goldencrunchs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Okay I took the log out and I’ll wait for it to heat. Plenty of red charcoal, just had a neighbour check what was going on 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, goldencrunchs said: A lot have turned white but little red. Gonna add a few more fire starters When they have turned white that means they have a covering of white ash, this is the perfect coal condition BBQing, cooking food on a grill over charcoal, but we need red hot burning coals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Temperature slowly rising were at 136 F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Stalled at 142, sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Nevermind opened the side vent and blowing on it were on 172! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Were on 200!! When do I add the wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Even at 240 I can’t get a thin smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Also the temperature drops if I stop blowing in the chamber lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 4 hours ago, goldencrunchs said: Even at 240 I can’t get a thin smoke Don't worry too much about thin smoke. Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 4:54 PM, goldencrunchs said: I found this stove rope in my grandads garage he said he’s good at applying it. Question, it’s round so I’m not sure if it will approve things. See the photos (it’s not glued yet) This should work a treat for the sides, maybe for the back with a bit of jigger pokery, but definitely not for the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I thought that for the sides but the bastards didn’t stay glued on. I’ve order d some 15mm and some 25mm flat self adhesive gonna give all the sides a proper scrub down and use that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 I've just finished reading through your emotional weekend, you need to get it sealed up first and foremost. Are you using the small grate for the bottom of the firebox? This is for maintaining an airflow around the charcoal so it should be used. Final point, you can always stick a pile of charcoal in the main box at one end of the suspended tray to maintain heat, while smoking merrily away using the firebox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 My emotional weekend that’s one way to put it hahaha! Oh my god no I wasn’t using the grate! I guess that raised the coal to oxygen level a bit more? Yeahp getting it sealed is first on my plan. Thanks for the tips man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 And oxygen can get under the coals then too! Damn ofcourse. but yeah my main problem wasn’t getting the temperature up it was that it would just slowly decrease whenever left alone even with vent door open and chimney open. Question, did you manage to seal your sides and back of the main chamber with flat rope? I’m hoping the 25mm stuff will do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) More oxygen = more heat as well Edited March 4, 2019 by HeyBertHeyErnie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Yeah exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Need that bottom grate in to lift coals off the bottom and allows oxygen to move through. I knew there was something glaearing wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Hahahah we sussed it guys! That plus the seal and I’ll be up and away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) I did, but if I was going to start from scratch I'd potentially do it differently. I installed a piece of right angle metal above the fire box parallel with the lid and sealed it all the way along with flat, On the other side with the tray I couldn't do that and stuck a piece of flat across both of the corners so that when it closed they brushed past each other and seal instead. I wish I'd done that on both sides, but you could also use the thicker rope to get a good seal. On the back I stuck flat to both the bottom and the rear of the base so they slid next to each other when the lid closed. Obviously stuck seal around the entire firebox lid because so much heat gets lost there, sealed the whole thing with high temp silicon as I built it, and sealed the firebox vent door up although this probably doesn't matter as much. If you look at my original post you can see me maintaining 240 Fahrenheit no worries, and I did this all day doing a brisket once. The maximum temp I've had in inclement weather was about 150 C and that was with an entire firebox of lit charcoal, both vents open, sat in the rain, smoking some sirloin for a couple of hours The biggest issue you probably had was dumping the charcoal on the base of the firebox. This offset style is really sensitive to having the lid opened as well, how many times did you open the lid? And what was the ambient temp? Look at the first few posts of this thread, too see pictures of what I did, if they're not on this thread, they are somewhere on her, clamps for firebox and all sorts. Edited March 4, 2019 by HeyBertHeyErnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Smokin Monkey said: Need that bottom grate in to lift coals off the bottom and allows oxygen to move through. I knew there was something glaearing wrong. I noticed it straight away, benefit of having the same one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I’m not quite sure what you mean by the right angle metal. I plan to just put the 15mm role along the firebox lid and the gap where the lid goes, and then the 25mm along the back and sides of the main chamber and the main chamber lid, but I may leave the front as the lip sits quite nicely anyway! Once all that is fitted, I’ll smoke something next weekend using the grate as well and hopefully we’ll see some improvement! I could get it to 250 F by blowing rather hard on the coal but as soon as I stopped it would just slowly decrease down until about 150, which would take about 15/20minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 7/4/2018 at 6:36 PM, HeyBertHeyErnie said: So finally got round to photographing my mods. Clamp on firebox hatch, flat stove rope on firebox hatch, stoverope on lid - both sides, stove rope on vent hatch, high heat silicone sealant around all spot-welded seams - bolt holes - joints of chimney etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 What I’ve done instead of the clamp is tied rope around the handle and to the leg and I simply tighten it and pull the knot on the leg down to close it tighter but it wasn’t very on the spot quick fix. I’ll look into getting a clamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 No grate??? no wonder it was hard??? ya gert silly ****** Nver mind I'm glad the problem was sorted?? Ice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldencrunchs Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 In my head I was like ‘ah they might fall through that may as well put em on the bottom’ Not my brightest moment, nevertheless a piece of woodsmoke amateur history now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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