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  1. jah62370

    Any info for a newbie would be greatly appreciated...

    Could anyone look at my pick of finished UDS and tell me whether or not they think my air vents may be to long to draw proper air flow. I saw other folks with long air vents and wasn't sure if mine were to long.
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    Any info for a newbie would be greatly appreciated...

    I pulled everything out and stirred charcoal. Of course temp jumped back up. Will take some time to get it all in line. My issue is I wanted it to just happen. I know better than that though. Patience...hmmmm
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    Any info for a newbie would be greatly appreciated...

    That kinda what I thought. I'm having other issues as well. Went in to tidy up the checkbook with th wife and came out to the smoker about 40 or 50 degrees lower than when I went in. Was down @ 160 or so. Not very happy since I'm trying to work on something I thought was easy like 2 chicken...
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    Any info for a newbie would be greatly appreciated...

    Thanks for the reply. Not sure how to calibrate them both. As I stated earlier I'm thinking that both of the thermos I bought from lowes for convenience are junk I believe. Anyway I did put the probe on the side right where the analog thrmo is. It read 30 deg higher. As I also stated and...
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    Any info for a newbie would be greatly appreciated...

    I figured as much that the digi thermos are better and more accurate, but I was foolish and picked up my digi at lowes and am pretty sure that I should've listened to the reviews but it was convenient. I also got my dial thermo @ lowes and it reads @ 30 less than digi. So I just wasn't sure...
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    Any info for a newbie would be greatly appreciated...

    I recently built a UDS. I am in the process of burning a bag of charcoal(no name brand) and some apple wood chips as well as sprayed the inside of barrel and lid with olive oil to season the UDS. My issue is that I'm also trying to learn how to regulate the temp at the same time using a dial...
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    Pics of progress on UDS...

    I posted pics. Please check them out and comment. Thx in advance
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    Jeff's UDS paint

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    Pics of progress on UDS...

    I finally wire wheeled my barrel and lids and also painted them on the outside with grill paint. I did the bottom flat black and the lid gloss black. Pics to follow.
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    Pics of progress on UDS...

    Finally posted some pics of my UDS build. Please view and read my comments and add any info or suggestions you may have. I'm open to any help I can get. Thx in advance.
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    Jeff from central Pennsylvania

    Finally posted some pics of my UDS build. Please view and read my comments and add any info or suggestions you may have. I'm open to any help I can get. Thx in advance.
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