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Nexgrill 720-0888 heat plates

720-0888 suffixes change parts — photograph the full stamp, count mains, and measure tent length before ordering a 4- or 5-pack.

easy PT40M \"720-0888\" Updated 2026-09-04

Top-down gas firebox layers Cooking grates on top, inverted-V flavorizer bars over the burner tubes, electrode at the left tube. TOP DOWN · GAS FIREBOX 1 cooking grates 2 flavorizer bars 3 burner tubes + ports 4 electrode (left tube) LAYERS (top → bottom) 1 Grates — food sits here 2 Flavorizer / heat tents 3 Burner tubes + ports 4 Electrode at left port Lift grates, then tents, to reach tubes. Gas off.
Fig. — Firebox, top down: grates, flavorizer bars, burner tubes, electrode.
Rating-plate locations on a cart and a pellet grill Gas cart: plate on the left cart frame, inside the door, or firebox rear. Pellet: hopper back or firepot lip. GAS CART Plate: left cart / inside door / firebox rear PELLET Plate: hopper back / inside hopper / firepot lip Orange mark = sticker or riveted tag. Not the lid badge.
Fig. — Rating plate (orange). Cart: door / frame / rear. Pellet: hopper or firepot.

720-0888 appears in the finder as a 720-series cart where suffixes change parts. We do not invent a tent length. Measure front-to-back and side-to-side, count mains, then search Nexgrill 720-0888 heat plates with those numbers.

Related: 720-0830H, 720-0896. Hub: Nexgrill. How to measure tubes: measure burner tube.

Procedure

  1. Photograph the full 720-0888 string.
  2. Count mains and any sear.
  3. Measure tents.
  4. Order only to measured size + model string.
  5. Install one tent per main.
  6. Preheat. Adjust gaps.
  7. If tubes are next: measure those too.
  8. Ambiguous stamp: find model number.

FAQ

Why no OEM number?

Nexgrill 0888 aftermarket lists disagree by suffix. Measurement beats guessing.

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