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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    I had issues with the pastrami smoke. The tray wouldn't tun the corner. I ended up burning one side and then rotating the tray and burning the other about 4 hours later. With 8 hours of smoke the pastrami came out fantastic (sorry, I forgot to take pics) but I was still disappointed in the tray...
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    Traeger signature maple cherry artisanal hardwood blend
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    Thank you! I did end up adding legs and I have the 3 holes you've shown. I added a smokestack too and things are going well this morning. The tray has burned for 3 hours, with a flare up into flame around 1.5 hours and is turning the corner now.
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    I have 3, 1" holes and 6, .5" holes. I think that is enough if I can just round the corner. I'm doing a pastrami smoke this morning from a 4 pound corn beef I bought on sale. I piled the pellets high like you suggested. I'm an hour in and so far so good! I'll keep everyone updated on how it does...
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    Maybe I celebrated a little early. I ran the smoker for 5 hours. 1:45 in I saw there was no smoke. The issue was a flare up. I blew it out and put the tray back in. 1:30 after that, the tray was out. It stalled at the beginning of the turn. I relit and let it go the remaining 1:45. When I came...
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    Thanks for the tip! I'll keep that in mind.
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    I think we may have solved it team! I added legs to my tray and a smoke stack to the smoker. You cant see it in pics but if I look against my dark garage as a backdrop I can see the smoke! Now I'm just letting it run to see if its successful for a whole smoke
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    I think I will add a 3" diameter stack opposite the mailbox. Maybe about a foot tall. That should help improve draft and pull air past the AMNPS tray right?
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    I think I have about 12 sq in of inlet and 9.6 sq in of exhaust. You may be right.
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    Comment #5 in this thread shows the exhaust as it is. They are on the sides near the top of the smoker.
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    What do you think about the number, size. Placement of the exhaust holes?
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    The only holes in the bottom are mounting holes. The setup currently doesn't have the box on legs so I didn't add holes there. There are 3 holes at bottom of box level per side right in the middle of the box and 1 hole near the top of the back wall of the box. The duct comes right from the...
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    1800 watt. Sorry about that...
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    AMNPS issuse with mailbox mod

    Hi all, I'm having some issues. I have an uninsulated analog MES. It has an 1800 watt heating element. I've insulated it with foil/bubble wrap and use an inkbird PID with it. Before I did the mailbox mod i tried a smoke with the tray in the smoker box. After about 4 hours, i had a flare up and...
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    PID and heating element?

    Thank you. I decided to go with an inkbird that could handle the element. For your peace of mind, it's on a 20 amp breaker.
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