Building 200 gallon RF smoker need little advice

Papa A · Post by **Papa A** » April 20th, 2015, 7:14 pm

So i am building a RF smoker and need a little advice on the exhaust stack. Just wondering what size everyone would suggest. (4",5",6"?)
Also how far down into the cook chamber should the stack go and is that length considered part of the stack or is it just the length that sticks out the top of the smoker

That is some recent pictures of it. Getting close to being done. I have used Feldons bbq pit calculator for what length of pipe to use for different pipe just didnt know which size you guys would recommend.
4" pipe 68 inches long
5" pipe 44 inches long
6" pipe 30 inches long

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Post by **Big T** » April 20th, 2015, 7:52 pm

I like to make the stack tall enough to keep the smoke out of my eyes but short enough to get under the carport or garage door. I only drop the stack in enough to get a good bead on it , I measure the stack length as overall length of the pipe.

Papa A · Post by **Papa A** » April 20th, 2015, 10:04 pm

I have seen some people mount the stack down toward the lower grate anyone tell me why? Does it hold smoke in better. Would it cause the smoke in the top of the smoker to become stale and not circulate?

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Post by **Big T** » April 20th, 2015, 10:10 pm

Some guys on here have done them both ways and said they didn't notice any difference. I have read a lot of discussions about this and there is no end to the debate. I have always mounted mine as high as possible and will continue to do so.

Papa A · Post by **Papa A** » April 22nd, 2015, 8:38 pm

Any one else have any input on this?

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Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » April 23rd, 2015, 7:03 am

Some think the lower exhaust forces the smoke and heat right across the meat. I don't know, but I like em up high.

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Post by **Rodcrafter** » April 23rd, 2015, 9:13 am

I go with up high, I don't believe we can force heat down only delay it until it cools enough to come down.

Puff · Post by **Puff** » April 23rd, 2015, 9:25 pm

Big T told me about keeping smoke out of your eyes..... One of the most memorable components of my build and something I place a high priority on in calculating all my dimensions on a new build. I also go up high

Papa A · Post by **Papa A** » April 24th, 2015, 10:35 am

Thanks for the input

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Papa A · Post by **Papa A** » April 4th, 2016, 11:00 pm

Finally used my smoker for the first time. Was a slight learning curve with a stick burner for me but once i got it figured out it ran good. Just took me about 8 hrs to get the hang of keepin fire goin

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Post by **Rodcrafter** » April 5th, 2016, 6:37 am

TexasSmoke · Post by **TexasSmoke** » April 5th, 2016, 6:50 am

Nice Build! and Solid Cooking :biggrillin:

forty_creek · Post by **forty_creek** » April 5th, 2016, 3:25 pm

Strong Work!

Drankin, Smokin and Dreamin

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Post by **Big T** » April 5th, 2016, 10:11 pm

Squiggle · Post by **Squiggle** » April 6th, 2016, 4:57 am

Looks awesome dude!

REPO · Post by **REPO** » May 3rd, 2016, 11:47 pm

Can you tell me the dimensions of your fire box? I am hoping to build a 200 gallon myself, I am just trying to get an idea of what I need for material.

TexasSmoke · Post by **TexasSmoke** » May 4th, 2016, 12:45 pm

You can pop in the dimensions of a 200gal tank in the smokebuilder calc and it will tell you what size FB you will need. Most people try to get it over-sized 5 to 10%

forty_creek · Post by **forty_creek** » May 4th, 2016, 1:12 pm

I try to keep my FB to the same width of my CC. Your 200 and his may be different dimensions yet still both are 200's. I ran into that with my 500. SB's plans were for a different diameter 500 than what I had.
Good Luck

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Post by **Rodcrafter** » May 4th, 2016, 7:56 pm

Yep what they said

Making memories.

El Gato · Post by **El Gato** » May 4th, 2016, 9:08 pm

DAMN!!!
Im hongris now!!

REPO · Post by **REPO** » May 5th, 2016, 6:36 pm

I was just looking for a ball-park figure.

Post by **Big T** » May 5th, 2016, 10:14 pm

A 200 gallon tank would require a FB 24''x24''x30'' that would be 112% recommended size. I like to make my FB the same width as my tank so that it is a proportional size so that means the dimensions could change. You should start a thread in the question forums with some dimensions of your tank and maybe we could help get you pointed in the right direction.

Post by **Rodcrafter** » May 5th, 2016, 11:04 pm

Big T knows what is happening

Making memories.

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