Enlarging smoke stack on pellet grill

[Furby076]

Hey All,

I just ordered the RecTeq RT-1250. It will be on the inside of my patio. There is a ceiling which is cinderblock and painted. Ideally I do not want the smoke to rise to the top and discolor the ceiling. The patio is surrounded by screen door/wall to let airflow in/out and keep bugs out. My idea is to take a section of the screen out (there is a good spot for this, so that is not the question) and put a clear "pvc" type of board (3x3). Then, get a wide aluminum tube and run it through the pvc board. Then, make it an L shape and put it over the RT-1250 smoke stack. The aluminum tube will be about 2x diameter of the RecTeq, so I can't imagine there will be backing of smoke. The alum tube will over and will not physically connect to the PVC. Think of it as a very focused vent hood

Does anyone think this is a bad idea? RecTeq does not recommend this, but I imagine they don't recommend any kind of modifications from a product/liability perspective.

 

[bmudd14474]

Its all about draft. You don't want to increase or decrease it. Decreasing will cause smoke buildup. Increase will cause increased fuel burning. daveomak what do you think.

I think you will be ok doing this but in the end trial and error will tell the real story. Also I know others have done this same thing with other smokers in a garage setting.

 

[Furby076]

Thanks for the advice. So I'm thinking if I use a much larger tube, and make an a Z shape (where the middle is straight vs angular), then a bottleneck shouldn't occur. Keep a rain cover on it, like the grill has, it should hopefully be ok

 

[Chad Peterson]

Just a thought here…being a pellet rig with a fan there is no draft so adjustments to the stack may not be as sensitive.