You may have noticed the dot stamped into the damper of the dual-coded 2013 AT/CN 14.5″ WSM shown above. BĮxample of BX (2019) code on a replacement lid from Dirk Jervans What Does That Dot On The Damper Mean? My most recent sighting of this date code was on a 2021 LB code Weber Go-Anywhere charcoal grill. The dealer ordered a replacement lid and when it arrived, it had a BX (2019) code on it. TVWB reader Dirk Verjans from Belgium reports buying one of these leftover grills from a Weber dealer in June 2020 that came with a damaged BM (2017) lid. Weber built up a large inventory of these grills during the summer of 2017 for the fall release and continued building them after the October 1 start of the 2018 model year, so the grills delivered were stamped with both BM (2017) and BI (2018) codes.ĭue to issues with the quality of the red porcelain finish on many of these limited edition grills, Weber manufactured replacement parts for these grills during the 20 model years. market in November 2017 for the 2018 model year. The “BLAQKSMIXH” code scheme was used on the limited edition red 22.5″ original kettle premium grill that was made in China and hit the U.S. But the earliest known example I’ve seen is this special edition 18.5″ Jim Beam kettle with date code BL from 2012. Since this code scheme was also used for gas grills as early as 2005, it’s likely this code scheme was also used that far back for charcoal grills, too. Yet another nine-character alphanumeric code found on some Weber charcoal kettles consists of two letters + seven numbers-two letters represent the model year using the word “BLAQKSMIXH” as the key and seven numbers as a serial number. AĮxample of 2016 AR code on a Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center 2012-Today: “BLAQKSMIXH” Code On some Performer grills, the code can also be found on labels on the rear panel of the grill or on bar code stickers under the control panel or stainless steel charbin cover. For the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, the code was stamped into the lid damper and all three charcoal bowl dampers. As with the previous code scheme, this two-letter code was stamped into the lid damper of each charcoal kettle. Starting with the 1994 model year, Weber switched to a two-letter alphabetic code representing the model year of Weber charcoal grills, using the word “AUTHORIZED” as the key. There are also a few smokers that have no date code it’s assumed these smokers are the result of manufacturing errors or they may be pre-production models. A few have a B code, indicating they were manufactured in 1980 in the run-up to the 1981 introduction. The Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker was first introduced for the 1981 model year, so most of the oldest cookers have a C code. ** First official model year of the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker * Earliest dated Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Note that in 1987, Weber skipped the letter I and used the letter J instead. The code was stamped into the lid damper of each charcoal kettle for the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, the code was stamped into the lid damper and all three charcoal bowl dampers. In 1979, Weber introduced a one-letter alphabetic code representing the model year of Weber charcoal grills. PENDING” on lid damper dates to 1969-1972.
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