As the title says, upgraded in size primarily to avoid having to get creative in fitting what I want on the smoker. Having a very hard time keeping the temp from getting away from me though. Working with a terra cotta disc replacing the water pan. Right from the start, can't get anywhere near 250 with two closed vents at the bottom, third has the flame boss, top vent about 2/3 closed. I've experimented with bricks in the middle, "fuse" style charcoal layout, but its still running hot and my goal is to get some snooze on an overnight cook.
So I went with the cajun door everybody talks about, nah. Worse fit than the stock one. So I bent it up a lot by hand & added a gasket, still leaks but think its ok now. Ton of smoke still comes out where the lid meets the mid section.
So I added gasket there. Better, but still runs really hot. I can add a gasket at the bottom section too, but this is getting a bit silly. Am I on the wrong track, & the 22 can't be run dry? Do I need to close the top entirely? Is the 22 a completely different animal than the 18?
Happy to entertain ideas & opinions.
So I went with the cajun door everybody talks about, nah. Worse fit than the stock one. So I bent it up a lot by hand & added a gasket, still leaks but think its ok now. Ton of smoke still comes out where the lid meets the mid section.
So I added gasket there. Better, but still runs really hot. I can add a gasket at the bottom section too, but this is getting a bit silly. Am I on the wrong track, & the 22 can't be run dry? Do I need to close the top entirely? Is the 22 a completely different animal than the 18?
Happy to entertain ideas & opinions.