Realizing the right back corner was hot, and several attempts to correct that situation, this mod works very well... Pulling heat etc. from the center of the smoker.... more or less.....
Then the problem of sporadic smoke and heat being generated in the right half of the smoker, and wanting to remove the "chip chute and barn" it was housed in, and provide for more air movement from the heating element, the Mail Box mod, introduced by Pops, the MB mod was installed....
Noticing the path the smoke took, I extended the stack to the center "ish" of the smoker using aluminum dryer duct and hose clamp.... I reinstalled the chip pan for additional thermal mass to get more uniform heat, and also to allow for using chips in the smoker.... especially for reverse sear cooking..... The "water pan", never has water in it..... only gravel or sand.... more thermal mass and a heat deflector to reroute heat and smoke in an attempt to uniform heat and smoke distribution..... Works very well as far as I can tell.......
Finally the absolute best mod made..... The install of a dimmer switch to control the output of the heating element.... I adjust it so it never turns off thereby delivering a constant heat supply at the temperature I want......
Then the problem of sporadic smoke and heat being generated in the right half of the smoker, and wanting to remove the "chip chute and barn" it was housed in, and provide for more air movement from the heating element, the Mail Box mod, introduced by Pops, the MB mod was installed....
Noticing the path the smoke took, I extended the stack to the center "ish" of the smoker using aluminum dryer duct and hose clamp.... I reinstalled the chip pan for additional thermal mass to get more uniform heat, and also to allow for using chips in the smoker.... especially for reverse sear cooking..... The "water pan", never has water in it..... only gravel or sand.... more thermal mass and a heat deflector to reroute heat and smoke in an attempt to uniform heat and smoke distribution..... Works very well as far as I can tell.......
Finally the absolute best mod made..... The install of a dimmer switch to control the output of the heating element.... I adjust it so it never turns off thereby delivering a constant heat supply at the temperature I want......