No charcoal grill Weber builds runs wider than the Summit Kamado S6. It pairs a dual-walled kamado bowl with a stainless worktop on a rolling cart. Weber sells one cover for it, part 7174, at $99.99.
Here is the odd part. Weber prints the cover at 53 inches wide and 44.5 tall. It prints the Summit Kamado S6 at 56.6 wide and 47.7 tall. Read literally, the grill outgrows its own cover.
Two things need answering, then. How much of a $2,399.00 grill does this cover actually wrap? And once it is on, what keeps it there?
$99.99Price at Weber and Amazon
44.5 x 53 x 36 inCover size, height by width by depth
3.6 inHow much narrower the cover is printed than the S6
1 strapWhat Weber's own photograph shows holding it down
First Impressions of the Weber Summit Kamado S6 Grill Center Cover
Out of its carton, it is a big sheet of black polyester, folded small. The carton is barely bigger than a shoebox lid. On Weber’s scale it comes to 908 grams.
The cut is what you notice first. One end rises into a tall rounded dome for the kamado lid. The rest drops into a flat-topped box over the worktop and cart. A seam runs around the body where the dome joins the lower panel.
The logo plate is the only decoration. In every Weber photograph, the hem quits short of the floor. The big wheel and a swivel caster stay bare. One black strap dangles beside that wheel, ready to wrap.
Putting it on is mostly a matter of orientation. The dome end goes over the bowl, and the box end falls over the table. Then you reach down and close the strap.
Key Features of the Weber Summit Kamado S6 Grill Center Cover
The feature list here is short, because Weber’s own description is short. What it does publish is specific about fit and thin on fabric. These are the points worth knowing:
- Shaped for two grills only. The S6 Charcoal Grill Center is one. Its predecessor, the Summit Charcoal Grilling Center, is the other. Its cart page asks you to confirm it is exclusive to those two.
- A separate cover for the E6. The standalone Summit Kamado E6 takes part 7173, at $84.99 in Weber’s store. Weber’s own chart splits them by side table.
- Polyester, spot clean only. Weber’s UK page calls it 100% polyester. Neither page names a coating or weave.
- Water resistant, with a breathable claim. Weber says water resistant and weather resistant. Breathable comes from the Amazon listing.
- A fastening strap at the hem. Velcro style, closed by hand low on the cart. Amazon calls the closure pull on.
- One color, one size. Black, with no variations on the listing.
Fit and coverage
Most of the $99.99 goes into the shape. The two-level cut follows the S6 closely in Weber’s photographs. The dome sits over the kamado lid. The box section drapes the worktop without puddling on top.
Then the numbers get in the way. Weber’s cover runs 3.6 inches narrower and 3.2 inches shorter than its own printed S6 size. Only the depth comes out ahead, by 1 inch. Neither Weber page explains the gap.
The height gap at least has a visible answer. The photographs show the hem riding above the wheels, so the cover never reaches the patio. The width gap has no answer we can source. Measure your own grill across its widest point before you order.
Coverage, then, is the upper grill, end to end. The bowl, worktop, cart panels and shelf are wrapped. The rolling gear is left out on purpose, and the photographs show it plainly.
Weather protection and durability
Weber’s promise here is modest in its spec table and bold in its copy. The copy invites pouring rain, freezing snow and scorching sun. The table says water resistant polyester, spot clean only, and stops there.
Vents are absent from every page and every frame. Moisture under the dome has to leave through the fabric. That leans hard on the breathability claim, and Weber publishes no figure to back it. Any sun claim beyond the copy comes from Amazon, not Weber.
Durability is similarly thin on record. Weber publishes no denier, no coating and no seam detail. Amazon’s details table carries a 3 year limited term. Weber’s own page does not repeat it, and nobody says what it covers.
The real durability risk is wind, not wear. A cover that blows off and lands in a hedge ages fast. That brings everything back to the strap.
Handling, upkeep and value
Getting it on and off is the easy part. At about two pounds, one person can lift the dome end and walk it back. The hem clears the wheels, so the grill rolls into its corner with the cover on.
Upkeep is simple and limited. Weber says spot clean only. Sap and bird mess come off with a damp cloth. Folded, the cover goes back into a small footprint for winter storage.
At $99.99 this is the dearest charcoal cover Weber sells. In Weber’s store it costs $15 more than the 7173 for the E6. That grill has no worktop to cover. Set against a $2,399.00 grill, it is about 4 percent of the price.
You are not really choosing between this and a rival, though. The S6 shape is unusual, and this is the cover drawn for it. The value question is whether one strap is worth $99.99. In an open yard, it may not be.
Possible Weber Summit Kamado S6 Grill Center Cover Complaints
- One strap on a very long grill. Weber’s copy promises straps, plural, yet its photograph shows one. The S6 gives wind a broad flank, and a single anchor lets the far end lift. A second tie could help.
- Sizes that do not add up. The cover is printed smaller than the grill in two directions. It may well fit as shown. Still, a buyer checking numbers before spending $99.99 gets no reassurance from Weber’s pages.
