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Originally Posted by joeobx
When your talking about increasing the draw you mean be able to raise the temp ? That seems to be the biggest problem I have with mine, kinda hard to get it above 200.
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Yes, and holding a steady temperature. It just didn't seem to move the air from the firebox thru the smoke chamber and out the stack. I have 6" of rolled up flashing in side the stack in the smoke chamber (cooking area) that extends down to about 1" above the grate.Then I put a section of water heater stack on the stack to crate a ventura effect. as the hot air goes up the stack, it picks up velocity pulling more fresh air into the firebox. I start the charcoal with the end vents all of the way open, then once I get a good burn, I can close the firebox vent down to about half way. Before the mods, I had to run the vents wide open and the fire still just seemed to solder. without a good fire, you obviously can't keep temperatures up, plus you risk creating creosote (condensation from the smoke) in the smoke chamber which drips onto your food and causes a bitter flavor.
I hope this helps!