heating element

[Spenc123420]

i built a smoker out of 1" its 45"x47"x68" then insulated with inch and covered then with 1/4 laun... i bought a 1500w heating element for replacement smoker.. having trouble getting smoker over 110 degrees.. what do i need to get my smoker to 200? any help appriciated

 

[Winterrider]

Built out of 1" what
location your at, North, South, cold, warm?
A bit more info and we can get some answers that may help.

 

[weedeater]

Got any pics of the smoker? Built it out of 1” what? Insulated with what? Covered with 1/4 laun? Need a little more info and we can help. Your using heating element. How are you planning to create smoke? Chips, dust, pellets?

Weedeater

 

[kruizer]

Welcome to SMF from Minnesota.

 

[Bigtank]

Welcome from Iowa, we need more info.

 

[old sarge]

Welcome Spenc123420. I'm guessing you have a smoker roughly 4 foot square, + -, made of plywood, and nearly 6 foot tall with the interior lined with luan. You need to provide a lot more information to get some meaningful help.

 

[Spenc123420]

made of 1inch rough cute spruse board an batten, on inside 1inch ridged board insulation.. then covered with 1/4 inch lauan.. in the cieling its 4 pieces of 6 inch fiberglass insulation.. i live in northeast pa so temps were 30* today

 

[Spenc123420]

not sure hownto post picture

 

[Spenc123420]

i was using it for cold smoking

 

[Spenc123420]

this is inside i finished today.. didnt get picture s in the light

 

[Spenc123420]

this was cold smoking before the renovations

 

[old sarge]

Nice looking unit. But that is a mighty large space to heat up. I am not sure 1500 watts is enough. Just thinking the interior wood is going to suck up a lot of the heat before equilibrium is reached and the interior air temp that you want to achieve is realized. Hopefully those with experience on building such a smokehouse will chime in. But I do like it!

 

[weedeater]

That is a nice looking smoker. As I understand it you were using it for cold smoking and now are adding the option of hot smoking. That is a lot of space to try and heat with 1500 watts. A MES 30 has an 800 watt heating element to heat just a few cubic feet. Your trying to heat 80 to 100 cubic feet. Not saying it can’t be done but it looks like an uphill challenge to me.

Might help to raise your element up some off the floor. Some small velocity air movement also might help. Maybe others have suggestions beyond the obvious of more wattage.

Weedeater

 

[Spenc123420]

thanks, yes thats what im thinking its to big to heat with that element.. looking for options not sure what to would like my final product to be able to cold smoke, hot smoke, and aging/drying chamber.. not sure what to do ?

 

[Murray]

Looks like a small sauna. Anyone know what the wattage is in a small sauna? You would need a heater larger than a sauna but knowing the heating requirements of a sauna would give you an idea of what you need.

 

[fivetricks]

This should give you some idea of the wattage of a sauna. But you're going to need to put out nearly double the temp that these elements do. I'm not an expert in that end of it, but you're going to have a power generation puzzle to figure out I'm guessing.

 

[Winterrider]

Is heating with propane out of the question? Could use like a turkey fryer burner with needle valve outside. That's a lot of space to heat with 1500 watts.

 

[Spenc123420]

yea im thinking propane is going to be my cheaper solution

 

[Spenc123420]

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This should give you some idea of the wattage of a sauna. But you're going to need to put out nearly double the temp that these elements do. I'm not an expert in that end of it, but you're going to have a power generation puzzle to figure out I'm guessing.

yea its going to take alot to get it to temp.. maybe the propane way is the best ?

 

[Winterrider]

https://bayouclassicstore.com/gascookers/SP40.html
this is the one I use in my big smoker.