Weber bean cellars lost their mojo

Cuprajake

Hi all,

So I had a nice walnut holder made to house the plastic Weber bean cellars, these have an internal seal so when you press the lid down you can feel the air pressure kind of pop.

On refilling tonight they felt really loose. No grip on I’d say half of them, wondering if anyone’s had similar

DavecUK

Cuprajake Not good considering their cost.

LMSC

How long have you had them? For the price, I would expect them to last a a very long time. Sorry to hear it.

I use the cheap IKEA spice jars costing £2 for 2. I keep them in the cupboard. It holds about 32-34g.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/oertfylld-spice-jar-glass-stainless-steel-60391350/

Cuprajake

Less than a yr old

LMSC

Cuprajake Disappointing for the price. I would definitely email the supplier about this.

If a gasket is holding it tighter, I wonder if you could source a gasket.

Cuprajake

I got them from a forum group buy in the UK via a friend so I’d think any support would be gone by now haha

DavecUK

Cuprajake Whan do you think has caused the problem, is it an o ring seal or something? Possibly it’s repairable?

LMSC

Cuprajake I’d think any support would be gone by now haha

I do not think a group buy would alter the warranty, which should be ideally a year at least! You bought them less a year ago.

You do not lose anything by emailing them with that YT video, proof of purchase and ask. You never know. If there is a serial number, please include that as well.

If you don’t ask, you don’t get! 😊

chlorox

Sorry to hear of such issues - I agree that should not happen.

Is there any advantage in practice with such valves or gaskets as opposed to the generic bean cellars that are basically just a set of glass test tubes with Cork stoppers?

Cuprajake

chlorox

Yeah all the cool kids have them 🤪

DavecUK

chlorox They give you special powers and entry (albeit relatively cheaply) to the rarified world of Webber. Quite frankly, they just make you an all round better person in supporting a company making expensive solutions for problems people didn’t realise they had! 🤣

CoyoteOldMan

DavecUK company making expensive ~~solutions for~~ problems people didn’t realise they had!

For some reason I read this…

Rob1

They must be knockoffs, we all know Weber products are built to last a lifetime. These are things you’ll be passing on to your grandchildren. You must have unwittingly bought some cheap Chinese clones that are inferior in some unspecified way.

dfk41

Rob1 Many years ago, I bought some Dove shampoo from one of the ‘cheap’ shops as my scalp was itchy. I applied it once and nearly hit the roof with pain! I took it to what was then Trading Standards and it turned out this was an early effort at counterfeiting. The contents were harmful and the shop, a national chain, had somehow bought the wrong product…..