Lang 48 patio

[Dantij]

Just bought my 1st offset smoker. Went with the Lang 48 patio. I found a tiny hole under the belly of the cooker, close to the drain. Does this serve a purpose?

 

[SmokinAl]

I don't think that hole is supposed to be there. I just looked at my Lang, & there is no hole. You might want to call Lang.
Al

 

[atomicsmoke]

For mods?

 

[Dantij]

I don't think that hole is supposed to be there. I just looked at my Lang, & there is no hole. You might want to call Lang.
Al

exchanged emails with them. I was told that it is used as a drain in case water gets in the baffle allowing it to drain so it doesn't rust from the inside out.

 

[Dantij]

For mods?

Don't think so. It is about 3/16 of an inch.

 

[Dantij]

 

[flatbroke]

Mine has it. it is between the drain and nose right up against the drain pipe. Got my smoker in july

 

[flatbroke]

I don't know how it works but I have had water come out of it when steam cleaning. water shouldn't be going in to the bottom of the pan. should be sealed by the welds

 

[Dantij]

I don't know how it works but I have had water come out of it when steam cleaning. water shouldn't be going in to the bottom of the pan. should be sealed by the welds

Thanks for the reply. I was starting to think it wasn't supposed to be there.

 

[Dantij]

I also think that it could also be the steel sweating as it heats up??

 

[Nole4L]

I believe it's there by design. What I understand is they put there in case water gets the bottom part of the smoker (under the reverse flow plate). The drain with valve drains anything on top of the reverse flow but if water gets under the plate while cleaning it doesn't have a way to drain out without that hole. I have a Lang and it has one as well.

 

[SmokinAl]

If I happen to get any water under the RF plate it would just drain into the firebox, cause I have the thing setup so the firebox end is a little lower than the other end, but that has never happened yet. Maybe I should just drill a hole in the bottom anyway, just in case!
Al