Well my first 2 smokes with my gosm wide body were tough.Couldn't get the temp up to what I wanted.I got a lot of help from people here with no positive results.I was about to take it back to Wally World but decided to call customer service. I now have control from better than 400 down to well below 200 (i did the needle valve mod).
First the customer serv rep said you don't need temps above 220 on a smoker.I told him no the meat temps maybe, but the smoker temp should definitely be able to go well beyond 350. He asked about my tank, if it was a Blue Rhino, I told him no. He asked if my tank valve was all the way open-I told him yes. He said that's too much pressure. He told me to only open it a turn and a half. On my tank that is all the way open. I found 3/4 turn is best. He also took me through resetting the regulator. Disconnect the regulator from the tank.Turn knob to high for a minute-then turn off and reconnect to tank. It should be ready.I still had problems. Then I checked my needle valve.When I go to light it must be all the way open, once I get that high temp I'm after, I use the knob on the smoker to make big adjustments and my needle valve for fine tuning. Now its working like a charm. I have tested the above 4 times now with great results.
Maybe nobody else is having this problem but if I can help somebody save a smoke than we're all good.
dmack
First the customer serv rep said you don't need temps above 220 on a smoker.I told him no the meat temps maybe, but the smoker temp should definitely be able to go well beyond 350. He asked about my tank, if it was a Blue Rhino, I told him no. He asked if my tank valve was all the way open-I told him yes. He said that's too much pressure. He told me to only open it a turn and a half. On my tank that is all the way open. I found 3/4 turn is best. He also took me through resetting the regulator. Disconnect the regulator from the tank.Turn knob to high for a minute-then turn off and reconnect to tank. It should be ready.I still had problems. Then I checked my needle valve.When I go to light it must be all the way open, once I get that high temp I'm after, I use the knob on the smoker to make big adjustments and my needle valve for fine tuning. Now its working like a charm. I have tested the above 4 times now with great results.
Maybe nobody else is having this problem but if I can help somebody save a smoke than we're all good.
dmack