- Jul 7, 2014
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I'm new to smoking and just bought this unit. However I had a couple things I wasn't sure about and they deal with the regulator hose to the propane tank. Might be stupid questions but I want to make sure. After getting it fired up I noticed that the hose seems close to the burner area. I felt it and it was fairly warm. Is this normal? This was after the 30 min curing time so I can only imagine it would be even hotter after a 6 hr smoke! Also, I see there is a clip on it but I'm not sure what I am suppose to clip this to? Oh, I should also add that I have it running underneath the leg support to the tank. Should I run it around the front of the unit?
Also, I originally planned on setting this next to my BBQ on my covered deck (not enclosed, just covered and walled on 2 sides). But the manual says to keep it 10ft from, ceilings, walls, and rails. After looking at a few of the setups here it looks like many have it on their deck, although many have it on their brick patio which I assume is away from the house. I assume this warning is because of the potential for a wood chip spark to get out of the unit and land on the surroundings? I'm not sure what the probability is of that? Does this happen often? Maybe during windy conditions? I'd like to have it on my deck and not in the middle of my yard! And thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Also, I originally planned on setting this next to my BBQ on my covered deck (not enclosed, just covered and walled on 2 sides). But the manual says to keep it 10ft from, ceilings, walls, and rails. After looking at a few of the setups here it looks like many have it on their deck, although many have it on their brick patio which I assume is away from the house. I assume this warning is because of the potential for a wood chip spark to get out of the unit and land on the surroundings? I'm not sure what the probability is of that? Does this happen often? Maybe during windy conditions? I'd like to have it on my deck and not in the middle of my yard! And thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
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