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I presume you mean the four vents in the Smokey Joe itself? Those are standard for this model and have dampers (I just had them wide open at the outset so it looks like they don't from the inside).
Reading from those who have built one of these smokers before the vents in the sides turned out...
Was recently bitten by the smoking bug and decided to build a Mini WSM from my Smokey Joe after reading lots of (US) forum posts on it.
Finding a pot to use for the build was tough but eventually picked up a 32l wort boiler from a brewshop.
The fit wasn't quite perfect but good enough so a...