Offset Power Draft

[PetesMeat]

I made a bbq guru thing with an arduino. Easy enough. Used a thermocouple interface chip to read the temp and a MOSFET to switch a fan on and off. Had an LCD screen to read out temp etc.


I found an industrial blower thing that runs on do, worked well enough.

[Gizmo]

CRS I have a 4 inch output squirrel-cage blower out of a Jenn-Aire range that used to be in my kitchen. Just stop by my place and pick it up. Or not.

If you could get your hands on one of those from an appliance repair place I bet you could aim that into the draft (or tape up some flex duct to get you by) from the outside and learn a lot before you put any real time or money into the design….
fwiw

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

Nice one Gizmo. If I leave now, I will be there by morning. LOL Here is a pic of what I came up with.

[jaybird302]

Shoot all you need is an electric leaf blower and a teenager...... Or maybe an extrension cord run inside the house. Watch the temp on your remote meter and if it drops too low, crank up till it's warmed back up. This is a cool thread though, it's giving me good ideas, none of which my lovely wife will appreciate....

Jay

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

Heck why didn't I think of that. I have teenagers and a leaf blower. Problem solved. ha ha ha

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

OK.....The results are in.......Fired up the cooker this morning when it was 5 degrees with no power draft. To my surprise, my cooker ran awesome all day without using the power draft. The bottom like is there is no need for a power draft. I plan on doing another test when the temp gets down to -20. It will be interesting to see if my cooker can maintain temp without a power draft.

[The Czar]

That's too cold for me


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[Miketheforester]

If I was counting on -20 to run my pit one of my first preparations would involve a realtor and a job change!

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

Come on Forester. You know you like it up here in the north country.

[Miketheforester]

My love for the north country only applies May through possibly October depending on the year.

[Gizmo]

That's not too far off the same months here on the plains ….

[Rodcrafter]

I like Florida all but July and August, they are murder.

[Big T]

summer
I'm in lower Al where the 50's are considered cold.