making the lid airtight

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steelers

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Original poster
Jun 2, 2017
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Aberdeen, Md
Hey y'all Steelers here again, got a question hopefully someone has an answer, what can i use to help seal the lid to the bottom when i close the lid, had a lot of smoke coming out.  As i understand it, you should only have a thin blue wisp of smoke coming from your chimney and not out around the grill top when closed.  So any ideas would be appreciated, thanks again
 
Is that the smoker that the lid "overhangs" the lower half ???   leaving a big gap where the top and bottom meet ??
 
Well, the only solution I have come up with in the past....  Install sheet metal angle iron, thin stuff, on the side walls of the bottom half that come in contact with the lid...  Looks a bit hokey when completed....    You can use sheet metal self drilling screws..  pop rivets..   etc...  Paint it all flat black and it will sort or disappear...

That's a lot easier and cheaper than cutting down and putting back together the lid....

Maybe installing the angle iron sheet metal on the lid would work also...    I've only seen pictures... never one in person...
 
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