Pitmaker safe opinions, exhaust vent positions

Sorry for the late reply. The intake on the guru is about 30% open. (I’m running the 10cfm fan). If you open it too much it will draw enough to run the temp up even though the fan isn’t running. Also, for the sausage smoking temps, I don’t preheat.




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I fill the tray full of B&B lump and light one corner. Preheat the cook chamber with a pear burner. Run the exhaust vent wide open and adjust the intake valve to 1/4 to 1/2 open depending on the desired temp.

If I am running my guru I keep the same above intake/exhaust setting and adjust intake on the fane to 30-50%.

I have a maze and never use it. I rarely if ever need more than one line of coals and chunks about 6-7" wide. Mine is a Vault so the size may play into it some. Fuel consumption varies depending how full the cooker is too.

No guru for me. I don't compete. The air flow is so tight, once you figure out the pit, you'll find it cruises along just fine without all the electronics. Learn the pit first and if you really want electronics for monitoring, then go for it. You may find it unnecessary. That's the advice the guys at pitmaker gave me, and they were right.

Hank151 said:

There’s a 500 dollar upgrade to make the cart in all stainless steel this rig is gonna have to stay outside all the time in the weather that being said anyone thinks it’s worth it to have them build the cart in all stainless?

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I wish I could offer some advice on this one but my vault is kept inside when not being used. Their painting process was a zinc primer and an epoxy paint when I bought mine and it still looks new after about 3 years of use. There is one YouTube’r using a Pitmaker safe (Dallas cowboys paint scheme, Michel Douglas I think) that has done a lot of videos and it appears his is kept outside, you might try to get ahold of him for advice.

Even though I do use a cyberQ for some of my cooks (and I do like it) I don’t think I would buy one right away. These cabinets are really easy to run without any help for most type cooks. Eliminating that purchase would go a long was towards the upgrade.

You mentioned pizza in an earlier post. I did see a YouTube video on a pizza cook, I think by J$, where he put the fire grate in the main cooking chamber. I’ve never done this but I don’t think it would hurt anything to try. I accidentally let mine get up to 450 once and didn’t have any problems from it.



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Hank I just dump in the B&B lump and light it up. I always have lump left after a cook.