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I have a fan that blows across the element and exhaust fan in the smoke house itself. Mounted right above the exhaust.

I have it on a 30 amp breaker with 8 gauge supply (had it on hand) running 10 gauge in the smoker itself.

Yes I have it wired to specs. I actually stopped by a commercial appliance repair place today. The guy told me he suspects thar the connections to the element itself might have been bad. He recommended I solder the connections. He told me if the connections are not good it will actually draw...

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This is the element setup I bought.

Hi! Can you add me to the hat please.

Using an inkbird pid with there ssr mounted to a heat sink. I just ordered some high temp 10 gauge wire. I tore the whole thing apart. Going to rewire the whole thing. I was just reading thru other pid posts with wiring schematics. I wired everything as the manufacturer recommended. I am unsure...

Thank you. The wires got so hot it melted the insulation and it hit the frame.

Hello, I have built a smoker out of a double door commercial freezer. I am using an inkbird PID controller operating a 5000 watt element. I can't figure out why the wires are getting so hot. The thermocouple works and the element shuts down when it gets to temp. I have 10 gauge running to...

@TulsaJeff from the posts i have read it is a great recipe. I have made 1000's of pounds of sausage with pre-made seasonings. Transitioning to making recipes per batch. Shipping delays and costs suck too. Thank you.

Can I get a link or direction to Jeff's Summer sausage recipe please? Thank you

Hey all, My name is Cassie, new to the group. I have been reading a bit abouts Jeff's Summer sausage recipe. Have been looking for it with no luck. Can someone share with me. And give me a favor profile? I have been using PS Seasonings Spicy garlic summer sausage. Love it, but would like to mix...