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We are thinking about reducing the volume of our tank by putting in a false floor beneath the reverse flow channel. This would reduce the volume of our tank to around 180 gallons (so the 55 gal drum fire box should be sufficient). How do I calculate the proper size for the RF channel? Our tank is ab...

My neighbors and I are building our first smoker out of a 250 gallon fuel oil tank. We are still working on the design before starting our cuts. Our first big question is how big of a firebox do we need? I read somewhere that a rule of thumb is the FB needs to be about 1/3 the volume of the smoking ...