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  1. frank621

    Drum Smoker- Electronics help needed please!

    Thanks Dave! Yes, I do have an extension cord running from the wall to the PID. I can try going straight into the wall and see if that changes anything. I do have the controller programmed properly, basically set it at 350 degrees for 6 hours and I called the manufacturer to confirm because...
  2. frank621

    Drum Smoker- Electronics help needed please!

    I have a double 55 gal drum build with one being the smoking chamber and the other as a fire box. I just bought an Auber Ins. PID Controller, All in One: and hooked it up to a Grainger (Tempco) Finned Strip Heater: using PFA Glass Insulated High Temperature Heater Hook-up Wire: I...
  3. frank621

    Drum Smoker Build- I need help from the electronics wizards

    I have a double 55 gal drum build with one being the smoking chamber and the other as a fire box. I just bought an Auber Ins. PID Controller, All in One: http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=72 and hooked it up to a Grainger (Tempco) Finned Strip...
  4. frank621

    Cool Smoke Fridge Build

    definitley helps, thank you! I would love to see additional photos of the connections if you happen to have any?
  5. frank621

    Cool Smoke Fridge Build

    Hello! Looked at your build and love it! I need to install a "finned stip heater" in my unit to make it more efficient. I am pretty handy, but when it come to one of these heaters, I am absolutly clueless! Do you have an additional pictures of the heater and the actual wiring of how it works? I...
  6. frank621

    Problems with temp! Help!!!

    completely awesome, thank you! time to build!!
  7. frank621

    Problems with temp! Help!!!

    is it just a regular pipe burner with a drip cover? is a drip cover suggested to keep ash off from the wood? i looked into making one but it all seems ver foreign to me
  8. frank621

    Problems with temp! Help!!!

    where did you get that heating element? I have a huge wood smoker as well but want to add a heating element for the days that I can babysit all day.
  9. frank621

    thermometer question

    i currently have two 8lb pork shoulders on my smoker, overnight so they are ready first thing in the morning. I am using a taylor 1470 for the first time. on the read out it shows the "thermo temp" as "LO" instead of an actual number. is this normal? i have looked online everywhere i can think...
  10. frank621

    Newbie in Vegas

    wow, thanks everyone!! didnt think i would get that many responses so quick!! so it appears i didnt cook long enough. do you guys have a thermometer of choice? digital? leave in the entire time?
  11. frank621

    Newbie in Vegas

    So i got the cheap brinkman electric (red) smoker for a bday gift. i wanted one and this seamed like the best bang for the buck. I smoked my first pork shoulder last night and it was not a great success. It was a 5lb, bone in from the grocery store. I rubbed it overnight. I put it in my smoker...
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