Where does your HM live during a cook


 
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Todd E.

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Almost done (again) and should be Heater Metering for my next cook. Where do you all have your HM during the cook. I have an 18.5 WSM and usually just hang my ET-73 on the lid lip or sit it on a table beside the smoker. Any elegant solutions out there suitable for this temp controller?

Todd
 
Not elegant, but it sits on a wooden box or anything else that is available. Later this year I am building an BBQing area in the rear of the yard. SWMBO has spoken. I actually think it will be better. When that happens, there will be different table area's for the HM to reside.
 
I currently hang my maverick on the shelf of the BGE (getting ready to order my HM). I thought about building some sort of weather shield for the HM. It would be sweet to build a case that is IP7 waterproof rated....obviously someone smarter than me. :)
 
RMKruse said:
I currently hang my maverick on the shelf of the BGE (getting ready to order my HM). I thought about building some sort of weather shield for the HM. It would be sweet to build a case that is IP7 waterproof rated....obviously someone smarter than me. :)
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I'm thinking if there are any chance of storms on the horizon while I smoke I may try just encasing the HM within a plastic baggie. $0.02 IP7 temporary waterproofing? I'm just finishing my first build and protection from the weather has been at the back of my mind for a while.
 
With the threat of a snow storm and freezing rain last weekend, I whipped up this little tupperware style holder. I cut a couple of small holes in the bottom to get the cables in. Since it was kind of cramped, I used a small piece of electrical tape to keep the thermoworks probes firmly connected.

My heatermeter normally lives in this same location when using it, but unprotected during normal weather conditions.

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Mine sits on an end table beside my Lazy Boy in the house. It is connected to my Blower/Servo and probes by a Cat5 cable. I live in the cold and snowy north so I don't know if it's worth it to you in NC. But rain,sleet and snow is no issue for me.

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