Drill A Hole

[dsitterson]

Anyone put a hole in the bottom of the wsm so that water can drain?

 

[Bryan S]

IMO if you do that you'll have a rusting problem around the drilled hole area. Once that porcelain is removed you just have bare steel there. I wouldn't do it.

 

[Craig Castille]

Don't drill.

Just keep it covered.

 

[Bryan S]

I forgot to mention get into the habit of flipping the mid section upside down when your done cooking. This will prevent water from filling up in the charcoal bowl. I wait till the fire goes out (I re-use my leftover lump) before flipping.

 

[Phil Perrin]

What about spraying the hole with BBQ paint? Do you think that would be ok?

 

[Dennis Haner]

I put a plastic garbage bag over mine before I put the cover on.

 

[Ray Crick]

For whatever reason, my cover keeps the rain and weather out.

Ray

 

[Ken McCrary]

I thought about it but didn't because I usually let the ashes stay in the bowl for a couple of days just to make sure they are out. Sometimes that turns into the next time I cook before the ashes get dumped. I didn't want liquid ash running out on my deck if it happened to rain before I got around to dumping. Amazing how much water gets through that cover.

 

[Tom Burrus]

I bought some "Contractor Bags" from Lowe's that are 32" x 50" and 3 mil thick that fit the WSM perfectly even with the four handles I attached to the center section (garage door handles, vertically mounted). Keeps the water out but looks a little strange. The corners of the bag give the WSM "ears" so it looks like a large, black Pikachu! My dog barked at it when she first noticed the covered beast but she got used to it!

 

[Mike A.]

I gave my WSM cover a good coating of Coleman Tent Waterproofing spray.

No leakage whatsoever.