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Was also thinking if you had another drum that was bigger and put the PBC inside, you would have air insulation. You’d have to use a pipe for the input hole and maybe make holes for longer rods so you can access everything while cooking. (And I’d have to make portals for my controller and hard mounted thermometers.)
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I’ve been thinking about that but I make up the difference with the thermostatic controller.
Would have to be heat proof because the drum gets hot and would need to be weather resistant because if you had to remove it each time it would be a pain.
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Just ordered my PBC Jr. yesterday to supplement my Kamado Joe classic. I was wondering if anyone has thought of or (better yet) tested wrapping the drum with insulation, like some folks do with a water heater. I'm a bit nervous about how changes in ambient temps or wind will affect my cook times. Never was much of an issue with the kamado.
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Tom
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Far out man! So where are you going from here? Gonna turn it into a space ship?
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Originally posted by Polarbear777 View Post
Have to have a rain cover (water heater pan with bricks and a pan bolted on the inside fits over the lid handle).
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Of course with food as a heat sink it won’t run quite the same.
The fan buys you extra time and guards against ambient temperature fluctuations (wind) and means you don’t have to crack the lid or damp down.
But I am impressed with how well it runs in stock configuration in benign weather.
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Looking at those graphs, I am actually impressed by how stable it is for 8 to 9 hours without any fan or control. That may influence my to get a PBC by summer, and push off any pellet cooker purchase until another year. I want something that uses less charcoal and wood than my offset, but with more capacity than my kettle/SNS.
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I was wondering if the early control problems you were having were related to the "open lid detection" "feature" I described.
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Great info! Thanks for posting! I've found similar results with my Pitmaster IQ 110 hooked up in that it really helps keep the PBC in a tighter range.
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Originally posted by Larry Grover View Post...now that the calibration testing is done where are you going from here?
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