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06-24-2018, 10:16 AM | #61 |
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Literally, I cut the intake and replaced the intake door with a wider one. Now I have no issues cooking with the firebox door closed and all vents open maintaining temp with a small fire. Before doing this, I had to cook with the firebox door open. I don't doubt your vertical offset drafts properly. Mine is a horizontal offset and a small one at 24x36. I have to burn a very small fire to maintain low enough temps...problem is, the smaller fire is harder to maintain with a small coal base. Before the fix, as soon as I closed the firebox door (all vents wide open), the fire would smolder. And yes...I used well aged wood (2 years aged post oak split to even smaller than coke sized diameter and about 6" long) and prewarmed splits by actually placing them inside the firebox off to the side of the fire.
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06-24-2018, 10:19 AM | #62 |
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Don't remember if my value is 1 or 1.25 in.
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06-24-2018, 12:13 PM | #63 | |
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06-24-2018, 12:22 PM | #64 |
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Plenty of things made with great engineering have room for improvement. Nothing wrong with making a wider window of adjustment. More precise control for moving more air. Think of all the mods available for motors on just about everything that are about moving more air.
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06-24-2018, 01:01 PM | #65 |
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06-24-2018, 02:10 PM | #66 | |
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06-24-2018, 02:25 PM | #67 |
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I had my door cracked several times when adding new logs. Didn't know if it was just the learning curve or if I'll always need to do that.
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06-24-2018, 02:27 PM | #68 |
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I'm not sure :) There is no obvious trap for it. I imagine if you're cooking something really greasy, the grease will run off the edges and work its way down to the firebox eventually. However, when I do smashburgers, I make super thin patties and get my Grill Grates so hot that most there's not a ton of grease runoff. It's sort of burning in place. So I don't think it'll be a problem for me. I'll certainly never cook something like bacon on the griddle, though.
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06-24-2018, 02:27 PM | #69 | |
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06-24-2018, 02:33 PM | #70 |
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A small bucket or gallon jug won't solve the problem for anyone who is using water in the smoker, or cleaning out with water after the smoke. I used at least 8 gallons of water cleaning her last night, and I don't want all that greasy water spraying on my storage rack. For now, I filled up a five gallon bucket twice and tossed the water in the woods. But it was a pain fitting the bucket under the ball valve even empty, and obviously even less fun getting it back out once the bucket had 4 gallons or so of water in it.
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06-24-2018, 02:39 PM | #71 |
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LIST UPDATED JUNE 24, 2018
LSG's Videos: Walkaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-qQNYp4uWE Chicken Leg Quarters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS9OxLwbt1g Brisket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKLwheAxRpo Ribeye Steaks Sear vs Reverse Sear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYiWPKerLgc&t=5s Customer Videos: Uncrating: https://youtu.be/guWUE5kzjqI Arrival & Walkaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unyi...ature=youtu.be What is Crossflow?: https://youtu.be/mIBtmhEaZGA The Grass Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEYbhiqRQXc Initial Burn In - Part 1 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_j79fAVR0k Initial Burn In - Part 2 of 2: https://youtu.be/SDuW7imu564 Can I Griddle & Smoke At the Same Time?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St4m...ature=youtu.be
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06-24-2018, 02:50 PM | #72 |
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Can’t speak to your particular model, but with my 24x36 I tried everything in my arsenal (very small splits, preheated splits inside the firebox, using over seasoned wood, floor fan blowing into the firebox, adjusting leveling of the smoker, running it without tuning plates to minimize resistance). I know a lot of people (Franklin most notably) say to cook with the firebox door open, but I was annoyed that I had to do it as a requirement and not just an option. With my intake now larger, cooks are much less of a headache and more enjoyable.
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06-24-2018, 02:54 PM | #73 |
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Guys, the "Arrival & Walkaround" video I just posted to the updated list above is from Kenyatta Robinson, a guy in SoCal who just took receipt of his new 20x42 LSG this weekend. He's got several accessories that I did not order, and his video was really interesting - if you think my delivery was scary, you should watch his :)
With another 20x42 user posting vids, we'll all benefit from better variety.
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06-24-2018, 02:56 PM | #74 | |
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06-24-2018, 03:03 PM | #75 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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You guys need to contact Chris. He'll be glad to help. I don't own one but i have spoken to him a couple times and know his reputation. I'd be very surprised to find that he designed these to be run with the door cracked.
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