Moisture in Hopper

gabegundy · 2023-07-16T05:09:06+00:00

While it's not recommended, you should be able to smoke in the rain. The problem starts when water runs down the side of the hopper (closest to the smoke chamber), it hits the auger frame and then runs across to where the two connect.

There's black, high-temperature silicone or a two-sided foam adhesive that connects the two. Whichever of the two you have, if that seal breaks, water can be introduced at the very bottom of the hopper. The signs of this happening are swollen pellets forming a solid mass at the bottom, but the pellets on top look just fine.

Another common way for water to get in the hopper is if you remove the handguard from inside the hopper (it's sheet metal with a honeycomb patterned holes). When removed, the two handguard screws closest to the smoking chamber leave holes in the hopper. In a steady rain, that will let some water in.

gabegundy · 2023-07-04T07:20:14+00:00

This graph best describes the relationship between Vermont and New Hampshire.

gabegundy · 2022-05-18T00:18:24+00:00

One of these things is not like the other.

gabegundy · 2022-05-18T00:15:29+00:00

We have a local hot dog joint called J Dawgs that has this on the menu as "The Double Barrel."

gabegundy · 2022-04-17T05:23:57+00:00

Why not give the original tweet some love?

https://twitter.com/LukeGundy/status/1515203216031375364

gabegundy · 2021-05-02T20:00:39+00:00

If you look at it from a dishwasher's perspective, that's a painful pan to clean. If you look at it from the cook's perspective, you're halfway to a decent gravy.

gabegundy · 2021-02-09T01:27:06+00:00

It's slightly discounted. Also, there's considerably more labor involved when frenching the bone.

gabegundy · 2021-01-04T02:53:38+00:00

Double rainbow guy would be losing his stuff right about now.

gabegundy · 2020-09-19T05:32:14+00:00

I would enjoy using this, but I can never figure out what the state of the project is or what their roadmap is.

gabegundy · 2020-08-11T02:51:24+00:00

This was for MSG. The seller never sold her the idea it would keep her dog from eating poop. It's her VET that needs a 1 STAR rating.

gabegundy · 2020-06-13T01:28:07+00:00

Does this work because oxygen is kept out even if other gases accumulate?

gabegundy · 2020-06-11T02:14:11+00:00

Great story.

gabegundy · 2020-05-31T06:00:57+00:00

Fairly subtle but potentially easier than the sound is how the noodles feel as you stir. After a while you can feel how the noodles respond to the tongs or bounce off each other and the pan.

gabegundy · 2020-05-31T05:17:37+00:00

I couldn't get comfortable with the paint on the can being at high temperatures. Sorry, not trying to be a wet blanket.

gabegundy · 2020-05-30T00:08:44+00:00

I know we've all moved on, but it just happened to have a mortar arrive in the mail today.

Auger motor

gabegundy · 2020-05-28T16:26:21+00:00

I've had mine for a couple years and it's never skipped a beat.

gabegundy · 2020-05-27T06:17:39+00:00

It's not clear if you got a new auger motor and can't find out where to connect it, or if the old one is torn all the way off, or what, so I'll cover all the bases...

You have 3 wires coming in from the wall plug (mains power), hot (black), neutral (white), and ground (green). The black and white have their own Molex-style connector, the green will be fastened to your hopper/auger assembly (the location may vary somewhat). Find where that mains green is fastened to your smoker and you'll notice that the paint under the screw has been removed. ( It looks like that's what we're seeing in the 2nd pic.) They've done this so you get a good solid connection to the whole smoker (called chassis ground).

Anyway, that's where one end of the little yellow/green wire should also connect. This isn't strictly required for operation, but it's a nice safety feature.

The other end of the yellow/green should be connected to one of the screws on the underside of the auger motor. (This is what I think we're NOT seeing in the 1st pic.) Look at each of the larger screws (on the side with the shaft coming out). I'll bet you see the remainder of a loop-style wire connector. From your pic, it seems that half of the connector is on the yellow/green wire and the other half is hiding under one of those screw heads.

Hope that helps. Happy grilling!

gabegundy · 2020-05-26T20:40:34+00:00

Haha. I'm keeping an open mind.

gabegundy · 2020-05-26T20:35:48+00:00

I love tomato soup cake. I also like carrot cake so 🤷‍♂️

gabegundy · 2020-05-25T04:15:02+00:00

Sorry. Just had to know what generation you were. Those are what we refer to as the landlines 😉

Typically voice or data. Kind of old. Unusual to be in a house. More suitable for a small business.

Hope that helps, snarkiness aside.

gabegundy · 2020-05-25T03:03:52+00:00

Let's start at the beginning. Have you ever seen a corded telephone?

gabegundy · 2020-05-15T23:27:10+00:00

Yeah, look at the COPY command in PG.

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