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[hooked on smoke]

Greetings,
I have shared the issues that I have been having with my, "no names mentioned" 30" so Im going in on my TMLE this weekend. I recently installed the bbq smoker mods baffle plate and am anxious to test it. I have sealed all gaps,put bbqsmoker chamber and box seals as well as the hood latches. Pictures to follow.

 

[hooked on smoke]

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• hooked on smoke
• Dec 29, 2016

Oh, I also got some grommets to plug in for my Maverick probes.
Question? Will these 2 holes affect anything? Plan on drilling below grate level, left and right to feed Maverick probes through so they don't have to go under the lid and get pinched.

 

[SmokinAl]

The holes for the grommets won't affect anything.

You will loose a little heat & smoke, but not enough to bother anything.

I'm not familiar with your smoker, but if you can I would drill the holes a little above the grate level.

It will be easier to thread the wires thru.

Al

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Yeah those little holes won't do anything. If you're really worried about it put a piece of tinfoil in the hole that will plug it up and won't damage the probe wire.

I prefer the probes under the cooking grate in a vertical smoker at least for the upper grate if there's two or more. Allows me to remove the grate without having the remove the probe.

 

[hooked on smoke]

Thanks for the feedback. Happy New Year.