Hey guys,,I've been dinking with RonP tile mod and since I have a new 30" MES w/window some things aren't the same for me.I got a 3/8 glazed granite tile(couldn't find any unglazed) and had lowes cut 3" off.Placed it on top of the chip loader enclosure and gave it a test.The test went well,the tile heated up and stayed hot long after the element cycled on and off.My problem came when I tried putting my water pan back in.It wont fit with the tile inplace.The bottom of the water pan kisses the top of the loader enclosure making it impossible to use the tile and water pan at the same time.Even if I found a thinner tile, the water pan would be sitting ontop of the tile.I'm thinking the weight of the tile plus the weight of a loaded water pan is too much weight for those welds that hold the enclosure.So I'm thinking I need to use 1 or the other but not both.The manual states never use the smoker without the water pan,but that might be because the water pan acts as a heat shield aswell as putting moisture in the smoker.What do you guys think is better to use, the water pan or the tile?
