Vertical offset not hot enough
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I have experienced the sudden combustion and “explosion” twice on my pellet cookers. Both came as a result of a build up of pellet dust, which caused a bridge on the ramp, then gravity gave way and dumped into the fire pot. It kinda almost snuffed the fire, but the fan kept pumping and finally lit the full firepot. From zero to hot in a second and it does create a pretty good backdraft pop. Lucky it blew out the exhausts and not the doors. But the doors on the FEC cookers are substantial.
As far as the lack of heat question from the OP, I found a solution for my same issue. I build an electric cold/low temp smoker for sausage and snack sticks. I built it out of the Proofing cabinet I got at a restaurant auction. I installed an external Smoke source (bella cold smoker), a 1500 watt electric element designed for a masterbuilt smoker and installed a johnson controls A419 to control the temps. During the summer here in AZ the original element had no problem getting to 185. But heck, I could have got to 185 with a candle in the 115 degree summers. lol Well, as it got colder it got more difficult to reach above 145 degrees. I ordered a finned heat strip and installed on the side of the cabinets. Both elements are controlled by the A419, which just cycles on and off at my set point. I can get about 225 degrees in the winter here with little effort and it even out my temp swings, as it recovers faster. Just an idea
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Toys, sounds perfect. I bolted my propane turkey fryer burner in mine this morning. Ambient temp 25degf. On low flame, I achieved 60’ and was easily getting 180’ at about half throttle. Gonna put meat in it tomorrow!
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Stayed pretty consistent. Will prolly have to keep an eye on it till I get it tuned in. Only do short smokes and finish in sous vide so only need to get it to 130’
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Can keep temps consistent with gas valve and damper
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Didn’t get to put meat in it yet. Fed ex decided to take an additional day to deliver my mixer and it didn’t show till 530pm. Worked out ok since my box with the big W showed up on schedule with my willies mix and sure gel. Did get my block ground and ready for mixing and stuffing in the morning. Then off to the offset. Plan on 15lbs bambi dogs and 15 lb willies sticks. Gonna b a busy day.
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Most amazing smoker I have ever used. Bambi dogs came out perfect!
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smokinbubba One other thing to think of is that pellets put off more pressure when they burn too. I don’t think it is going to be an issue since your setup isn’t really well insulated, but I thought I would point it out just in case. We had someone blow the door off of his PK100 when he used pellets instead of sawdust/chips
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If I remember correctly, I had a similar experience with a homemade cabinet smoker many years back.
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I too just bought a Dyna Glo large off set smoker and seasoned it Monday of this week (2/22/21).
If you fill up the charcoal box/off set fuel box, to the top and use a roofing torch to light it, then you will reach a temperature of 250 degrees. Keeping the charcoal box full will give you a more even heat for a longer time. I also sealed all of the seams with Lavalock RTV450 Black Silicone Sealant. I also installed Fireblack Hi Temp BBQ Gasket High Heat 1/2 x 1/8 gasket around the inside edge of the firebox. Any where you see smoke coming out get some chalk and mark the spot then come back when the smoker is cool and place the silicone to seal.
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