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Last check cooking chamber is 156 deg.... Temp right above hot plate is 226 deg.... Outside temp is -10 deg That makes what 70 deg deferance so heat is getting locked in bottom chamber.... I will try bigger hole's before I cut the plate out all the way and with any luck it will warm out side.....
All right some good info thank you!!!! When you say shut it down you mean quit smoking and finish cooking right????? Not sure of temp in bottom chamber but i did bring a drill bit home today for that reason and it dose up to 7/8" but I will go check my temps there right know!!!!! Yes dimer...
Ya I'm at a stand still checked temp a little bit ago and 165 deg.... Maybe 6" stove pipe out the top was to much or hot plates not worth a crap or not enough insulation I only used what was in the frige but it all fit so well I didn't want to change it and it looked to be in good shape.....
In the low temps outside right now its around "0" and I turned my smoker on high.... I use a dimmer switch to control power.... This was around two hours ago I closed all vents and dampeners and the temp in the cooking chambers is 150 deg.... Again this is with no wood chips/chunks now when...
This is all the photos I have at this time hope it will give ya all an idea of where I'm at.... I've smoked two times both times turned out ok "eatable". Two more ? I'm not sure if i need smoke for the intire cook and second getting temp controled when i need it not a mistery.....
There are plenty of holes drilled between the two chambers.... So thats not the problem... At the bottom of upper chamber are two pans of water that also catch all the dripings and keep them from catching fire... Do you close all your vents when not smoking "in the cooking time"???
What do you think is the reason behind keeping it in the lower chamber rather then an external fire box??? I shouldn't have to change eather chamer size.... My thought was the hose from my propane tank to burner being inside the bottom chamber in the heat.... Have some idea's moving around but...
I'm wanting to change my frige smoker from electric to gas... Would you recomend an outside fire box or should I put it in the bottom chamber??? My reason for wanting to do this is I can't get enough heat with out burning my wood chips.... In the cold temps this year the electric hot plate only...
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