Smoker Design: Are Door Leaks Bad Or Should I Fix Them?

If you're doors are leaking on your smoker and you are concerned, this video will help you!
In this episode I tell you what kind of door leaks need to be fixed and when to not worry about them leaking.
I also share some tips on how to fix them!
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[@Isovapor]

Yes. You are losing heat and smoke by leaks. Lacalock gaskets around doors. $15 fix. Cheers!

[@jasond4084]

I’m not so concerned with smoke leaking out of the doors but cold air being sucked in and diluting both the smoke amount and temperature. Building my first 80 gallon offset. Thanks for all the great advice!

[@thomasrebein3891]

Frank I always enjoy listen to your topics

[@SmokerBuilder]

I appreciate it.

[@C_hoops1958]

Awesome advice. Newbie. Thanks😊

[@SmokerBuilder]

Appreciate it. Glad I could help

[@jaredleblanc7039]

I have recently just built an offset smoker. I am really happy with the performance. I am questioning the diameter of pipe I used off of my collector. My smoker is a 24" dia 1/4" thick pipe 4 foot long. My stack is 4 dia by 5 foot tall coming out of my collector. Is this some what in the ball park, or would 6 " be better?

[@JoeSevy]

The really important factor is that you're really happy with the performance. But, if you switched it to a 6 it would draw more in some circumstance where you decide you want it, and you can always choke down the draft if there's some need to.

[@rikcastillo7605]

Maybe you could show examples? Instead of just talking about it?

[@SmokerBuilder]

I’ll take that into consideration. Thanks for watching