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    Door Gasket questions

    Have a better pic but can't find it. It's air and water tight due to the door gasket, gate valve for intake and the silicone strip on damper at Exhaust.
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    Door Gasket questions

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    Westinghouse refrigerator Smoker build

    I have a 2" exhaust and and 1" intake gatevalve. No problems. I also use a 650 watt element that gets to cooking temp in 15-20 minutes or so and recovers quickly whwn door is opened. I completely remove the racks of meat, one at a time to wrap and stuff and shut door immediatly after rack is...
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    Running Into Problems

    I ended up just going witht the 650 watt element. With all the insulation it gets to cooking temp in no time and there is absoluty no heat transfer through the insulation to outer walls. It feels cool to the touch, even when I ran it up to 400 degrees. Very pleased!
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    Running Into Problems

    Well, i already have 650 watt element that i originally used just as a test elememt to quadruple chech everything before i hooked up the intended one. I only set the 650 watt element to run up to an SV of 150 degrees and it did it with no problem. This morning I am going to hook up the 650watt...
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    Running Into Problems

    I used a 1500 watt 120v burner and am using a PID set up from Auber. I insulated the fridge pretty well. Going through autotune, it passed my target temp of 225 and stopped output but the temp kept climbing. All the way up to just under 350 degrees even with intake and exhaust wide open. The...
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    Heck no!! She has a really good friend, who is a year older, that is an artist/photographer and says my daughter is a good subject. The photographers name is Emily Freed or Freid or something and has a studio in Marshall, Texas.
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    I did a little more "artwork" to the door. I am currently enjoying tremors and my hands shake but I did my best. Anyway, I did one for my chocolate lab Daisy and a deer crossing sign but didnt add any yellow yet. My daughter loved the art but said, "How come the picture of Daisy is bigger than...
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    I removed the old insulation because of mildew. There were rust holes in the bottom of the body and it had been sitting too long. I re-insulated thought so no worries. For a smoke source I had to go easy since I'm on an EXTREMELY limited budget but what I ended up doing is buying a 5 dollar...
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    This is 3/4 inch but i think they sell it up to 1" thick.
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    It's working! PID is going through autotune, temp between pid and wired thermometer are 2 degrees off and I have smoke!
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    And as promised, pic of door seal
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    Thanks Red, My dad got me hooked on John Wayne when I was little. He also told me this, "Never start a fight but if it happens, you better finish it!" MS started this fight but I'm determined to fight back as hard as I can...never quit!
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    Fridge Smoker Done!!! - Pic Heavy

    1st test run will be today and seasoning will be done at that time. I decided to paint it with Desert-Tan Truck bed liner for durability and then added some artwork. Will still be adding artwork as time allows. The John Wayne artwork is for my dad and I. The panda is for my daughter (her...
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