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Marigold, What Brand/model smoker do you currently have? What do you guys like to smoke?

Doc, I directly connected a power cord to the element of my MES40 and plug it into my Auber WS_1510ELPM PID controller. Never looked back.

I really like the idea of putting a dust cage at the very bottom of a webber kettle right on top of the incoming vents. Just can't imagine too much heat being developed. At worst case add a mailbox as I suggested earlier, to the end of the lower duct pipe.

Warren, 7 stitches? OUCH!! Next time have the doctor use a MIG welder.......oops Sorry, thought this was an old Chevy truck forum. But seriously, what has happen to you is something many of us are due for. We need to think more about our limitations.

Instead of the smoke generator, attach the end of that long tube to a mailbox and use pellets in a AMNPS. Would be perfect for cold smoking.

Are those black aluminum mailbox's painted on the inside?

Walk around your neighborhood with a magnet in your hand. You'd be surprised how many neighbors are still using the old aluminum mailboxes. Once found make your neighbor an offer to replace it with a new painted galvanized one.

Frank, So sorry you are going thru such issues with your MES. Another method is to bypass all of the smoker's original wiring by re-wire an extra power cord directly to the heating element. You then plug the other end of this new power cord into the Auber. Did this to my MES40 and never...

But are you still considering using the Masterbuilt cold smoker but with a longer exhaust vent tube? Per tallbm's replies, so much easier and most importantly cooler using a mailbox setup with a AMNPS tray.

Here’s a typical mailbox setup which I use a AMNPS tray

Yes, get another independent temp gauge to confirm the temp. Sounds like too much smoke being created by the smoke generator. Might look into using a mailbox with a AMNPS instead of using the generator and a tube. People have a tendency to overfill the tube creating a lot of white smoke.

I'm still stumped as to why the smoker temp reached 100 degrees if this was a cold smoke attempt. Even if the sunshine was hitting the smoker,,,,,,in January? Since the smoke generator was/is electric powered, seems like there's a need to find a way to help prevent the heat from the generator...

Gibraltar use to produce an all aluminum mailbox like mine pictured here, but no longer. Another option is their all aluminum mailbox painted on the outside and not painted on the inside, which I believe is still available. Black is model ADM11B01.

What smoker/model are you using? I connected a power cord directly to the smoker's heating element. I then plugged the other end of the power cord into the PID. Way too simple.

Buurrppp .....

Heck ya for the legs. I fastened the bottom of the legs to a piece of plywood which is fastened to a wooden furniture dolly. Since I store my smokers in my smoking shed, I needed a way to easily roll them out. My Masterbuilt gasser smoker which I use now as a cold smoker is also set up this...

Them ribs look fantastic. Would love to see pics of your mailbox set up using the charcoal and chips/pellets. Did the mailbox vent into the MES's chip loader hole?

Is the attached smoke generator electric powered? Is that what caused the temp to go up to 100 degrees?

Eric, Welcome to SMF. My first question is how and why did the temp reach 100 if this was a cold smoke operation? It would be nice to know your setup. What smoker? Doesn't sound like you used a seperate smoke generator or mailbox? Did you use pellets, chips or wood chunks?

Just ran out to my smoking shed and here's some pics of my mailbox. 100% aluminum, not painted inside. Well, it now a little smoke painted inside.....:emoji_astonished: