Got a few magnets and bricks at Lowes today. With exhaust fully open I can only get it up to 230-235 and it's still way overloaded with cherry.
I think that with the addition of the water pan and having two racks as well as the deep probe thermo, going at this w/o the door would be somewhat of a problem...as would cleanup / storage.
I'm all ears yet quite stubborn and dead set on making the door work for me.
ETA: Looks like when I pull the magnets from the door, temp raises 10 deg. (240-245) Pull the intake magnets and pickup another 10 deg. (250-255) I put them back one at a time and temp dropped back to where it should be. This is awesome. Hope it's consistent.
