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Neonnblack · 02-27-2013, 08:25 PM

So i live in a high altitude ~5000 feet ASL. I never have trouble keeping my temps consistent from 200 to 350 i can control and keep it easily. Last weekend at a BBQ i had taken it with me where the elevation is around sea level, Sacramento. And boy did i have fun trying to keep temps from getting out of hand, to the point of having to close it all down even the exhaust, to get it down.

And dont get me started about opening the lid, here i can open the lid do stuff, close it, and it drops temp the brings itself back to where it was. There, i would get a 50-100 degree spike depending on how long it was opened.

Could my drum be that leaky that elevation change can completely change how it acts? I thought i was fairly well sealed.

I started this so i didnt hijack the other thread about leaky smokers.

02-27-2013, 08:25 PM	#1
Neonnblack Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-15-13 Location: Reno, NV	Altitudes and your UDS So i live in a high altitude ~5000 feet ASL. I never have trouble keeping my temps consistent from 200 to 350 i can control and keep it easily. Last weekend at a BBQ i had taken it with me where the elevation is around sea level, Sacramento. And boy did i have fun trying to keep temps from getting out of hand, to the point of having to close it all down even the exhaust, to get it down. And dont get me started about opening the lid, here i can open the lid do stuff, close it, and it drops temp the brings itself back to where it was. There, i would get a 50-100 degree spike depending on how long it was opened. Could my drum be that leaky that elevation change can completely change how it acts? I thought i was fairly well sealed. I started this so i didnt hijack the other thread about leaky smokers.