- Feb 19, 2008
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Hi folks,
I built a fridge smoker using this 5000 watt element: http://http://www.sausagemaker.com/i...ROD&ProdID=267
I am using a thermostat from McMaster Carr and all works well except the temperature range is very wide from turning off to turning back on. I was cold smoking some snack sticks and it would shut off at 110deg. but would not kick back on until it fell to 90deg. or even a little lower. I wanted a much narrower range but was wondering if this was normal?
I was thinking I might replace it with one for an oven but most of those have a range of like 165deg-500deg. Can I calibrate this so I can get a low of around 90 since I will never need anything above 300? Lastly, would the temp. range be narrower than what I am using now?
Thanks for your help!
I built a fridge smoker using this 5000 watt element: http://http://www.sausagemaker.com/i...ROD&ProdID=267
I am using a thermostat from McMaster Carr and all works well except the temperature range is very wide from turning off to turning back on. I was cold smoking some snack sticks and it would shut off at 110deg. but would not kick back on until it fell to 90deg. or even a little lower. I wanted a much narrower range but was wondering if this was normal?
I was thinking I might replace it with one for an oven but most of those have a range of like 165deg-500deg. Can I calibrate this so I can get a low of around 90 since I will never need anything above 300? Lastly, would the temp. range be narrower than what I am using now?
Thanks for your help!