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    Masterbuil XL temperatures

    I've had a Masterbuilt XL for a couple years now but have found that the temperatures vary dramatically from the middle to the outside edges.  For example, right now I am smoking 3 racks of ribs.  I have 2 on the lower shelf and 1 on the upper shelf.  I have a dual probe monitor; one is set up...
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    How do I lean my burner?

    I checked the tank on another smoker and it worked fine. Which reduced it to either the regulator or the burner.  So I pulled the burner out of the smoker and sprayed water right into the baffle.  After I sprayed I noticed there was some sort of debris on the inside. I think a dang spider had...
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    How do I lean my burner?

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    How do I lean my burner?

    Thanks all for the suggestions.  I'll let you know if I figure anything out.
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    How do I lean my burner?

    Dave, This is the first post about this particular smoker.  The other posts were concerning my previous smoker.  This is the first time I have experienced problems with my Masterbuilt.  The tank was full and the valve was wide open.  I haven't been able to get back out to it but I will turn it...
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    How do I lean my burner?

    I recently purchased a masterbuilt extra wide smoker. I have done about 6 or 7 smokes in and it has worked great, until today.  About half way through my smoke I was adding wood and and realized there was about 1/4' of soot caked to the outside of my wood chip plate and of course there was soot...
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    Trouble with my propane smoker regulator/control valve

    Thanks everyone for the information.  Last weekend I took the smoker control valve apart.  I didn't do anything special and couldn't see anything visibly wrong with it.  But I put it back together and it worked.  Not sure what the deal was.  I just hope it continues to work.  But I kicked out...
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    Trouble with my propane smoker regulator/control valve

    Posted this a couple weeks ago, just wanted to see if there is anyone out there that can help me narrow it down.   Tried smoking and my propane wouldn't turn on.  This is what was happening. hook smoker up to LP tankopen LP tank valveturn smoker control knob on to light burnercontrol valve...
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    Need some help troubleshooting control valve/regulator

    I haven't disassembled the tank valve, just the control knob on the smoker. I don't think it is the tank because I hooked my tank up to my gas grill and it worked just fine but I have not tried hooking my smoker hose up to a different tank.  Here is what is happening, just to make sure I've...
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    Need some help troubleshooting control valve/regulator

    I have checked all the openings possilbe that I can see and there are no cobwebs visible.  It could be the cold.  I live in Utah so it definitley freezes but it was not freezing at the time I was checking it.  Is it possilbe to take the control knob off of the hose that comes from the propane...
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    Need some help troubleshooting control valve/regulator

    I went to smoke some wings this weekend and my smoker decided not to work and I'm not quite sure what it is.  I have a vertical propane smoker.  I opened the valve on top of the tank as usual. When I went to light it, I turned the control knob to start gas flow and all I get is a little squirt...
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    Need a little help smoking ribs

    I am fairly new at smoking, and I have taught myself.  I can do a pork butt and a brisket just fine, but ribs give me issues and would like a little insight.  Most of the time when I smoke ribs they come out almost like tender jerky.  In my eyes, ribs should have that nice black coating on the...
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