Can I use this to controll the heat for an electric for a smoker?
453796
Yes you can. Mine only lasted about 15 times running it for about 10 hours each time. Which was ok I guess. I just bought two more.
453797
the owner of the company was great when i talked to him. however, i never bothered to tell him that it blows a fuse every time i've tried to use it. i'm 58 years old and have used electrical products switches, pots, dimmers that didn't blow.... who knows, for me, it just sits there and eats a fuse every single time.
1937097
It needs something to get the metal hot enough to make the wood smoke. I would think it would as long as the box makes contact with the electric heater part
873899
Never use this indoors. Although the heating is electric it produces smoke like any other smoker. As for sub zero temperatures it can be used in the winter. The directions say to adjust the temperature when dealing with cold outdoor temperatures. They do not give you an adjustment range, but if you check some forums you may find what others say.
1903880
This works with any kind of smoker. The heat source is not the smoker, it it filled with your choice of wood pellets and then lit. It will produce all the smoke you need. I personally have side box on my electric "fridge smoker". I smoke everything from cheese to pork ribs to salmon. It works great.
1936677
I have found I have better control of the temperature if I open the gas bottle about one-half to three-quarters of a turn, and then use the temperature control on the smoker to fine tune it. This is probably the best way with all brands of smokers.
1826927
I have never done it, but I think it could be made to work. The trick will be in which mode do you want to control the temperature -- air or probe. I think the 'air' mode will read the temp at the panel and with a probe you could measure the temp at another location. Also watch the max rating on the controller; it will not handle a large heater. Oh, I just saw the "blower type' in your question; that implies motor (inductive load) and I don't know if the unit can handle anything but resistive loads as in in-floor wire heaters. You had better do more checking.
2072279
Yes. But you will need a heat source, unless you are using it as a cold smoker.
920453
Yes. You regulate the temp with the four ventilation holes. But if you are not smoking, then use a grill
152032
Yes, if you buy the cold smoke attachment. Amazon sells it and it attaches to the chip loading opening for true cold smoking. You can get a very low temp. smoke with the base unit but it is not a true "Cold smoke"
1598240
Use the top vent to control temperature. I wouldn't full the charcoal more than 3/4 for smoking.
1369679
There are two ways to control your temp with this smoker, (1) you can control the amount of flame with the knob on the bottom, (2) there is a sliding opening in back that you can open or close. Another thing I have done which makes a huge difference is I bought a roll of replacement felt gasket used on the green egg and put it around the edge of door. It makes a very tight seal when the door is shut making it easier to maintain a constant temp.
152033
Yes you can. Set your thermo to about 150 or below it will do fine what are you smoking
1242610
yes you should be able to, mine was excellent... until it had a short circuit and billowed smoke! I have not yet heard from B&W; about this problem, despite emailing them!
1422666
This wold be for a cold smoke application as it does not produce enough heat to dependably cook something. I use it in my BBQ prior to finish cooking.
1241276
It would need some modification to add one or use it as a smoker. The charcoal side has gaps in the hood that will prevent you from being able to control the smoke and temp. but if there is a will there is a way. I just saved some time and order a smoker.
536104
Yes you can. The charring rod only activates when you are smoking. Otherwise the main element gets hot, and cooks like any other pressure cooker.
1150979
Not 100% sure. My thoughts would say yes being the element in the smoker would be current driven Amps. This is how this unit works adjusts amps to the device..