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Spoke too soon, dropped 45 degrees and still struggling to get back up where it was. I'm baffled.

Ok, made some progress although doesn't live up to the hype, lowered the billows to the bottom hole of the vent which seems just enough lower and at an angle its blowing oxygen up and under the coals instead of over it, though I also had to open all of the vents, and it finally seems to be...

Seems to be red hot by the fan but won't keep the rest of the coal chamber with enough airflow. At this point I'm invested enough to try the 2nd fan expansion but still doesn't explain why so many others are having success with this setup. Might try lump next time, might allow for a little...

I'm spending so much time trying to get this fan working right starting to wonder if it's worth it, just cannot get it to hold temp. Will get it up to temp then damper down the vents as instructed and down goes my temp. Been using the smoky mountain for 20 years with great success so would...

So do most of you guys get the pit up to temp the old fashion way then plug in the Billows, or you plug Billows in immediately and let it get the pit up to temp?

Good info guys, thx, sounds like the concensus is more lit charcoal at the start. I typically start with a full waterpan and put the probe as close to the center as I can on the bottom rack (this is usually easy with ribs, not so much with pork butt or brisket); I just try to not put it too...

Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this issue! Is everyone using the "minion" method or the Weber method of lighting coals and tossing more in every 90 minutes or so as needed?

Maybe it's the charcoal I'm using...I typically use Royal Oak briquettes though I couldn't find any this time and went with Kingsford 100% Hardwood (with just a little leftover RO from the previous use). Do you mind me asking what you're using?

22" Smoky Mountain Never had control issues in the past, been using various sizes of these for at least a decade or more (started out with the 18").. I'm thinking maybe I need to use more hot coals than I'm used to and get it up to temp before letting the billows take over? And what's the...

Ok you guys are obviously doing something different than me, I had trouble getting it up to the right temp. Was a 76 degree day (was supposed to be 86 but an unexpected storm moved through), filled the chamber about half way (for ribs), put about 30 lit coals on top, set the Signals to 225...