- Mar 14, 2011
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Does anything like this exist? Either as a kit or a DIY project. I can hardly find anything. I'd like my vertical propane smoker to work more like an oven, where the temp is automated. Any ideas?
That's why I mentioned gas water heaters. They verify that at least a pilot flame is lit or they disable the burner. B60 valves do the same for floor and wall furnaces. There's something similar for remote control of gas fireplaces. The more difficult part is the millivolt thermostat in the right range.there is a build on here that used the propane system with t-stat but also had it rigged to be fail safe... meaning if the flame went out it would cut the gas off,, That is my biggest fear of gas... flame going out and still pumping raw gas into the smoker essentially creating a bomb ... I believe it was in a smokehouse...
An old style gas oven with a pilot flame might work, but if it's got an electric or electronic ignition, it gets trickier.
would one for a gas oven work ?