- Feb 5, 2009
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Hey gang,
I bought a couple drums this past summer, and was thinking of converting one to a UDS this winter. I prefer to go electric, as it would require a little less of my attention during a smoke. Has anyone set up a UDS this way? I am fairly ignorant on the subject of wiring and electrical whatnots...
Anyway I was thinking, based on what I read in the modications sticky, that I could put a hotplate in the bottom, and plug it into the same outlet and oven thermostat setup that's on the red Brinkman in the sticky. That way, the thermostat would work for most temps I would need (maybe not low enough for 100F sausage smoking??), and the temp setting on the hotplate itself could act as a bit of a rheostat, so there'd be less switching of the hotplate on and off (if say, I had it set on 3 or 4 rather than 9) making the smoke production more even.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Mark
I bought a couple drums this past summer, and was thinking of converting one to a UDS this winter. I prefer to go electric, as it would require a little less of my attention during a smoke. Has anyone set up a UDS this way? I am fairly ignorant on the subject of wiring and electrical whatnots...
Anyway I was thinking, based on what I read in the modications sticky, that I could put a hotplate in the bottom, and plug it into the same outlet and oven thermostat setup that's on the red Brinkman in the sticky. That way, the thermostat would work for most temps I would need (maybe not low enough for 100F sausage smoking??), and the temp setting on the hotplate itself could act as a bit of a rheostat, so there'd be less switching of the hotplate on and off (if say, I had it set on 3 or 4 rather than 9) making the smoke production more even.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Mark