Years of good cooking ahead for you.
Take a sharpie and mark full open and closed on the ash pot. Makes life a lot easier
Not sure I understand. Isn't all the way to the left closed and all the way to the right full open?
Hay RAD, first off, great score for your BD. If you haven't cooked on the Weber Kettle, you're gonna LOVE it. Plus there are plenty of guys (gals) here tp help out if you have any questions.
Second, actually, on my One-Touch, my vents are actually full open with the lever less than halfway across. So, by making the pot, I'm always sure exactly how open they are.
BD