sealing an offset smoker

kongman · Post by **kongman** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:46 pm

what thge best stuff to use , to seal around the chimney , there is a big gap around the chimney where it pokes through ?

beachbums · Post by **beachbums** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:04 am

HI Kongman, Probably just grab a tube of food grade silicone and use that? If you're stuck for a quick, temporary fix you could try jamming a bit of tinfoil into the gap.

Cheers, Wayne and Jan

kongman · Post by **kongman** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:48 pm

got some oven putty from the bbq store , filled in the gap

yakabot · Post by **yakabot** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 4:46 pm

If it was new, I'm suprised there was a gap that would need filling.

Card Shark · Post by **Card Shark** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 4:52 pm

Who made that one?

yakabot · Post by **yakabot** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:41 pm

Card Shark wrote:Who made that one?

Looks like a Hark.
(No, I can't tell by that pic, but op has more pics in another thread of his.)

Stevem109r · Post by **Stevem109r** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:46 pm

It's a hark

Card Shark · Post by **Card Shark** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:47 pm

Thanks guys.

urbangriller · Post by **urbangriller** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:36 pm

I'd only bother sealing the chimney if it is out in the rain, otherwise the chimney plate inside the cooking chamber holds it to the body nice and tight.

And don't forget the metal will expand and contract as it gets hot.

Chris

Smokey · Post by **Smokey** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:37 pm

Some mods are just feeding strawberries to pigs and some will always try and improve things.
How necessary? Dunno, I suspect there is to a degree for some folk.
I pimp and improve BBQ's but I can't honestly say it was worth it other than it kept me occupied for a bit .
however everything can be improved and tuned .

kongman · Post by **kongman** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:46 pm

yakabot wrote:If it was new, I'm suprised there was a gap that would need filling.

you would think it would be easy to cut the hole the right size and weld it up ....lol

kongman · Post by **kongman** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:47 pm

urbangriller wrote:I'd only bother sealing the chimney if it is out in the rain, otherwise the chimney plate inside the cooking chamber holds it to the body nice and tight.

And don't forget the metal will expand and contract as it gets hot.

Chris

there is a a couple mm gap around the fire box door , i wondering what i should do with that

GarthFader · Post by **GarthFader** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:54 am

Mine has the same gaps/poor alignment of the firbox door too... I've found that all it does is increase air-flow, so at worst it will run a little hotter than you might expect, but you can allow for this by closing the main vent/chimney more.

I've found that my firebox door has actually warped and seized, so i'm going to get a new one made up by a mate with a better fit.

urbangriller · Post by **urbangriller** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:52 am

kongman wrote:
urbangriller wrote:I'd only bother sealing the chimney if it is out in the rain, otherwise the chimney plate inside the cooking chamber holds it to the body nice and tight.

And don't forget the metal will expand and contract as it gets hot.

Chris

there is a a couple mm gap around the fire box door , i wondering what i should do with that

As Garth says, it's not a problem for the type of unit that it is. Offsets fun on good airflow, you are not trying to trap the heat and smoke in the cooker, rather you want it to flow through nicely, the heat and smoke quality is a product of the fire you have built, the butterfly vent offers primative air control, but an offset is not meant to run as "Tight" as a Kamado. The slide vent on the chimney is more to keep the rain out than it is to control smoke and heat, I run mine wide open.

You can run a gasket around the door if you want (and if that won't stress the hinges), but I havn't bothered on mine.

Cheers
Chris

kongman · Post by **kongman** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:14 am

thx chris

do you have a heat deflector on the bottom of yours , im going to be using ironbark wood , any of you guys use that ?

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