Very professional and "finished" looking build. The only question is... where's the pictures of your first cook?
I don’t have an RF but it sounds like air isn’t moving through fast enough. Are you keeping your dampers open? Maybe your stack is to small.
My 500 gallon offset will run equal temps across the grate. Key is airflow.
Try leaving the firebox door cracked open.I have 4' of 8" pipe.. I can try another section. I went with the black stove pipe.
All of my vents were wide open.
daveomak Any suggestions on getting more even temps across grate for the reverse flow?
the fat 120 gal is what I'm looking for.. saving this.. thanks.The members here have found that upper air inlets on the FB, will move heat from the FB to the CC without adding additional air to the fire...
So, the lower air inlets control the heat and the upper air inlets move that heat to help reduce fuel consumption, reduce creosote and even out temps across the cooking surface...
They make your smoker a more versatile cooker...
One member has found he can control his RF smoker at 80F for smoking cheese...
Takes some getting used to but the results are worth the effort...
Here's his build thread....
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/short-fat-120-gallon-build.238321/page-7#post-1641495
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