Hello all!
I've been lurking here for a while and decided to build my own electric smoker. I had some standing seam metal left over from my barn and used that for the exterior.
I used roxul insulation and durock cement board on the bottom 25".
I then used 3/4" plywood to finish out the interior.
I put a floor vent on the roof and cut some plywood for the doors to rest against.
I installed the doors, temp gauge, and a 1500watt heating element.
That's when my problems started. I'll have to measure the exact box dimensions but it's somewhere near 25"x35"x4'. The box heated up to 100 degrees within 10 mins. Then it got to 150degrees in about 2 hours...... Oops, somethings wrong.
So now I have some questions. The door is made out of 3/4" plywood, do I need to insulate that as well?
I didn't use any gasket material on the door yet either, could that contribute to my problems?
I'm going to add the "mailbox mod" as well. But right now the only intake is a 1" hole I drilled where the mailbox is going. Could that cause low heat? Homemade mailbox.
Random question, should I move the roof vent to the back under the metal overhang?
I panicked and ordered another 1500 watt element thinking that will solve it. I can send it back if y'all think the other issues are causing the low heat. Thanks in advance for any advice!
I've been lurking here for a while and decided to build my own electric smoker. I had some standing seam metal left over from my barn and used that for the exterior.
I used roxul insulation and durock cement board on the bottom 25".
I then used 3/4" plywood to finish out the interior.
I put a floor vent on the roof and cut some plywood for the doors to rest against.
I installed the doors, temp gauge, and a 1500watt heating element.
That's when my problems started. I'll have to measure the exact box dimensions but it's somewhere near 25"x35"x4'. The box heated up to 100 degrees within 10 mins. Then it got to 150degrees in about 2 hours...... Oops, somethings wrong.
So now I have some questions. The door is made out of 3/4" plywood, do I need to insulate that as well?
I didn't use any gasket material on the door yet either, could that contribute to my problems?
I'm going to add the "mailbox mod" as well. But right now the only intake is a 1" hole I drilled where the mailbox is going. Could that cause low heat? Homemade mailbox.
Random question, should I move the roof vent to the back under the metal overhang?
I panicked and ordered another 1500 watt element thinking that will solve it. I can send it back if y'all think the other issues are causing the low heat. Thanks in advance for any advice!