UDS - Exhaust - 8 small holes vs smoke stack - Page 2

cowgirl · 01-10-2013, 08:34 PM

[QUOTE=grilling24x7;2324389].

Jeanie, your 8 holes are each 1/2"? You cook with all of them open I assume?

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They are 1" holes and I leave them open.

Toney Marconi · 01-10-2013, 08:40 PM

Granted, I haven't been in a Math class in 35 years but wouldn't it take 16 1/2 inch holes to equal 1 two inch hole?

AustinKnight · 01-10-2013, 09:03 PM

cowgirl might be on to something here....

Enkidu · 01-10-2013, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Toney Marconi

Granted, I haven't been in a Math class in 35 years but wouldn't it take 16 1/2 inch holes to equal 1 two inch hole?

Correct. Which means that cowgirl's UDS (which has eight 1" holes) has twice the area of one 2" hole, according to my calculations.

jrn · 01-11-2013, 01:12 AM

What about one 23" hole?

LT72884 · 01-11-2013, 02:04 AM

i only have one weber lid meself, i just use it for everything. haha

swamprb · 01-11-2013, 03:35 AM

My 85 and two 55 gallon drums have both Weber lids and barrel lids with eight 1/2" exhaust vents. My 15 gallon Mini has four 1/2" exhaust vents and Smokey Joe lid and the 30 gallon has an 18" Weber lid because it came w/o a lid.

I have experimented with a flat top lid with a Weber daisy wheel exhaust vent (4 hole) and it also worked fine, as with using a Weber lid I found meats cooked directly beneath the vent cooked faster.
So I actually prefer to cook with the drum lids with the 8 vent holes.

Mine are all Big Drum Smoker Clones, and I never cook indirect with them-thats what WSM's are for! www.bigdrumsmoker.com

swinn · 01-11-2013, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by yakdung

I believe it really doesn't matter. Use this gentleman as your guide:
http://youtu.be/ejpbwAXdKf0

Jay Vantuyl aka "The Snail"
http://books.google.com/books?id=h_r...0snail&f=false

Well whatta ya know, I live in Claycomo Missouri, Or basically right on the edge of it. I'll have to look this fella up.

cowgirl · 01-11-2013, 12:03 PM

I cook with all exhaust holes open on top and 90% of the time I have 2 air intakes open at the bottom.
I have 4 air intakes around the bottom of the drum. 3- 3/4" holes with pipe nipples and 1- 3/4" ball valve.

The drum has been working great for years.

My new BPS drum has the 8 hole wheel exhaust.

and two strips of intake holes around the bottom..just slide to open as many air holes as needed.

Love this BPS drum too.. works great!

tbutts · 01-11-2013, 12:11 PM

I went with a 2 inch exhaust right off the bung. With a small piece of stainless for a damper. works great!ImageUploadedByTapatalk1357927861.119830.jpg

cowgirl · 01-11-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tbutts

I went with a 2 inch exhaust right off the bung. With a small piece of stainless for a damper. works great!Attachment 74397

I like your damper...that's what I have on my horizontal wood burner.

Carbon · 01-11-2013, 01:42 PM

Standard Weber lid here.

swamprb · 01-11-2013, 02:01 PM

Eight is great!

My first drum employed the Weber lid Daisy wheel vent until I got hipped to the BDS!

Use what you got-its all good!

Carbon · 01-11-2013, 02:19 PM

Eight Is Enough

Just BS · 01-11-2013, 02:38 PM

You can try something like this....

01-10-2013, 08:34 PM	#16
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	[QUOTE=grilling24x7;2324389]. Jeanie, your 8 holes are each 1/2"? You cook with all of them open I assume? .QUOTE] They are 1" holes and I leave them open. __________________ jeanie sittin' by the campfire with my Brethren friends. Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

01-10-2013, 09:03 PM	#18
AustinKnight is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-23-10 Location: Austin Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	cowgirl might be on to something here.... __________________ \|HOOK'EM UDS\|MINI UDS\|22.5 WEBER PERF\|B&B\|OAK & PECAN\|DIGIQ\|TW8060\|THERMAPEN ORANGE\|Char-Griller Akorn\|Thin Blue Smokery\|

01-11-2013, 01:12 AM	#20
jrn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-30-12 Location: Quitman, Ms Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What about one 23" hole? __________________ UDS, mini wsm

01-11-2013, 02:04 AM	#21
LT72884 Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-07-09 Location: Draper Utah Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i only have one weber lid meself, i just use it for everything. haha __________________ http://grillofmydreams.blogspot.com http://thebreadjournal.blogspot.com

01-11-2013, 03:35 AM	#22
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My 85 and two 55 gallon drums have both Weber lids and barrel lids with eight 1/2" exhaust vents. My 15 gallon Mini has four 1/2" exhaust vents and Smokey Joe lid and the 30 gallon has an 18" Weber lid because it came w/o a lid. I have experimented with a flat top lid with a Weber daisy wheel exhaust vent (4 hole) and it also worked fine, as with using a Weber lid I found meats cooked directly beneath the vent cooked faster. So I actually prefer to cook with the drum lids with the 8 vent holes. Mine are all Big Drum Smoker Clones, and I never cook indirect with them-thats what WSM's are for! www.bigdrumsmoker.com __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

01-10-2013, 08:40 PM	#17
Toney Marconi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-26-12 Location: Richmond, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Granted, I haven't been in a Math class in 35 years but wouldn't it take 16 1/2 inch holes to equal 1 two inch hole?

01-11-2013, 12:03 PM	#24
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I cook with all exhaust holes open on top and 90% of the time I have 2 air intakes open at the bottom. I have 4 air intakes around the bottom of the drum. 3- 3/4" holes with pipe nipples and 1- 3/4" ball valve. The drum has been working great for years. My new BPS drum has the 8 hole wheel exhaust. and two strips of intake holes around the bottom..just slide to open as many air holes as needed. Love this BPS drum too.. works great! __________________ jeanie sittin' by the campfire with my Brethren friends. Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

01-11-2013, 12:11 PM	#25
tbutts On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-21-11 Location: california, Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I went with a 2 inch exhaust right off the bung. With a small piece of stainless for a damper. works great!ImageUploadedByTapatalk1357927861.119830.jpg

01-11-2013, 01:42 PM	#27
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Standard Weber lid here. __________________ UDS / Mini-WSM / Weber 22.5 OTG / Modified ECB / Lodge hibachi / 34" WFO.

01-11-2013, 02:01 PM	#28
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Eight is great! My first drum employed the Weber lid Daisy wheel vent until I got hipped to the BDS! Use what you got-its all good! __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

01-11-2013, 02:19 PM	#29
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Eight Is Enough __________________ UDS / Mini-WSM / Weber 22.5 OTG / Modified ECB / Lodge hibachi / 34" WFO.