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Old 06-11-2014, 07:41 PM   #1
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Hello all!

I went and took the plunge to buy a Backwoods G2 Party about a month ago after hearing lots of great news about them. Fired it up that night with a few lump briquettes to season the inside and it smelled awesome.

Now to the problem: I can't keep the temp below 270 when I load it up for a cook and it usually ends up hitting 280 on the Guru. I've tried briquettes, lump, more and less of each. If bought the Humprey snake kit as well as just making a U channel. The water pan is full, the diverter shield is installed. Right now I have both doors closed and the guru fan un-plugged and it is running a 280??? I've made sure the slam doors are tight as far as I can tell.

Any suggestions where to look next or what to do would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

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Old 06-11-2014, 08:19 PM   #2
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How are you lighting it? Too many hot coals out of the gate?
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Old 06-11-2014, 08:21 PM   #3
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Also, I know you said you think both doors are tight. When I was using Backwoods, I had a an issue with my firebox door not latching all the way which led to climbing temps. Might want to double check that
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Also, I know you said you think both doors are tight. When I was using Backwoods, I had a an issue with my firebox door not latching all the way which led to climbing temps. Might want to double check that
at first those doors can be a PITA to close.
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Yeah knowing how you light it would help. Also have you tried running it without the Guru?
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I agree with the above. Maybe too much lit charcoal or something is not airtight. Start with fewer lit coals and try setting up a maze/snake in the firebox. Opening the door too often will stoke the fire also. What's the guru set at? Try setting it at a lower temp.
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how far open is the guru fan damper?
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Thanks for the replies and help! I am running a snake and putting in about 4"x4" of lit charcoal to start. I have run it without the Guru only once and it did run slightly lower. The Guru adapter was still in and after a bit the temps started to climb so I taped over part of the Guru adapter cylinder.
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how far open is the guru fan damper?
Fan dampener is all the way open
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you need to shut it down, its drafting through the fan
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Also, I know you said you think both doors are tight. When I was using Backwoods, I had a an issue with my firebox door not latching all the way which led to climbing temps. Might want to double check that
My current method has been to make them tight enough that you have to slam them to close, can't really push them close. Is this the proper technique or should I be doing some thing different?

Thanks for the help!!!!!
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Thanks for the replies and help! I am running a snake and putting in about 4"x4" of lit charcoal to start. I have run it without the Guru only once and it did run slightly lower. The Guru adapter was still in and after a bit the temps started to climb so I taped over part of the Guru adapter cylinder.
Are you slowly ramping up the guru temp? Like if I want to run 275 I'll set my cyberq initially at 240-250 because it always seems to overshoot a little to around 260. Once it overshoots and stabilizes I'll bump it the last 15 degrees.

I've run briquettes and lump and always lit it in the back with 2 weber cubes so my fire also starts small. My cyberq is on the back damper nearest the fire.
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you need to shut it down, its drafting through the fan
Just reloaded the snake and shut-down the fan damper like you suggested, fingers crossed!

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Old 06-11-2014, 09:02 PM   #14
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What is the lowest practical temp these will run at? For example, will a g2 party cook at 225 or is that asking it to do something it's not designed to do?
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225 should be no issue. I think they have a harder time getting higher temps when filled with water.
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