Griddle door won't open all the way when in horizontal mode

[Kenster]

We had our first fire of the season last night. Once it got going good, I wanted to add some wood through the griddle door. It would not open all the way. It snagged about 3/4 way open in the same position as if I was trying to open it in vertical burn mode.

I discovered that, if I operate the damper handle and move the damper down just a little, I can then open the griddle all the way, allowing me to add wood from the top. The damper feels like it's making full metal-to-metal contact fully open or fully closed, so it's not acting as if excessive ask on the shelf is impeding it's movement.

Any suggestions?

 

[fbelec]

warped fireback?????

 

[Kenster]

Well, I feel stupid but I’ll ‘fess up.

The reason the griddle tip wouldn’t open all the way with the damper set to horizontal burn is because it’s NOT SUPPOSED TO!!

It’s only suppose to be able to open all the way in Vertical burn mode.

It was the first burn of the year but I’ve owned the stove for twelve years. I should know better.

 

[fbelec]

i think it would smoke a bit into the house