WSM in a shed.


 
I do. It's a detached garage and there's a safety zone of 3-5 feet around the WSM, and I've never had any problems. I also do all of my grilling in there.
 
As long as there is adequate ventilation, sheds or DETACHED garages are fine. The important part here is the ventilation. A single door cracked open is probably not enough. The best way to tell if you have adequate ventilation is to burn some newspaper in the chimney starter and see how (if) the smoke clears. If it lingers or does not clear, you need more ventilation or your run the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
 
I do, in a detached garage with the 16' door open and a ceiling fan that blows the smoke out. Personally I wouldn't try it in a shed unless I had some type of powered exhaust, a cheap hood vent that ducted to the outside has been mentioned before, but you also need to add some type of combustible or fresh air intake. Remember fire needs oxygen to burn, an in a small enclosed space it will deplete it rather quickly.

Tim
 
Someone once posted here about doing some air quality testing with their smoker in various locations and the results were pretty frightening. IIRC, even on a back porch with an overhang, there were dangerous spikes in carbon monoxide. I would be very, very careful about smoking in enclosed spaces. I think Timothy has some pretty sage advice.
 
Between the hole in the roof and the holes in the siding I think my garage is pretty well ventilated.;) Eventually it's going to get rebuilt or replaced and will have openable windows as well doors, with the possibility of an exhaust fan.
 
I'm going to use my WSM in a tool shed / cover this winter, it is small and has no door. This will keep the rain off of it as I get a lot of rain during the winter months.
 
I'm a gas engineer so i know the risks of CO.

My shed is a concrete prefab with ventilation on all four sides. I'll monitor the CO levels with my analyser.
 
I use mine in my attached garage, just inside the fully opened garage door near the SW corner and a slightly opened access door in the NE corner, and have done so for the last 11 years.
 
MikeMackie said:
I'm a gas engineer so i know the risks of CO.

My shed is a concrete prefab with ventilation on all four sides. I'll monitor the CO levels with my analyser.
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I would be very interested to hear what your readings are like over the next couple of months.
 
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