Cleaning out UDS

lookwow

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Jan 3, 2011

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Menasha WI

• Apr 11, 2011

• #1

So how do you all clean out the bottom of your UDS?

 

rw willy

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Maryland, Harford County, Kingsville

• Apr 17, 2011

• #2

My son and I hold it upside down and shake it.  Or I'll use a wet vac with a ash filter installed.  Once a year I'll hose it out and scrub with simple green.  Reseason and smoke on.  So for so good.

 

smokingeagle

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mpls, mn

• Apr 17, 2011

• #3

I just lift the coal basket out and wipe the bottom out with a paper towel to get the moisture out and dump any ash from the basket and its ready to use the next time .                                                                                                                                                            I

 

tom37

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Independence Mo

• Apr 17, 2011

• #4

The wife just got a new Dyson, with the suction it has makes me want to take it out to clean the ash from my drums and also the other smoker.

Other then that I just wait till one of the kids is in trouble and they get to clean all the smokers instead of being grounded.

 

meateater

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• Apr 17, 2011

• #5

Mini shop vac myself. 

 

solaryellow

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Orlando, FL

• Apr 17, 2011

• #6

Small collapsible shovel.

 

lookwow

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Jan 3, 2011

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Menasha WI

• Apr 18, 2011

• #7

When i looked at it before posting this which was shortly after a smoke it looked a little wet so i was not sure. When i went to clean it though it was rather dry with the ash kinda soaking up the wetness. So I just went and got a standbox shovel and that cleaned the ash and what not out good. I think after the summer ill do like suggested above and hose it out and use some green cleaner. thanks for the info.

 

rbranstner

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West Fargo, ND / Northern MN

• Apr 18, 2011

• #8

The bottom of my UDS can get quite a bit of water so I usually just wipe it out with a bunch of paper towels ever so often. I have thougt about using a shop vac but I didn't want to have to clean that out after I cleaned the UDS.

 

coffee_junkie

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Helena, MT

• Apr 18, 2011

• #9

Shop vac to clean the ashes. To clean the grates I throw them on the gas grill on high then wire brush them. Other than that I don't clean the inside of my drum. My drum bottom used to be the top so the moisture leaks out the bottom, no problem with the moisture collecting on the bottom.