New build help

rodgea

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Original poster

Sep 17, 2014

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• Nov 20, 2014

• #1

I've been cooking a few things on my new offset smoker build but im having problems with the ashes blowing into the cook chamber im trying to figure out the best way to stop it here are some pics.

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• Nov 20, 2014

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• Nov 20, 2014

 

gary s

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• Nov 22, 2014

• #2

A few more pictures would help  The whole smoker, FB end etc.

Gary

 

pockets

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Nov 21, 2014

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Cohoes, ny

• Nov 22, 2014

• #3

Cant really see were your heat flow is but u could try covering your heat transfer opening with like a guttermesh to try and cut down on it. On outs we set our firebox low which helps eliminate the issue.

 

rodgea

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Sep 17, 2014

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• Nov 22, 2014

• #4

Thanks for the help guys here are some more pics of the whole smoker inside of firebox and cook chamber without the grate in.

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• Nov 22, 2014

 

cornbread

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• Jan 3, 2015

• #5

maybe a minion basket would help during cooking

 

JckDanls 07

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• Jan 3, 2015

• #6

IDN.. for me the hole looks a little small and in turn creating a wind tunnel...