My pipe is just to the edge of the smoke chamber! If i lower it inside to the cooking rake this should bring the temp up? I thought I read that some where but cant find it.
What do you mean you put in a half moon?well the ones i have build i put the stack at grate my mini smoker i use a 3'' stack the grate was in the middle and my temp were 100 off from the top of the smoker so i put in a haft moon piece and my temp are up and holding thats what i did hope it help
SAWRUFF Scott
are you having temp problems? if so, you may have a problem with the size of your stack or the hole in the firebox to the cook chamber or the baffle plate gap. did you use the calculator to help you size these openings? i don't think the stack hight really matters for temps. i prefer mine as high in the cook chamber as possible.My pipe is just to the edge of the smoke chamber! If i lower it inside to the cooking rake this should bring the temp up? I thought I read that some where but cant find it.
why do you prefer it there does it have a purpose ??are you having temp problems? if so, you may have a problem with the size of your stack or the hole in the firebox to the cook chamber or the baffle plate gap. did you use the calculator to help you size these openings? i don't think the stack hight really matters for temps. i prefer mine as high in the cook chamber as possible.
i put it there so the smoke doesn't cool off too much and cause sooty buildup which can affect the flavor of the food, i read that on here. also if the plate gap and the FB opening and the stack etc are sized correctly it will heat properly from the beginning.why do you prefer it there does it have a purpose ??
the bigger your fire box is the bigger the volume of the stack needs to be to vent properly. on my current build i used a 24"x24"x21" tall FB and the calculator told me my stack needed to be 48.5" long if i used a 4" pipe. if i increased it to 6" the length went to around 24.5" long. i had to use 4" because i didn't have 6" available.temp holds good 250 or 350. But i need a really hot fire to get 350. The firebox is bigger then i need 24 x 24