- Jul 3, 2008
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Okay, I got a change to play around with one commercial 500 gallon RF smoker from very reputable manufacturer. Did some measuring and for the fun of it tried the numbers with Feldon's.
Recommended firebox size: 38500 cubic inches (has 54.4% of that, at 20933 cubic inches, insulated)
Number of intakes (with that 54.4% FB): 2.62 (has 2)
Recommended Firebox-to-Cooker Opening Area (54.4% FB): 167.47 square inches (has about 153.72 square inches)
The only thing that was HUGE was the BP gap at around 492.42 square inches.
And it works great. I built a 160 gallon smoker with 1.5 x Feldon recommendations and it doesn't work that well. Is there a good way to find out if a firebox is too big for smoker to run smoothly?
I triple checked my measurements, the only thing that might cause errors is the cook chamber. But I assume it really is 500 gallons since that's how smokers are sold and sized...
Recommended firebox size: 38500 cubic inches (has 54.4% of that, at 20933 cubic inches, insulated)
Number of intakes (with that 54.4% FB): 2.62 (has 2)
Recommended Firebox-to-Cooker Opening Area (54.4% FB): 167.47 square inches (has about 153.72 square inches)
The only thing that was HUGE was the BP gap at around 492.42 square inches.
And it works great. I built a 160 gallon smoker with 1.5 x Feldon recommendations and it doesn't work that well. Is there a good way to find out if a firebox is too big for smoker to run smoothly?
I triple checked my measurements, the only thing that might cause errors is the cook chamber. But I assume it really is 500 gallons since that's how smokers are sold and sized...
