Today I assembled the WSM Piedmont Water Pan Mod from the TVWB.
This is two Brinkmann Charcoal Pans, joined by 3 1/4 x 20 stainless steel machine screws, with 2 1/4 x 20 stainless steel nuts in between as spacers, then secured under the bottom pan with a stainless steel wing nut. This produces a 1/2" air space between the two pans
The pan in the linked photo has a 3/4" copper tubing spacer, however, it was discovered that 3/4" space is too big if using the lower cooking grate.
What this accomplishes, according to members over at TVWB, is an "air space heat sink" which allows you to foil the top pan and not have to add water or sand to either, and gives you the ability to maintain temps just as if you were using water or sand. Further the drippings into the top pan will not burn or cause any foul odors.
This mod has been tested by several folks at TVWB and found to work as advertised. I'll be using this set-up on my next cook and report back the results. If you have any questions I'll try to answer them or you can go to the Virtual Weber Bullet web site and look under WSM Mods and click the thread entitled Piedmont Pan.
This is two Brinkmann Charcoal Pans, joined by 3 1/4 x 20 stainless steel machine screws, with 2 1/4 x 20 stainless steel nuts in between as spacers, then secured under the bottom pan with a stainless steel wing nut. This produces a 1/2" air space between the two pans
The pan in the linked photo has a 3/4" copper tubing spacer, however, it was discovered that 3/4" space is too big if using the lower cooking grate.
What this accomplishes, according to members over at TVWB, is an "air space heat sink" which allows you to foil the top pan and not have to add water or sand to either, and gives you the ability to maintain temps just as if you were using water or sand. Further the drippings into the top pan will not burn or cause any foul odors.
This mod has been tested by several folks at TVWB and found to work as advertised. I'll be using this set-up on my next cook and report back the results. If you have any questions I'll try to answer them or you can go to the Virtual Weber Bullet web site and look under WSM Mods and click the thread entitled Piedmont Pan.