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No matter what type of smoker you use, the flow heat is directly related to the stack exit point, and height as well as firebox air flow out. Each model has it's own quarks.
The next point on a pellet smoker is radiant heat from thee firebox. A pan of water can alter that.
Another point is...
Sam's has been having large 10 pounders. Not a fan of butts over 8 pounds. Hard to find good meat these days.
Side note. I noticed you posting about the fat cap. I trim it off to increase the outside meat.
One important point to watch for on a new water heater. That is how it is handled during shipping and installing. Old hot water heaters had a thick, steel tank that was glass lined that could be handled fairly roughly. Modern hot water heaters have a much thinner steel tank that is glass...
A suggestion albeit I have not converted a pellet grill. Nor am I familiar with this grill you posted so this is a shot in the dark.
A simple conversion is using a piece of expanded metal for the charcoal. I have made charcoal grills out of train air tanks for braking with this simple method...
I have a wood smoker, my fifth one, that I built, and pellet grill-smoker. I built my wood smokers to stop using any smoker that smolders wood instead of burning wood. That is also the reason I do not use smoker tubes in my pellet grill.
The pellet smoker is about 90% as smokey as my wood...
Pellet brand and wood type are very important. Smoke temperature as well.
Fruit wood is less smokey than Hickory as an example.
Top brands to name a few:
Smokey Woods
Lumber Jack
Smoke Mountain
You are well on your way to smoking perfection.
Pellets brand make a difference.
Here are my top brand choices. Not in any order. These are all good.
Smokey Woods
Oklahoma Joe's
Smoke Mountain
Lumber Jack
Inside any smoker be it wood fired or pellet there are hot place, perfect place, and cooler places. The trick to smoking is learn how to deal with them.
Also think of the firebox like a candle. Put your hand right over the candle and it get's hot quick. Put your hand on the side and yoy can...
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