- Sep 1, 2005
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Hi,
I have a new vertical gas smoker and I am having trouble maintaining an internal temperature of less than 275F on it's lowest setting and with an ambient temp of 75F outdoors. The unit has a single, butterfly-type vent on the top, but no vents near the base.
I am not against making some minor modifications, and I was wondering if drilling some vent holes down low on the side(s) would eleviate the high temp issue without producing adverse effects. I spoke to the manufacturer, and they are sending another gas valve, but I am not hopeful that this will solve the problem. They said that last year's model had two additional butterfly vents, one on each side down low, but that they had received a lot of complaints about temps that were too low. They said that perhaps they over-compensated by removing both vents.
My intention would be to use a small hole saw to add the necessary amount of ventilation, one hole at a time so as not to overdo it. Perhaps I could fabricate a sliding cover for additional control of the temps. What do you all think?
Thanks for your advice!
jsa
I have a new vertical gas smoker and I am having trouble maintaining an internal temperature of less than 275F on it's lowest setting and with an ambient temp of 75F outdoors. The unit has a single, butterfly-type vent on the top, but no vents near the base.
I am not against making some minor modifications, and I was wondering if drilling some vent holes down low on the side(s) would eleviate the high temp issue without producing adverse effects. I spoke to the manufacturer, and they are sending another gas valve, but I am not hopeful that this will solve the problem. They said that last year's model had two additional butterfly vents, one on each side down low, but that they had received a lot of complaints about temps that were too low. They said that perhaps they over-compensated by removing both vents.
My intention would be to use a small hole saw to add the necessary amount of ventilation, one hole at a time so as not to overdo it. Perhaps I could fabricate a sliding cover for additional control of the temps. What do you all think?
Thanks for your advice!
jsa