22.5 WSM and BBQ Guru Partyq

[Charles Moore]

I was wondering if any one had this set up with the 22.5 WSM and that Partyq? i was looking at the partyq on amazon and reading the reviews and some posted that it takes a lot of work for the partyq to keep the temp on a 22.5 ism. Anyone else have this issue?

 

[Chuck S.]

I was wondering if any one had this set up with the 22.5 WSM and that Partyq? i was looking at the partyq on amazon and reading the reviews and some posted that it takes a lot of work for the partyq to keep the temp on a 22.5 ism. Anyone else have this issue?

I use the party q all the time with my 22.5 wsm. I run an empty water pan. The trick is to let all the vents wide open until you get about 30-40 degrees from your target. At that point close down your lower vents and fire up the party q. I have never had an issue with it keeping up. I run it all year round.

 

[Russell Y]

The volume of air on a 4-aa fan will not be that great. Using it only to moderate temperature and not to "fire up" the WSM makes sense to me.

I might hack it with a 6 volt adapter so I wouldn't need to use batteries.

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?47825-PartyQ-AC-adapter-mod-for-less-than-10-bucks&highlight=Partyq