Brent Cooley
TVWBB Member
Hey everyone!
I'm starting to gather ideas on how to hook up a heatermeter fan to a Weber kettle grill with the one-touch system. I've seen a variety of ideas online for the PartyQ and Stoker ATC units. I've also seen a few ideas in this forum. My main question is more about where in the kettle to put a hole to attach the fan rather than how to physically attach it to the outside. I'm pretty set with either a dog bowl-type physical connection or a 3/4" copper connection that I've seen for other cookers in this forum.
In PartyQ/Stoker type installations with a Weber kettle, I've seen:
Some people drill the fan hole above the charcoal grate.
Some others drill the fan hole below the charcoal grate.
Sometimes there is a small deflector on the inside of the hole to direct the air downward.
I imagine a hole under the charcoal grate would be best to support airflow to the coals. But, then again, that's only a few inches above where ash lands at the bottom of the kettle. I'd like to still be able to use the one touch cleaning fins which come within an inch or two of the bottom of the charcoal grate.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the best hole placement on this type of kettle?
P.S. I do indirect cooking 100% of the time with either a minion/banked method on one end or a snake most of the way around.
I'm starting to gather ideas on how to hook up a heatermeter fan to a Weber kettle grill with the one-touch system. I've seen a variety of ideas online for the PartyQ and Stoker ATC units. I've also seen a few ideas in this forum. My main question is more about where in the kettle to put a hole to attach the fan rather than how to physically attach it to the outside. I'm pretty set with either a dog bowl-type physical connection or a 3/4" copper connection that I've seen for other cookers in this forum.
In PartyQ/Stoker type installations with a Weber kettle, I've seen:
Some people drill the fan hole above the charcoal grate.
Some others drill the fan hole below the charcoal grate.
Sometimes there is a small deflector on the inside of the hole to direct the air downward.
I imagine a hole under the charcoal grate would be best to support airflow to the coals. But, then again, that's only a few inches above where ash lands at the bottom of the kettle. I'd like to still be able to use the one touch cleaning fins which come within an inch or two of the bottom of the charcoal grate.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the best hole placement on this type of kettle?
P.S. I do indirect cooking 100% of the time with either a minion/banked method on one end or a snake most of the way around.