Smoke loss


 
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Tim Mulvihill

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So I've been using my WSM about 10 times now(loving it). However I get a lot of smoke loss from under the lid, and sometimes from the access door. Does anyone else get this? Suggestions????


WSM 18.5
 
It happens all the time. I opened my lid and noticed after all that "loss" it still took 20 seconds to see the meat in there. I then quit worrying about it...figured there was plenty of smoke to still go around.
 
Did you mean you can see smoke coming out from under the lid rim while smoking?
On a new WSM, smoke leaks are not too worrisome in that the more you smoke, the more the gaps get filled with smoke residue and the leaks seal themselves. With 10 smokes on the WSM, you now should be able to close top and bottom vents to put the WSM out(save charcoal for future smokes). If you can't put out the charcoal, the leaks are probably too big and they'll need a little tweaking.

See here for some tweaks.
 
A couple of small leaks are normal and not a problem. Over time it will get gunked up and it will leak less.

Bob
 
Originally posted by Bob Mann:
A couple of small leaks are normal and not a problem. Over time it will get gunked up and it will leak less.

Bob
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What he said. Nothing to worry about.
 
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