Using a Maverick on a WSM


 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Greg C.:
I hope no one has a stroke, but I drilled a 3/16 hole in the middle section just below the top grate. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Greg,

No "stroke" from me, but I really have second thoughts about drilling into my brand new WSM. Piercing that enamel to expose the metal underneath to the elements bothers me.

I bought a OTS 22 for my dad last year, and it arrived on the coast of Maine with a lid that had a serious "ding" on the edge. In the salt air, the metal underneath was rusting even before Weber could get me a replacement lid.

BTW, major kudos to Weber's customer service! I called them after I unpacked the grill, and the sent a replacement lid and one leg (it was also bent) by second-day air. The bad parts were clearly shipping damage, but the Weber folks did not even ask how it might have been damaged.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Don Cash:
I use the hollow eyelets that replace the screws on the grate supports from bbq-guru. Work great.

http://www.thebbqguru.com/page...ountain-Eyelets.html

I hang my transmitter from the lip of the middle section. The lid kind of wedges it (the metal part in the small space between the lid and the middle section) out so that the plastic parts doesn't touch the WSM. Never had any issues...yet.
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Welcome to the board!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Don,

Thanks for the great info and swift reply! Sorry I have not been so quick to reply. Your info helped me a lot.

I looked more at The Virtual Weber Bullet site, and noticed similar advice on the thermometer modification page. I did something similar to the Guru solution and what was recommended on TVWB site. I plan to post a new message on the appropriate board with my soultion. I even took a couple of pictures.

Thanks for your help!
 
Spelling is not one of my strong points; I hang my Maverick Transmitter on the side of that Weber round aluminum thing that you put Charcoal in order to start your fire.[/QUOTE]

I certainly can't criticize spelling!

Sorry, I think I am the one who was being dense. Yes, I have a Weber chimney starter too and think it's great. I just didn't connect how to use it while smoking on the WSM. Do you put a table next to your WSM, or does the chimney alone hold the Maverick up high enough?
 
Originally posted by Jim Rogers:
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Jim: Here´s a picture of how I set up my Maverick ET-7 on my WSM last weekend. Hopefully you can see the black colored Maverick Transmitter that is hanging from the top of the Weber Chimney. I have had my Maverick for around 1 1/2 years and have always run the wires under the lid with no problem. In the foreground you can barely see the grey colored Maverick Receiver that is resting on the left arm of the brown chair that is on the left side.

Richard

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Nice setup Richard! I should have realized that even the chimney alone would be tall enough to hold the transmitter.

After my initial post, I looked more carefully at the lid and I now see that "knife edge" is not a good description for how it fits on the middle section. As far as I can tell, the WSM 22 lid fits just like a Weber kettle lid does, except inverted. I am still worried (perhaps irrationally) about how heavy the WSM 22 lid is and what that might do to the wires.

Take a look at the WSM Modifications forum and you can see my solution. I got cheap hardware from Home Depot to rout the probes through of the bottom bolt holes in the middle section.

BTW, what table is visible on the right side of your smoker pic? I have been looking for a good outdoor utility table.

Jim Rogers
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jim Rogers:
BTW, what table is visible on the right side of your smoker pic? I have been looking for a good outdoor utility table.

Jim Rogers </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Do not have a good photo of my Weber Table which is attached to my OTG Weber Kettle as you can barely see it on the top of this photo. A great little table that hangs from one side of the kettle. I bought it through Amazon for about $50.00 a year and half ago.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jim Rogers:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Greg C.:
I hope no one has a stroke, but I drilled a 3/16 hole in the middle section just below the top grate. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Greg,

No "stroke" from me, but I really have second thoughts about drilling into my brand new WSM. Piercing that enamel to expose the metal underneath to the elements bothers me.

I bought a OTS 22 for my dad last year, and it arrived on the coast of Maine with a lid that had a serious "ding" on the edge. In the salt air, the metal underneath was rusting even before Weber could get me a replacement lid.

BTW, major kudos to Weber's customer service! I called them after I unpacked the grill, and the sent a replacement lid and one leg (it was also bent) by second-day air. The bad parts were clearly shipping damage, but the Weber folks did not even ask how it might have been damaged. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Jim,
I understand your rust concern in a coast setting with a dent on the outside. I did hit it with a little high temp paint after drilling the hole but I'd bet the "gunk" the smoker produces would have stopped the rust anyway and formed somewhat of a seal over the bare metal even inside the hole. A ding on the outside would be another story, it wouldn't be exposed to the "gunk".
I see you have a dead Bradley, what did you think of the Bradley? I have a Bradley that I am none to impressed with. The best I ever produced with the Bradley was worse than the worst I have produced with the WSM. The Bradley did work pretty good for cheese.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Tim (the grillaholic):
'tooshay'!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Greg and Tim,

I mentioned in my "hello" post that I "had a love/hate relationship" with my Bradley.

It certainly is a "Lazy-Q", and if environmental conditions a benign and constant, you can "set it and forget it". I like the fact that the smoker box is reasonably well insulated, and tight (no air leaks).

That said, the main heating element on the Bradley is woefully underpowered. It can't get hot enough if it is cold or windy. The smoke generator seems to work well, but for some strange reason it won't put a smoke ring into the meat. The variety of wood "pucks" is pretty good, but they are messy and not cheap.

I think I made some decent product on the Bradley, but the first butts I did on my WSM this weekend seem to be way better. There is just something to using charcoal!
 
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