Use baffle plate as water pan?

[Miles]

I have a 2" high strap welded to the end of my baffle plate and a drain pipe welded to the plate, as I've seen on other builds. Do many of you fill that with water while cooking of do you just leave it dry? I think I read somewhere that it is used as a water pan.

[Pete Mazz]

It can be. Or just sit pans of water on it. It's good for regulating temps.

[Big T]

I don't use water in my RF and have never had any moisture issues but yes it could be used as a water pan.

[Frank_Cox]

filling the baffle plate full with water cn cause you to have large swigs in temperature. I prefer to not use water directly on the baffle plate. instead like they said use a smaller pan and fill it if you want to have water in the cook chamber

[Miles]

Good Idea about the pans. I did a burn yesterday, after the smoker was out in the rain for a week. The water from the humid air condensing on the inside of the lid and running out onto the shelf made a heck of a mess, I can imagine what it would be like with the tray full of water. I may have to weld a small bead of maybe a 1/4"X1/2" strap along the inside of the lid just above the opening so the water drips off inside rather than run off the door and down the outside of the tank.

[Big T]

This is what I do , it directs all the grease down to the BP instead of running out the door whenever you open it. It's 1/8''x1'' flat bar that I cut as wide as possible based on my door opening and I weld it on an angle to where the edge of the flat bar is about 1/2'' inside the CC.

[Miles]

Thanks for the pics, that is kinda what I had in mind.

[Miles]

I found a piece of 1/4"X1" plate and welded that onto the inside of the door. It angles down at about 30 degrees and is inside the tank about 3/4". I havent tried it yet but I hope the water will run down the lid and drip off into the tank rather than run down the outside of the tank below the door.

[Rodcrafter]

It does work well, I do the same


Making memories.

[Miles]

And there was a bonus. After I burned out the thing and had a few practice burns the door was not seated well. It fit tight all the way around before I heated it up but started to lift in the bottom left corner. I suppose all the heat was relieving some stresses from rolling and shaping the tank. I thought I was going to have to attach some kind of latches to get the door to fit tight. After welding on the drip bar, the lid fit tight once again.

[Puff]

Like medicine...but a good side effect for a change.