<![CDATA[smoker temps too high]]>thought i would throw this out there. one of my smokers is a dyna glow 43 wide body.it’s typical of most non insulated gas fired smokers. great for higher temps. its big so great for hanging sausage etc. low temps way to high. i bought a small 1650 watt elec. element at amazon. (unifit 120v 15a with controller) controller plugs in like a frying pan etc. it lays on the smoker floor. i have had a few ranco 111000-000 cold/heat controllers in my home brewry for years. i wrap the elemnent controller with thick foil and run the cord out the bottom vent. plug it into the ranco and use the heat side. now i can run a really good heat cycle for sausage. it aint perfect but does the job well. amazon also has the ranco contoller. just need to make sure its the heat/cool model. maybe this will help someone it helped me

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/2603/smoker-temps-too-highRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:19:14 GMTWed, 26 Aug 2020 16:29:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to smoker temps too high on Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:30:17 GMT]]>Jonathon There are times that you come across a a really nice guy.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21427https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21427Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:30:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to smoker temps too high on Sun, 30 Aug 2020 22:31:13 GMT]]>opah73 No worries, feel free to email them to jonathon@waltonsinc.com and just tell me what post you want it to go to. I might not be able to get to it right away but I will get to it!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21408https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21408Sun, 30 Aug 2020 22:31:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to smoker temps too high on Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:52:01 GMT]]>Jonathon jonathon i hate to admit it but im an old guy and dont know how to post pics. i will get my grandson over here as soon as i can to give me yet another computer tech lesson haha sorry bout that i have a smart phone but am to dumb to do much with it

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21277https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21277Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:52:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to smoker temps too high on Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:25:14 GMT]]>opah73

I had similar issues on a small smoker I use to have. I ended up putting a gas stove valve/thermstate in line with the factory regulator. It worked pretty well as long as you didn’t overshoot, but I wasn’t trying to run under 225. I’m sure the pilot could have kept it above 170.

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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21255https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21255Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to smoker temps too high on Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:09:28 GMT]]>opah73 I’ve not used a Dyna Glow but it looks similar to the Weston 36" vertical we used to have and I had a similar struggle with that. Temps were hard to reach under 170° on a hot day. Thank you for sharing, I am sure this will help a few people out there. If I remember correctly I think somebody in the Masterbuilt group were having similar issues. If you can post a pic or two, whenever you have the chance we would love to see it!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21074https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/21074Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:09:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to smoker temps too high on Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:45:25 GMT]]>should have said in my post that i leave the contoller on the element wide open…high sorry bout that

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