Added mailbox. Smoke is not thin nor blue

[steves8860]

So I took of the ammo box mod so I could lower the temp if I wanted to by putting distance between the pellets/chips and the smoker.

I will be doing some sealing of the door, some holes in the mailbox, and the junctions from the mailbox to the smoker.

It is a lot of smoke (Kingsford pellets in a tube). Seems a bit much to me.

Any thoughts?

 

[Lonzinomaker]

Look for pure (100%) fruitwood pellets to get the best tasting smoke.
A tray filled with sawdust instead of a tube gives a lighter smoke also.

 

[TNJAKE]

I don't see an exhaust. Did I miss it?

 

[motocrash]

I believe most use the tray.
There's about a million mailbox threads on here, hit search to find some tested and true with pics.

 

[steves8860]

I don't see an exhaust. Did I miss it?

I figure they designed it for the doors to leak for expenses. Other than that there's this hole.

My thought is to seal the door and add some type of vent on top. Looking for ideas.

 

[TNJAKE]

You are going to need a dedicated exhaust. Otherwise it's just gonna fill up with thick,white,acrid smoke. Maybe cut a hole in the top and add a butterfly damper or a short stack. You are starved for airflow. Pellets and the mailbox aren't your problem

 

[indaswamp]

Jake nailed it...

 

[Ringer]

I second this, you need a tunable exhaust.

 

[TNJAKE]

I figure they designed it for the doors to leak for expenses. Other than that there's this hole.

My thought is to seal the door and add some type of vent on top. Looking for ideas.

Also that small hole is made to run temp probes through

 

[Ringer]

I just got this one. It's cheap, stainless and tunable.

 

[Winterrider]

If installing a vent I would suggest upper rear side opposite your mailbox Won't have any condensation dripping on meats below as you may with one mounted on top. Similar. . .

 

[steves8860]

You are going to need a dedicated exhaust. Otherwise it's just gonna fill up with thick,white,acrid smoke. Maybe cut a hole in the top and add a butterfly damper or a short stack. You are starved for airflow. Pellets and the mailbox aren't your problem

Been thinking about those ideas.
Especially a stack, but I can't find parts for putting one in.

 

[cmayna]

Why not put a hole in the roof and add an adjuster similar to what Ringer is showing? Yes for a tray instead of a tube for this application.

 

[steves8860]

If installing a vent I would suggest upper rear side opposite your mailbox Won't have any condensation dripping on meats below as you may with one mounted on top. Similar. . .
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Nice.

 

[cmayna]

I really don't see an advantage of using an exhaust pipe on a smoker that generates decent heat. If it was for cold smoking, then maybe a pipe, to help draw the smoke up and out. Just my opinion.

 

[Winterrider]

I really don't see an advantage of using an exhaust pipe on a smoker that generates decent heat. If it was for cold smoking, then maybe a pipe, to help draw the smoke up and out. Just my opinion.

That was why I did mainly for cold smoking, helped the draw.

 

[JckDanls 07]

As said above.. Jake nailed it ... You need a 2-3 inch exhaust...

 

[smokerjim]

I'm with the others about a vent, I also find the tube gives off to much smoke for these little smokers, tray works much better in my opinion.

 

[mike243]

If your smoker lives outside without a roof put it on the side so water can’t get in easy, otherwise top would be fine if no wires there

 

[steves8860]

I just got this one. It's cheap, stainless and tunable.

Thanks for the suggestion. I am for sure considering it.