Thanks and a good point. I do plan on doing that, but probably not until it is painted.
Is the bracket I need obvious or will I be needing to make something work?
This is from one of the many pages and posters, not my list as I built mine differently.anybody got a list or know of a basic list for parts for building a uds ?
There are several things you can do to trouble shoot but it seems to me you would want to focus your attention to a few areas first.I am having a heck of a time getting my UDS up to temp.
I have 3 3/4 inch intakes, one is just a straight nipple with a cap and the other 2 have an elbow with a 2 foot pipe and a ball valve.
The intake holes are drilled 3 inches from the bottom.
The lid has 4 3/4 exhaust ports.
My charcoal basket is a Weber 18.5 charcoal grate as a base and 16 gauge expanded metal welded to it.
I added 4 inch tall legs to the bottom of the basket. I have attached a picture of both my barrel and charcoal basket.
I have tried methods such as lighting a few briquettes and adding to the top and letting them burn down.
Also today I light a whole chimney of coal and poured them on the bottom and add the unlit coals to these.
Both of the methods failed to get the temp up after waiting at least a half hour.
My best guess is to eliminate the legs on my basket? I'm baffled anything will help thanks.
I am having a heck of a time getting my UDS up to temp.
I have 3 3/4 inch intakes, one is just a straight nipple with a cap and the other 2 have an elbow with a 2 foot pipe and a ball valve.
The intake holes are drilled 3 inches from the bottom.
The lid has 4 3/4 exhaust ports.
My charcoal basket is a Weber 18.5 charcoal grate as a base and 16 gage expanded metal welded to it.
I added 4 inch tall legs to the bottom of the basket. I have attached a picture of both my barrel and charcoal basket.
I have tried methods such as lighting a few briquettes and adding to the top and letting them burn down.
Also today I light a whole chimney of coal and poured them on the bottom and add the unlit coals to these.
Both of the methods failed to get the temp up after waiting at least a half hour.
My best guess is to eliminate the legs on my basket? I'm baffled anything will help thanks.
Shoot...now I'm nervous about mine. 3 3/4" intakes with caps and 1 3/4" intake on an 18" riser with a ball valve. I think I should be able to get plenty of air in, I just hope the ball-valve is effective at adjusting temps.