I am a little confused????? and very new at this?????!!!!!LOL. What would we have to do to make this into a "reverse flow" smoker??Clover Ridge Smokers wrote:It looks like the boys have you pointed in the right direction. If it were me, I would turn this thing into a reverse flow. Run the pit through the calculator and see what you come up with.
The short answer is yes. Moving the stack to exit above the FB and then adding a plate under your cooking grates to direct heat and smoke to the far end of the CC. So basically, your heat/smoke is traveling under the baffle plate to the end and then back again to the stack. I'm sure there will be someone along soon who can explain this better or even knows where to direct you for a visual.agspecialties wrote: I am a little confused????? and very new at this?????!!!!!LOL. What would we have to do to make this into a "reverse flow" smoker?? Just move the stack from one side to the other side?
Well, I am shooting from the hip. The CC is 96 long 49 wide and 40 tall. The FB is 48 long 22.5 wide and 20 tall.Puff wrote:What kind of measurements do you have on the firebox and the cook chamber as it stands currently?
I am from Nebraska, and I am really impressed with the response that I am getting. THANK YOU. I have a pretty good idea what we have to do to fix this monster. I am going to go into the shop tomorrow and start to cut on it in the morning. Will keep you guys posted.Clover Ridge Smokers wrote:I'm really impressed how everyone has jumped on this to help out a fellow builder. Nice job guys!!
Agspecialties, where in the country are you located? People on this site are from all over the USA and chances are there is someone close to you who has a RF that you could look at to get ideas on how to fix yours.
Alright, we came into the shop this morning and after a long conversation with the guys, we are going to do the following.Gizmo wrote:WELCOME FELLOW NEBRASKAN!
Agspecialties welcome to the site. Looks like you got quite a project on your hands here. So what kind of CC temps are you getting now?
I would make changes in a logical progression. Could save you a lot of time and money. The way I see it the FB size is the biggest PITA you have to deal with. Put it off till last - if at all.
So I would fix the worst infraction first. In this case it's the throat size - followed by the stack length. Some of your critical numbers are off some but your throat is nearly non-existant (7.3% of the recommended) and there is no way that stack is 86 inches tall. Any rig with an 800F FB and a CC that's too cold has a breathing problem. Changing the throat and stack will have a HUGE effect on the respiratory condition of this critter.
Remove the internal pipe with the holes in it that you picture under the grate.
Cut open the throat to at least 172 sq. inches area.
Find a piece of the same diameter pipe your current stack is made out of and aluminum tape it to the end of what's there to take it out to the 86 inches. Maybe some tack welds under the tape but this "splice" has to be airtight. Only has to hold it briefly. This will give the stack the total cu. inches of hot air it needs to create a good "pull" on the rig which effects your draft's effectiveness.
It is now an End-fed design but HEY! they work good too!
Light the fire at 2/3 draft (65%) and a wide open stack (if you have a damper I didn't see).
At that point you have surrounded the FB size problem and the resulting CC temp will tell you volumes about what you accomplished and what to do next. imho