60 gallon propane tank Smoker with a 25 gallon propane tank firebox. Reverse flow hopefully

[getvrtcl]

I started out with just the 60 gal tank and made a vertical smoker.  BUT I ended up with poor tasting food, a lot of soot, and going through 30 pounds of propane for 2 smoking sessions of ribs.  So I decided to turn the 60 horizontal. and ad a 25 gallon as the firebox.  For the time being I think I will just make it a wood/charcoal  smoker for this summer.  I have used the calculators here and if they are correct, 30 inches of the 25 gallon cyl. will be plenty of firebox.  Not sure how this will turn out, but I am hopeful it will work.

 

[getvrtcl]

If anyone has any ideas about this build feel free to comment.  I have not seen anyone use 2 propane tanks yet so I am a little leery of how it will turn out after all this work.

Thank you.

 

[daveomak]

Use the entire 25 gal cyl for the FB....

FB-CC relationship round.jpg

• daveomak
• Jun 2, 2014

Calculator and drawing.jpg

• daveomak
• Jun 2, 2014

http://www.1728.org/circsect.htm


Well, there is all the math and the drawings on one direction to go..... Figure out what you can and we are here to help....

Dave

 

[getvrtcl]

Thanks Dave.  I plan on using about 34 inches of the 25 gallon tank.  It has already been cut to make a door.  The size of the hole between the tanks I have not measured yet, I was thinking about opening up as much as is possible and putting a damper between the two. Getting the 2 tanks to matchup have been a pain to say the least, but we are almost there.  

 

[daveomak]

You don't need a damper between the CC and FB..... that can cause problems.....

 

[getvrtcl]

OK that's good less work.