Does anyone use any type of hi temp (silicone?) sealant for adding fan or probe ports to a kettle? Or in general does everyone stick to the high temp tape?
Either way, can you recommend the sealant/tape used with success?
Yea my kettles have them mounted in. You to drill a 1 1/4" hole with a step drill bit, file down smooth, spray paint the edges then work the grommet into the opening. You use the top port for your temp probe and fish the wires through the bottom for the meat probes.
Attjack yeah i dont either which is why i was wondering if anyone used any high temp silicone. i have found stuff rated to 500 degrees but not sure if that high enough. Ive gotten 500 plus with the vortex blasting away.
I don't understand why you are using tape on a pit viper port for a kettle. You drill a hole and mount the port directly to the kettle wall, they don't leak a bit. You're overthinking the process. Been using mine going one 2 years with no problem whatsoever. Kettles have a lot more leak potential then those little ports.
On my WSMs, you do use the tape to cover the extras holes not used on the vent, but it's the same color as the aluminum so you don't even notice it's there.
I second Troutman - don't overthink it. I've got a Party Q adapter on my Performer, and just drilled the hole for it with a step bit, and installed the adapter, which comes with its own high temp kill plug.
That is nonsense. You don't need all that tape. I for sure don't see leakage on my adapter like that. The curvature of the kettle is so small in the area of that 1" hole for the fan adapter, you sure don't need it for sealing purposes. Pretty sure there was an o-ring with the adapter too.
I installed several of these in kettles and never with any tape or sealant. They are plenty tight.
In the PBC i did use sealant but that was to make a rain shield for the fan and seal the shield it to the barrel so I can just leave it attached. I have the electronics in a deck box so everything can be run in any weather
McMaster Carr has sealant for furnaces that goes over 2000F if you think it’s necessary.
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