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  1. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    Good to know Dave, I'll have to remember that.
  2. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    I wasn't able to figure it out, so I just removed the loader all together. Since I'm not concerned about heat loss, I'm happy with the results. I'm not getting any smoke loss out the feeder tube either.
  3. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    So just to update, the dogs got finished about an hour ago. No pics because it's just plain dogs, no rub or anything. The MES has been turned off, and inside temp has dropped to 147, and I'm still getting smoke from the AMNPS! I think problem solved! Thanks DaveOmak for the info on the cherry...
  4. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    I can't pull out the chip loader unless it's in the load position.
  5. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    Still smoking, just went in to the MES and turned on to 210 (the mav hovers around 225-230) on mine. Going to smoke some dogs since the smoke is flowing. Once they are done, I'll keep the AMNPS going to see if it will continue with no draft. Keep you posted!
  6. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    That's what I've been doing, but I obviously have a ton more room in the MES. I may do the mailbox mod if I can't get the draft right.
  7. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    So update after an hour: still smoking on top of the Weber, but really only the JD pellets. I had everything mixed together, so I painstakingly separated then and put JD on the bottom and cherry on top. I'm going to let that go on top of the Weber for about 30 minutes and then move to the MES...
  8. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    I'm really hoping that isn't true. I'd really like to use the MES for smoking cheese the 3 days it gets cold enough!
  9. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    I don't know if they worked by themselves, never opened them before today. Got a 60/40 JD/cherry in right now and testing on top of the Weber. If that stays lit for an hour, I'll transfer to the MES and see how it does with no power to unit. If it stays lit with no draft generated, it should...
  10. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    The only other pellets I have are the Jack Daniels ones that apparently are mostly charcoal. Would that keep the cherry lit for a long smoke?
  11. nolatech

    Won't stay lit, even outside

    So I've tried everything I can think of. I've microwaved the pellets, used a hair dryer, used the plain old blow on it for 20 minutes to get a nice good cherry going, but no matter what I do, it keeps going out. Today I tried it without putting it in my 1st gen MES 40, and just left it sitting...
  12. nolatech

    Hello from New Orleans!

    I'm looking to build more of a hot smoker for pork, brisket, ribs and such.  The nice thing about having the smokehouse would also be to set it up for cold smoking if desired.  I'd say that 90% of the smoking would be hot smoking though.   I was going to invest around 3 grand for a very good...
  13. nolatech

    Hello from New Orleans!

    Hi all, I've been smoking for about a year now with a cheapo offset smoker.  It's been working fine for me, but I'm looking to upgrade and I think building a smokehouse for the backyard is the direction I want to go.  Been lurking for quite a while in the forums, but decided to go ahead and...
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