Take it apart

What comes out, and the hinge warning

The hinge and the bands are under high spring tension. The manual: never loosen the bands or take the hinge apart without the hinge disengagement kit fitted, because the hinge cannot be removed safely without it; any change of dome, base or bands needs two people, gloves and safety glasses. Refit the base band first, front pin first, with a helper holding the hinge (Kamado Joe Europe).

• No tools: grates, deflectors, Divide & Conquer rack, ring, firebox walls and base, fire grate, ash drawer and funnel, Kontrol Tower.
• Spanners, owner jobs in the manual: the hinge tension and the latch.
• Spanners and the kit, two people: bands, hinge, dome. Kamado Joe Europe says contact your dealer for hinge work if needed.

The manual: "Only minor adjustments to the weight of the dome should be made." It calls nothing else technician-only.