Upgrading the smoker with wifes approval

[MossyMO]

Texas-Hunter
All the ordered parts are here. From the move we can not find the regulators we had hooked up on it (not sure if they are needed either?), but did find the burner I intend on using.

My wifes uncle who is an electrician and also works with some gas installations is planning to come this afternoon to tinker on the smoker. He loves our meat sticks and wants us to make him 50 lb. of them (this will become a yearly deal). So hopefully I will know more at the end of the day.

I also ordered 3 (snomobile hood style) rubber latches for securing the door for a pretty tight seal.

[TATONKA3A2]

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Well I am hoping that we will start on the smoker tomorrow. Do you have a picture of yours that you can send me so we have something to go off of. Not sure where to start...LOL.

Thanks,
Tanya

[Walking Dude]

Texas-Hunter

Well I am hoping that we will start on the smoker tomorrow. Do you have a picture of yours that you can send me so we have something to go off of. Not sure where to start...LOL.

Thanks,
Tanya

MOMMA MO...........start FIRST by cracking a BEER !

nuff said.............LOLOL

[minnbill]

Heres an idea that no one considerd.I;ll come by and take that ground veny off yer hands.

[MossyMO]

OK, besides being busy, I am kind of slow..... but we are finally getting somewhere. We had the basic/main parts right away, but it was the small parts that we did not think of and finding the right fitting parts... took some time.

Here is a pic of the main set up on the smoker - The Honeywell gas ignition kit and the 120 to 24 volt transformer.


and a close up of the modules


The thermostat and controller box


View of the burner and electronic ignition from the front side


View of the burner and electronic ignition from the back side


Tonight we finally got to a point to try ignition, had one gas leak right below the pilot light and we were good to go.

First issues we are seeing is the flame on the burner pulses; meaning not a strong steady flame.

Second issue is the electronic ignition does not light the pilot light every time.

With the burner not burning steady I am wondering if this a regulator problem off the tank (regular gas grill regulator) or if there is adjustments that can be made with the Honeywell gas unit?

On the electronic ignition of the pilot light I am wondering if gain there is an adjustment with the Honeywell gas unit that can be made or if I need a tighter positioning of the pilot light to the ignition unit. Sometimes it lights and other times it does not. When the electronic ignition will not light the pilot I can hold a torch to the pilot and light it immediately.

I am excited to get this all corrected and get my smoker back together. Looking forward to check out the temperature swing between shutting down and firing back up on its own. With thermostat probe hanging on the outside of the smoker it seemed to shutting down great and wanting to fire back up at the right times.

[Kyote]

christ almighty. some one call home land security. looks like a thermal nuclear device we were workin on at the missile range.

[Texas-Hunter]

When the pilot is lit. What does the flame look like, is it a strong flame or weak? There should be a pilot flame adjustment and this new valve is for LP correct?

[MossyMO]

TH
When the pilot is lit, it is more orange than blue. I believe between the three of us working on this we double and triple checked that all valves and orifices were for LP and not natural gas.

[blues_n_cues]

meanwhile, i've cooked a couple hundred lbs of meat over good ol' wood..

good luck mossy & tatonka. can't wait to see some sausage hanging in there.

[Texas-Hunter]

Did you change the orifice in the pilot?

[blues_n_cues]

Did you change the orifice in the pilot?

now that has comedic possibilities..

[MossyMO]

Texas Hunter -

Thanks for thinking of the pilot assembly. I am not 100% sure on that one. I will have to ask my wife or her uncle if they remember.

MossyMo

Update - yes, we used the right orfice in that as well...just checked with everyone.

[Walking Dude]

Texas Hunter -

Thanks for thinking of the pilot assembly. I am not 100% sure on that one. I will have to ask my wife or her uncle if they remember.

MossyMo

Update - yes, we used the right orfice in that as well...just checked with everyone.

still a yellow flame?????????

[Texas-Hunter]

I know its new but there could be some sort of obstruction in the orfice.. You may need to take it apart and blow it out..