New Ironwood 650 lid issue

[Iceman]

Hello all. First post.
I just assembled my grill and discovered that the lid will not completely close leaving about an 1/8" gap at the side and bottom. After some reseach, it seems that his is not an unusual problem with some of these grills. I loosened and then tightened the hinge screws, but that made no difference. I am going to put some insulation,( lava rock) around all corners to see if that will make a tighter seal. I have not even seasoned the grill yet. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Like Smoke]

My experience has been that the lid isn't always a tight fit to the tank. I would probably do the seasoning process first and if the gaps are still the same, then apply the Lava Rock. Mine only required an 1/8 strip on the top, the sides fit close enough not to worry about. Hope I have been of some help, welcome to the site, great folks and great recipes.

 

[Iceman]

My experience has been that the lid isn't always a tight fit to the tank. I would probably do the seasoning process first and if the gaps are still the same, then apply the Lava Rock. Mine only required an 1/8 strip on the top, the sides fit close enough not to worry about. Hope I have been of some help, welcome to the site, great folks and great recipes.

Thanks.
I contacted CS this morning and they are going to send another lid to me. Hopefully this lid will be a much better fit.