Qbert60
Take a breath!
Hey folks. I have the following issues that I am hoping the people here can help address.
The PIT:
Dimensions - 48" L x 24" H x 36" W. The cooker has 6 sides to it. I know weird right? It was a pit that was on a trailer that LOWES had out parked out in front of the store. I wouldn't normally have bought, BUT I was able to knock down the price significantly. It's 1/8" steel plate and it leaks like bad plumbing. It has a similar shaped offset firebox that is connected to the chamber via square tube. Very inefficient. Google Carry-on BBQ Trailer and you can see. Don't judge me.
The IDEAS:
New firebox, a lowered smoke stack, and a 2nd shelf in the chamber.
What I've DONE:
Fab shop built a 24" x 24" x 24" with 2 " insulation firebox. I modeled it using the BBQ Calculator. Full size door. About a 5" L x 2" W vent. (I know, not close to be long enough.) Opening to the chamber is is 18"W x 6"H. Honestly looks Bad A$$.
Also lowered the smoke stack to grate level. According to the BBQ Calculator, I needed 1, 6" diameter pipe about 36" high. He didn't have 6" pipe, so he made 2, 3.5" stacks and offset them, one on top of the other. THe bottom one is 36" high and the other one is about 25" high
Problems:
I don't think I am getting enough draft. The pit only got up to about 150*. I know that the vent on the firebox isn't close to being large enough, but I look at the Jambo boxes (with out the boiler door) and I don't see a vent to begin with. Now, the box doesn't have a fire grate in it yet. I used a small charcoal basket I made for my offset Char-griller. I lit some lump, let it get ashy, and through some hickory splits in it. Maybe not enough? I have to hold the firebox door open to keep the fire lit. Any idea's how high the grate (I am building one) should be in relation to the openning to the cook chamber?
Please help me?
The PIT:
Dimensions - 48" L x 24" H x 36" W. The cooker has 6 sides to it. I know weird right? It was a pit that was on a trailer that LOWES had out parked out in front of the store. I wouldn't normally have bought, BUT I was able to knock down the price significantly. It's 1/8" steel plate and it leaks like bad plumbing. It has a similar shaped offset firebox that is connected to the chamber via square tube. Very inefficient. Google Carry-on BBQ Trailer and you can see. Don't judge me.
The IDEAS:
New firebox, a lowered smoke stack, and a 2nd shelf in the chamber.
What I've DONE:
Fab shop built a 24" x 24" x 24" with 2 " insulation firebox. I modeled it using the BBQ Calculator. Full size door. About a 5" L x 2" W vent. (I know, not close to be long enough.) Opening to the chamber is is 18"W x 6"H. Honestly looks Bad A$$.
Also lowered the smoke stack to grate level. According to the BBQ Calculator, I needed 1, 6" diameter pipe about 36" high. He didn't have 6" pipe, so he made 2, 3.5" stacks and offset them, one on top of the other. THe bottom one is 36" high and the other one is about 25" high
Problems:
I don't think I am getting enough draft. The pit only got up to about 150*. I know that the vent on the firebox isn't close to being large enough, but I look at the Jambo boxes (with out the boiler door) and I don't see a vent to begin with. Now, the box doesn't have a fire grate in it yet. I used a small charcoal basket I made for my offset Char-griller. I lit some lump, let it get ashy, and through some hickory splits in it. Maybe not enough? I have to hold the firebox door open to keep the fire lit. Any idea's how high the grate (I am building one) should be in relation to the openning to the cook chamber?
Please help me?