fasteners that go on the front of the bottom band off completely, so that may have been why it leaked smoke. I came to RU-vid and found your video and have completely re-installed, so fingers crossed, no leaks when I fire it up. Oh, those dimple markers on the top and bottom, I had no idea that was to line the top and bottom half, so I didn't bother lining them up the first time. Thanks again!
Thank you. Seeing it done is very helpful.. No directions in my box with new bands..Bought a new gasket also. I’ll be changing that first while top is off. Than installing new style bands/hinge.
Purchased band assembly yesterday from our local dealer. Not happy w the price, but oh well what can we do. Turned it into a project with son and I and got to spend some quality time w him on the installation of the band. We went ahead and and replaced the gaskets due to overbite/underbite being so bad. Used your video as a quick reference guide and it was a breeze. Appreciate your video sir!!
Dude, thank you so much for this video. Extremely informative and helpful. I'm about to tackle this on my 12 year old XL this weekend and I desperately wanted to see someone do it. Again, thanks for sharing this.
My Egg turn 17. I replaced the old style hinge and bands with the new assembly. The lid no longer opens completely as it did with the old hinge. I guess I’ll get use to it. I replaced the Nomex while I was doing this.
Thanks for the video, it helped when I changed my Large BGE over to the new set but I'm trying to work out why there are aligment holes when first placing the lid back on. If I line mine up, the temp gauge is off centre and it doesn't look right.
Great video...Why you put the springs in upside down? If you put them in the other way, they fall out when there is no tension on them. Thanks for the video.
Hey Jay! Just picked up a new BGE which came pre-assembled. Super excited to break it in! Question..I noticed the logo on the lid is not centered with the handle and couldn’t quite tell if you had the same issue? Or do I need to adjust the alignment before I fire it up for the first time? Your video was very helpful and informative. Thank you!
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. If it doesn’t leak the first time you use it, I’d probably leave it alone. You’ll be able to fix it at a later adjustment much easier to do then.
I bought the new assembly for my 1999 large bge. Your video is very helpful, thank you. Will the old style wood slat table mate attach to the new band?
Thank you fir the video, I need to replace the bands on my BGE. The video will help. Only question I had is.... if BGE doesn’t send the spacers, how did you get them?
The spacers should be included but if they’re not your dealer should have some. When I was working at Ace we always had a few extra sets just in case someone needed them.
Jay, which thermometer do you have on your set-up? That thing is huge! My Egg is about 20 years old, small thermometer, and so clouded I can barely read it anymore.
It was the first thing I upgraded! A few years ago Egg’s started coming with the 3”. Here’s a link to them. biggreenegg.com/product/oversized-temp-gauge/
There shouldn’t be any more old hinges in stock anymore. However as soon as I say that someone will find one! They’re available from BGE on the page but I would suggest going to your dealer. Thanks!
I had to redo mine earlier today, somehow when the store assembled it the hinges were not on correctly, this video would have been helpful. When all the way open do your top gasket touch the hinges?
