How do you turn a WSM off?

[vision]

On my first smoke I closed all vents when finished. The smoker cooled down but later I noticed water dripping through a bottom vent. Water was condensing all over the unit and was running down into the charcoal pan.

Today I only closed the bottom vents and the smoker is not stopping. So, how are you all turning these off?

 

[ellymae]

I just shut them all down - no air = no fire.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Turn the kanoodervalve to the left.

 

[vision]

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I just shut them all down - no air = no fire.

Do you get water dripping down into the ashes?
 

 

[shortend]

Shut all the vents. A WSM isn't air tight so if the top vent is open, it can still draft. Even with all of them shut, it can still take a while to die down. There is quite a bit of condensation in most smokers, even with no water in the water pan. Nothing to worry about.

 

[SmokinAl]

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