Ben Leyhew
TVWBB Member
I have had my DigiQ DX and 10 CFM fan on my 18.5 WSM for over a year. Lately, I have noticed excessive ash on my cooks--this has been happening on both high heat cooks (turkey and chicken) as well as low heat cooks (boston butts, etc.). Currently I have my fan closed down to about 10-15%. Has anyone else had this issue? I have cooked with this setup for a year without issue and for some reason now I am having problems with ash on my meat. I am not sure if the deflector is to blame or what. No one wants to eat meat covered in ash. I suspect that I may need to turn the air deflector on the fan adapter. Right now it is facing down which is stirring up any ash that falls below the charcoal grate. Can I achieve sufficient control by turning the air deflector up? I really don't want to go back to just using the vents (especially on the longer cooks). Any pertinent advice or suggestions are appreciated.