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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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03-28-2013, 02:13 PM | #16 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-18-12
Location: Dearborn Mi, Manton Mi
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offsets are all about airflow, and lots of it You may need a bigger intake than what you have also, hard to say. Do you have clean blue smoke? What are you using for fuel? just charcoal or sticks too? |
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03-28-2013, 02:17 PM | #17 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 01-02-13
Location: La Mirada, CA
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I think you're right about the airflow, definitely the exhaust. I think I'll start with new gauges, then more exhaust and see what happens from there. Two bad those 3/4" ball valves are like 14$ each! |
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03-28-2013, 02:21 PM | #18 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 01-02-13
Location: La Mirada, CA
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The smoke was thick and white when I first lit the fire for about 45 minutes. Then it turned thin and blue. Once the sun went down I couldn't even see any smoke coming out at all. |
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03-28-2013, 02:24 PM | #19 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-18-12
Location: Dearborn Mi, Manton Mi
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I see
I would not use ball valves, I would cut a hole in it a little smaller than the size of a tuna fish can top or whatever and then attach the can top to the drum with a single screw so you can adjust the flow, kind of like a shutter. Maybe not use a tuna can lid, but you get the idea Maybe some kind of sliding door arrangement tell ya what though for a totally new untested design you did damn well on your first cook!!! |
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03-28-2013, 02:31 PM | #20 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 01-02-13
Location: La Mirada, CA
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Thanks a lot!! "Build first test later" has always been a problem for me...
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03-28-2013, 02:57 PM | #21 | |
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Join Date: 02-20-13
Location: South of Dallas
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03-28-2013, 03:03 PM | #22 | |
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Join Date: 08-01-12
Location: Fairfield, Florida
Name/Nickname : Dave
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03-28-2013, 03:08 PM | #23 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 01-02-13
Location: La Mirada, CA
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No maybe I miss typed but I definately leave the 2" exhaust open at all times. I don't even have a damper on it.
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03-28-2013, 03:11 PM | #24 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 01-02-13
Location: La Mirada, CA
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Any ideas on materials for a chimney? I can cut the 2" existing hole bigger and make it 3 or 4", but what should I use for a chimney? Home Deeps only has black Iron pipe up to 1" or galvy sheet metal ducts and chimney caps. Is galvy ok to use just for the chimney outlet?
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03-28-2013, 03:16 PM | #25 | |
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03-28-2013, 03:17 PM | #26 |
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Join Date: 04-04-09
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
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Look in the electrical conduit department at Home Depot or Lowes. They should have something that screws right into that bung hole, and even if it is galvanized its just being used for exhaust. You can even soak it in toilet bowl cleaner and that will eat the galvanizing right off of it.
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03-28-2013, 03:21 PM | #27 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 12-19-12
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Great lookin build! I'm jealous, I definitely want a vertical offset one of these days. Is the gauge you bought a Brinkmann by chance? If so I bought the same gauge and dont worry... its a POS! I had my rig up to about 325 with that worthless gauge reading 175 degrees.
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03-28-2013, 03:22 PM | #28 |
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-01-12
Location: Fairfield, Florida
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OK I see you are leaving the 2" exhaust open, my bad. I would think you need at least a 3". Look for a custom muffler shop, they should be able to cut an sell you a 3 ft chunk of 3" pretty cheap. It will be galvanized or nickel plated but its OK for the exhaust.
One 3" will give you the same 3.7 square inch exhaust area you have with the four 3/4" inlets.
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03-28-2013, 03:43 PM | #29 | |
Got Wood.
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03-28-2013, 03:46 PM | #30 | |
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