Cliff gets a WSM for Christmas

[DaleP]

Larry is right. If you have 3 holes and block one, 1/3 is blocked! :P

I use a weber el cheapo therm that is placed through a toggle bolt "nut" that allows smoke to go through every hole in the top vent. Did that with my first WSM cook just because it kept the dial from smothering the hole. Thought about the cork deal, but like Larry I didnt want the air flow to stop.

I bought that cheap thermometer about 2 years ago and it reads dead on.

 

[Helen_Paradise]

I use the $10 Weber therm through a cork in the top vent. (Cappy invented it) Never had any problems. Won a contest that way. Larry has seen it. Plus it makes it easy to calibrate the therm also. No tools needed.

Finney had an installed therm go bad at the same comp. He was using Mavericks anyway so it did not hurt him any, I don't think. Then again, Finney doesn’t need any help. He knows way too much as it is now. :twisted:

I agree with Larry, Nick and Puff, cook with it a couple of times before making any mods. It does quite well right out the box.

Just my .02

Well see, thats what I have now. Larry seems to think that I am changing the flow by blocking 1/3 of the vent. Anyone else want to weigh in?

Argh...nevermind. I don't think 1/3 makes a difference.

 

[LarryWolfe]

I use the $10 Weber therm through a cork in the top vent. (Cappy invented it) Never had any problems. Won a contest that way. Larry has seen it. Plus it makes it easy to calibrate the therm also. No tools needed.

Finney had an installed therm go bad at the same comp. He was using Mavericks anyway so it did not hurt him any, I don't think. Then again, Finney doesn’t need any help. He knows way too much as it is now. :twisted:

I agree with Larry, Nick and Puff, cook with it a couple of times before making any mods. It does quite well right out the box.

Just my .02

Well see, thats what I have now. Larry seems to think that I am changing the flow by blocking 1/3 of the vent. Anyone else want to weigh in?

If blocking 1/3 didn't make a difference, Weber would have made 2 holes versus 3. If you close the exhaust on your offset 1/3 aren't you changing the airflow???? So if you block one of the three holes on the dome of the WSM aren't you effecting the airflow?? What do I know??? Just trying to help, not start a debate.

 

[LarryWolfe]

blocking a third doesn't matter when cooking low, heck i usually shut the top vent anywhere from a third to half anyway, but it'll make a big difference if you're cooking hot. use a cloths pin of you want to drop in a therm and not block the vent.

Sure it does. Without proper airflow your fire will smolder vs. burn, thus increasing your chances of soot. I am of course talking about cooking without a Guru or Stoker.

 

[Greg Rempe]

I have read that blocking one of the holes on the top will not drastically affect the overall performance.

 

[Captain Morgan]

I'm with you fellers.

The simple solution is to just dangle a probe through a top vent,
it won't block hardly any exhaust at all.

 

[Bruce B]

I use the $10 Weber therm through a cork in the top vent. (Cappy invented it) Never had any problems. Won a contest that way. Larry has seen it. Plus it makes it easy to calibrate the therm also. No tools needed.

Finney had an installed therm go bad at the same comp. He was using Mavericks anyway so it did not hurt him any, I don't think. Then again, Finney doesn’t need any help. He knows way too much as it is now. :twisted:

I agree with Larry, Nick and Puff, cook with it a couple of times before making any mods. It does quite well right out the box.

Just my .02

Well see, thats what I have now. Larry seems to think that I am changing the flow by blocking 1/3 of the vent. Anyone else want to weigh in?

Bill; if you have a fire in a room and two of the windows in the room are open and the third is closed, will not the smoke still exit the room through the two open windows. Will the closed third window have any affect on the fire? If you open the third window will that affect the fire?

Just asking, I have cooked both ways, blocking one-third with a therm through a cork and by just dropping the the probe into vent hole and can't really tell or notice ANY appreciable difference.

 

[Bill The Grill Guy]

If you put it that way, yes. The third window will make a drastic difference in the fire. The smoke will exit faster allowing more oxigen to the fire. There for, Larry is right. I will drill a hole.

 

[Greg Rempe]

If my house is on fire and I open all of the windows 1/3 of the way, will the fire burn at 225*??

 

[LarryWolfe]

If you put it that way, yes. The third window will make a drastic difference in the fire. The smoke will exit faster allowing more oxigen to the fire. There for, Larry is right. I will drill a hole.

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[Nick Prochilo]

Just like cappy said! I don't block the entire hole on the vent by inserting a thermometer there!

 

[Nick Prochilo]

If you stick a 1/4" probe in a 1" hole are you blocking 1/3 of your exhaust of 3 holes?

 

[LarryWolfe]

If you stick a 1/4" probe in a 1" hole are you blocking 1/3 of your exhaust of 3 holes?

Pot stirrer!

 

[Bruce B]

If you stick a 1/4" probe in a 1" hole are you blocking 1/3 of your exhaust of 3 holes?

You're blocking 25% of one 1" hole and 1/4" of 3 1" holes which total 3" so...
you're blocking about 8.33% of your total of 3 inches of exit hole. Hopefully, that will clear things up for you Nick.

 

[Greg Rempe]

Nick is a brick layer not a mathmatician...

 

[Bill The Grill Guy]

[quote="Nick Prochilo":9uz38081]If you stick a 1/4" probe in a 1" hole are you blocking 1/3 of your exhaust of 3 holes?

You're blocking 25% of one 1" hole and 1/4" of 3 1" holes which total 3" so...
you're blocking about 8.33% of your total of 3 inches of exit hole. Hopefully, that will clear things up for you Nick.

[/quote:9uz38081]

Not to be a "pot stirrer" but the cork takes up one hole. If you have three 1" holes and you fill one with a cork then you have 2/3 left for venting.

 

[Unity]

How about if you foil the thermometer probe? :scratch

--John 8)

 

[wittdog]

BBQ people will argue about anything...............

 

[Smokey_Joe]

[quote="Bruce B":pyts67cv][quote="Nick Prochilo":pyts67cv]If you stick a 1/4" probe in a 1" hole are you blocking 1/3 of your exhaust of 3 holes?

You're blocking 25% of one 1" hole and 1/4" of 3 1" holes which total 3" so...
you're blocking about 8.33% of your total of 3 inches of exit hole. Hopefully, that will clear things up for you Nick.

[/quote:pyts67cv]

Not to be a "pot stirrer" but the cork takes up one hole. If you have three 1" holes and you fill one with a cork then you have 2/3 left for venting.[/quote:pyts67cv]

But what if you never open the vent 100%?..what if you only run it with it opened 2/3 to begin with?...would the blocked one be any different?

heh heh heh ...another "pot stirrer" heard from

Obviously though......simple fact... fire needs oxygen to burn... the vent gives oxygen.

The question here to me is :.....at what vent setting/% opened does the cooker reach it's highest temp?

If it reaches highest temp inside with the vent only open 2/3 or less...then blocking the other 1/3 wouldn't make any difference.... if it takes more then that 2/3's to hit it's highest temperature...then obviously it shouldn't be blocked.

These manufacturers don't just hold up their thumb and go... "errrrr.....ummmmmm...Hey Wilbur...why don'tcha come on over here and whack a hole in this lid about yay big"... Tons of money is spent in research and development to put the correct "everything" into design....

I can probably GUARANTEE that closing 1/3 the air to the fire chamber WILL RESULT IN 1/3 THE LOSS IN AVAILABLE HEAT... seems only common sense.

there!.... pot sufficiently stirred!

 

[ScottyDaQ]

BBQ people will argue about anything...............

I learned long ago not to argue about putting your probe into a hole.