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06-11-2014, 07:41 PM | #1 |
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Backwoods G2 Party temp control
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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!!! Mark
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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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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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06-11-2014, 08:32 PM | #4 |
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06-11-2014, 08:42 PM | #6 |
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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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06-11-2014, 08:44 PM | #8 |
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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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06-11-2014, 08:45 PM | #9 |
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Fan dampener is all the way open
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06-11-2014, 08:46 PM | #11 | |
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Thanks for the help!!!!!
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06-11-2014, 08:48 PM | #12 | |
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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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06-11-2014, 08:55 PM | #13 |
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Just reloaded the snake and shut-down the fan damper like you suggested, fingers crossed!
Thanks!!!
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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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06-11-2014, 09:18 PM | #15 |
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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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