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I've been using a microdamper for many years now and it seems to be on the fritz. I'm sure it's fixable, but I would prefer to either buy or build a new one. I've always liked @WBegg's Adapt-a-damper design. And, I'm aware of the STL files posted here. I don't have a 3d printer. I'm sure I...

I recently purchased Cowboy Oak & Hickory Hardwood Lump Charcoal from Costco. I was shocked to see that my bag included scrap tongue and groove material. That's definitely the last bag of Cowboy I'll ever buy. The bag says that it's all natural Oak and Hickory.

It's been awhile since I last posted. And, because I've been working on my weight, I haven't been doing long cooks or smoking fattier foods like ribs or butts. But, I did smoke a couple of butts for the 4th and the cook was impressive. I'm "slow" cooking a pork loin now. And, the temperature...

I just wanted to pass this along for anyone who might be able to connect to their HM one minute and not the next. The short story is that I changed routers. I moved from an Asus AC3100 to a Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000. The back story is that I have had intermittent connection problems with...

I was wondering how difficult it would be to add an option to override the PID settings when a certain dT was hit. For example, if I overshoot my target by several degrees, the fire will often snuff itself out trying to descend back to target. I realize with more practice that I can avoid that...

Water Pan Cover I was browsing around Amazon this morning and ran across this water pan cover. It seemed a bit pricey for the 22.5". Has anyone found an off the shelf pizza pan or some other serving tray that fits like this? I know a lot of people use clay pot saucers. But, I'm not...

I'm unable to get outside my local network from my HM. This explains why NTP couldn't set the date/time. It also explains why, today when upgrading to v14, I couldn't put the URL in and update that way. I had to download the gz and browse to it. I first started noticing the clock issue a few...

I own this thermocouple. Is it okay to cut a few feet off of it and reattach it to the connector?

I'm trying to figure what triggers the output produced by "I" to change. For example, I forgot to close my top vent soon enough on my Akorn while starting my fire and overshot my 225F set point significantly. "I" remained stuck at 11.8% for probably the entire time I was over my set temp. I...

My LCD spontaneously stopped displaying data. It had been working fine. I don't know if this is relevant to the issue, but I have been leaving the HM plugged in lately while doing test runs to get my PIDs tuned. So, it was already plugged in when I decided to use it on a cook yesterday. At...

I think I may have finally got my PID dialed in on my Akorn (P=3 I=0.001 D=15)!!!!!! FWIW, I shut the top vent down onto an 1/8" drill bit to measure the opening. So, if that little tidbit helps anyone. I have a bad feeling this won't last (or be repeatable, is what I mean). But, I'm...

I don't know if anyone has already posted this. But, Ace Hardware has many Weber grills 30% off for 3 days starting today. My local store told me that they only have one of some of them.

I was trying to figure out why my servo wasn't moving (could just be my config as I don't quite get the servo part of that yet) and I shorted something. With the HM running, I was using my multimeter on the plug on the damper end of the ethernet cable. I'm using the MicroDamper with the plug...

Anyone have any idea where I can scavenge a BS170 MOSFET N-Channel. I soldered one a little crooked and snapped it trying to straighten it. I've got one from Mouser in my cart. But, I can't help thinking I can rob one off of something I have lying around the house. Probably not, but I...

I built a HeaterMeter 4.1. I'm not positive which Pi I used. I think it's the B with 256MB Ram. It has Ethernet and 13 pairs of GPIO pins. Well, it seems to have bit the dust (spraying water on it tends to do that). However, the LinkMeter part seems to be okay because the LCD never quit...

Is anyone experiencing problems with their TX-1001X-OP probes? I bought 2, one for my pit and one for food. During a long cook awhile back, the food probe spiked out of control. I took the probe out and plugged into my Chef Alarm (what it's actually designed for) and it read HHH. So, I...

I used Bob's "Bacon Made Easy" recipe to make bacon for my first time. I was very happy with the results. My brother-in-law thought it was a tad bit too salty, but I didn't. We did leave it for 10 days so that we could cook it on a Saturday. That could have made it more salty, I suppose...

I thought it would be fun to see what kind of cool homepage customizations that everyone can up with. I've been thinking about starting this thread for awhile. But, I was holding off until I finished my own. But, I'm jumping the gun a little here because I wanted to go ahead and share what I...

i cooked 2 racks of ribs yesterday. I raised my pit temp to 250 for the first time. Cooked for 5.5 hours. I didn't get many pictures. Here's a couple.

I've cooked chicken a couple of times on my 18" smoker and never really know how long that I want to cook them. I've cooked wings for up to 3 hrs at 220'ish and was pretty happy with those results. I just put 2 whole chickens on at 250. I was thinking about cooking them by time instead of temp...