Have you run the numbers on your components yet?
If not then run your fuel tank dimensions and your wood stove dimensions through the pit calc now to make sure you have a reasonable match. It'll save you a lot of headache trying to get them together later on.
I think the pit calc is under RF smoker department on here.
And pics would be nice… just sayin'
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I went through the calcs on the FB & came up with about 18720 and the recommended size is 20790, do you think this going to be a problem or is it close enough that this will work?
Last edited by tbakko on July 19th, 2013, 1:45 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Welcome Tom.
You are going to want your FB to be about 105% of the recommended size. This gives you a little room when it comes to controlling your cooker. Going with a FB smaller than recommended, could definitely cause you some problems.
90% isn't bad, but since you haven't started yet I would seriously look for a FB which is slightly oversize. I have 275 gallon fuel tank like you were talking about and went through three FBs before I finally found the pit calc and got it right. The difference is amazing.