By happenstance I happened to be watching a lot of kettle mod videos this evening. Originally, I thought that I would never go the fan route on my 22" Weber kettle as I was sure I would destroy the thing trying to cut that 1" hole; however, I've watched enough of these videos and I think I can actually do this. Seems pretty straight forward....drill ever increasing pilot hole sizes until you are hit the 1" hole-saw bit's pilot size, then drill through. File down and done!
I am still thinking about the PBC, but that is a $400 outlay and a controller plus fan can be had for around $160.
I'm looking at the PartyQ. I like it as it is battery operated (I don't have a nearby outlet) and it's simple...it does just one thing and that is controlling the fan. I know many are fans (pun unintended) of the Fireboard controller and I may get that down the line, but right now I have a Thermoworks Smoke for remote meat and grate temp monitoring and it just works beautifully.
So my questions....first, anyone have any overly negative experiences with the PartyQ and a kettle?
Also, what is the Viper's "dynamic range" if you will? Let's say that with the bottom vents closed and the top vent open I'm at 210 degrees. Can it get me to 250? 300? 350?
Additionally, I know that with 40 lit coals and my bottom and top vents at half, I'll be at 340-360 degrees. With the PartyQ, did you find that you had to "relearn" a bunch of briquette-to-temp ratios? How much of a learning curve is there with this thing?
I am still thinking about the PBC, but that is a $400 outlay and a controller plus fan can be had for around $160.
I'm looking at the PartyQ. I like it as it is battery operated (I don't have a nearby outlet) and it's simple...it does just one thing and that is controlling the fan. I know many are fans (pun unintended) of the Fireboard controller and I may get that down the line, but right now I have a Thermoworks Smoke for remote meat and grate temp monitoring and it just works beautifully.
So my questions....first, anyone have any overly negative experiences with the PartyQ and a kettle?
Also, what is the Viper's "dynamic range" if you will? Let's say that with the bottom vents closed and the top vent open I'm at 210 degrees. Can it get me to 250? 300? 350?
Additionally, I know that with 40 lit coals and my bottom and top vents at half, I'll be at 340-360 degrees. With the PartyQ, did you find that you had to "relearn" a bunch of briquette-to-temp ratios? How much of a learning curve is there with this thing?
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