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As a newbie to Rec Teq (700 this week!) I’ve reached out about this and here’s what the company said this morning. “I'm thinking this question would only be valid for those on the east coast or PNW where rain is common place.
I have 3 grills, all covered with the best covers I could find, the RT being the one they sell for the 340 that I got a year ago, the other 2 are maybe 2 or 3 years old.
After it rains, if I pull any of the covers, I find the grill wet. If I check them a day later they are still wet. Seeing as how none of these covers work for very long, they do a better job of holding in the rain then keeping it out, is one better off without one? I'm thinking about doing away with them.
I cover mine but use a 3rd party cover. I also found that my grill would be wet under the cover after rain and I would have to take teh cover off after the rain was done to let it dry out. I think the cover for the 680/700 just has too many seams and is too tight so it is very prone to leaking at the seams. I instead spent $30 on a cover off of amazon and am super happy with it. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00VG12YXS/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_HDGW0EZ70Y1BEW2PJFTG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1I'm thinking this question would only be valid for those on the east coast or PNW where rain is common place.
I have 3 grills, all covered with the best covers I could find, the RT being the one they sell for the 340 that I got a year ago, the other 2 are maybe 2 or 3 years old.
After it rains, if I pull any of the covers, I find the grill wet. If I check them a day later they are still wet. Seeing as how none of these covers work for very long, they do a better job of holding in the rain then keeping it out, is one better off without one? I'm thinking about doing away with them.
It does help .... if you remember to put it on ! ! !I do without. Bugs, rodents, etc take those covers as open invitation to setup shop. Uncovered I can just cover the openings to keep the pests away.
Only issue you'll run into is the grease bucket fills with water. I've got mine covered now so that's solved.
OooopsIt does help .... if you remember to put it on ! ! !
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I am in East Tennessee.Your thoughts about a cover doing more bad then good echo mine, what part of the country are you in Kenny?
That looks really nice! My neighbor has a similar one and it's cool looking, especially for the price.I wanted to make a post update. The above Harbor Freight canopy has been great till three days a few days ago when some severe storms came through with heavy rain. I guess where the canopy set out in the UV since May allowed it to stretch and three of the four corners filled with water and I'm talking a lot of water, perhaps 70 gallons per corner and I could not lift or push up on any of the corners to get the water out. So I just took a knife and cut a small slit in each of the corners and the water drained. So I ordered a better gazebo, but still a cheap one and I'll see how it holds out. Tax and all it was $823 on Amazon. Here is a pic of it.
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Thanks! I really did not know what to expect as it was one of the cheaper ones on Amazon, but there were no issues with missing parts or bent parts, etc... Longevity and no leaks when it rains are my concerns now. We are suppose to have some rain in the next couple of days, so I will report back on that.That looks really nice! My neighbor has a similar one and it's cool looking, especially for the price.
IF the cover is on, the plug is out.One thing about the Cover .... NEVER start the Grill from work, and forget you had the damn thing covered !
NO, I haven't had THAT happen .... YET