- Jun 23, 2011
- 11
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Hi all
This spring I got the itch to build a UDS and it turned out pretty damn nice through advice through this site
The only problem with it is that when I use Kingsford the temp starts off good 225 then it won't hold with all of the vents closed it will jump to 250 then it will soar to about 300 then it holds but the thing will never go down until all the coal burns out ... the next morning
is it possible that I am lighting too much coal for start up here is my typical procedure fill 1 full chimney light it up when the top coals are turning white dump it ontop of a 3/4 full charcoal box of unlit coal
my coal box is a grate from a smokey joe with 9ga expanded metal mesh welded around it about 7 inches tall
now when I use lump it can be better controlled but the lump burns through a full tinder box in about 7 hours is that just because all I have found is the lump from Home Depot
The UDS is sealed tightly it has 3 1" nipples welded in with caps on 2 and a ball valve on 1 it was filled with water to make sure it was airtight and passed
just not sure where to go from here the food always turns out fine just finishes earlier than expected but it would be nice to be somehow able to use kingsford control the temp and shut it down to save coal for the next smoke
thanks for any tips
heres a pic of the beast
ps in this pic the shelf looks tiped it is actually not
I have no idea why this pic wont load ???
This spring I got the itch to build a UDS and it turned out pretty damn nice through advice through this site
The only problem with it is that when I use Kingsford the temp starts off good 225 then it won't hold with all of the vents closed it will jump to 250 then it will soar to about 300 then it holds but the thing will never go down until all the coal burns out ... the next morning
is it possible that I am lighting too much coal for start up here is my typical procedure fill 1 full chimney light it up when the top coals are turning white dump it ontop of a 3/4 full charcoal box of unlit coal
my coal box is a grate from a smokey joe with 9ga expanded metal mesh welded around it about 7 inches tall
now when I use lump it can be better controlled but the lump burns through a full tinder box in about 7 hours is that just because all I have found is the lump from Home Depot
The UDS is sealed tightly it has 3 1" nipples welded in with caps on 2 and a ball valve on 1 it was filled with water to make sure it was airtight and passed
just not sure where to go from here the food always turns out fine just finishes earlier than expected but it would be nice to be somehow able to use kingsford control the temp and shut it down to save coal for the next smoke
thanks for any tips
heres a pic of the beast
ps in this pic the shelf looks tiped it is actually not
I have no idea why this pic wont load ???
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