Gordie Lachance
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Just received my 590 - is this the heat deflector? Doesn't resemble the one in the online manual....
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That is what I was thinking, this sucker is heavy like cast iron...can't find anything online about itMy heat deflector is bare stainless steel. That looks powder coated.
I've got a message into them because I can't find anything on it online...otherwise no other heat deflector included...I'm going to have to go with call RT. That doesn't look like anything that came with my 590.
Thoughts??It kind of looks like cast iron. There is certainly no reason to paint that part as it will just burn off.
Can you take a picture of it with the legs up and no packaging around it?
They upgraded the 1250 to a cast iron heat deflector.....I have to wonder if they did the same for the 590.
well I'll take that as great news!!That’s the cast iron deflector from the 1250. Awesome.
I just ordered a 590 this week and they told me the heat deflector is now cast ironJust received my 590 - is this the heat deflector? Doesn't resemble the one in the online manual....View attachment 13528
It may not warp, let's see if it cracks?that cast wont warp , but , will it rust eventually ? - ( ceramic coated ? )
I believe the stainless deflectors were warping.I'm curious if going to cast iron for the deflector was done as a cost cutting measure or to make the grill function better? Cast iron is the cheapest raw material while T304 stainless contains high grade metals, one being nickle, which is costly. Labor costs are higher to manufacture cast iron parts but since they're made in China, labor costs may be negligible. The thicker cast iron retains heat better than stainless steel sheet metal, but since it's a heat "deflector" I'm not sure if the cast iron will absorb a lot of the heat instead of "defecting" it to the cookbox where the food is and if that's good or bad for this application? Of course I don't know what I'm talking about, but my mind was churning thinking about the change...