Heat defuser

[Amateur Dave]

I heard of people putting a heat defuser under the sear plate in the PB1100p. Anyone else try that to cut down on the hot spots?

 

[sparkyv]

I've done it on my Lexington, but I can't really tell the difference.

Heat Deflector/ Airgap Mod?

If I make a flame tamer would it be wise make the height adjustable? Or is there a good number that has been thrown out there to get the thing right?

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[bobissmokin]

Put a 4 window flame tamer on my Austin XL and it eliminated hot spot.

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[Amateur Dave]

Put a 4 window flame tamer on my Austin XL and it eliminated hot spot.

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Thanks, I’ll have to try it out

 

[probak118]

I heard of people putting a heat defuser under the sear plate in the PB1100p. Anyone else try that to cut down on the hot spots?

I installed a 4 window shorty plus the left side gap heat deflector on my PB1100PC2, steady temperatures and no hot spot noticed. Placebos or not, I am happy.

 

[Ken S]

For what it's worth, I tried the 3 window flame tamer on my 1600PSE, and the biscuit test was worse than no flame tamer. Next I tried the 4 window (installed like the picture) and that made the biscuit test better than no flame tamer.

 

[Texascat]

I used this one on my 850 and it made a big difference. Mine had a pretty serious hot spot that would overcook my brisket in the center. The 850 isn't big enough to avoid that spot with a brisket and this did the trick. Seems like ribs cook more evenly too.

It's much larger than the others and covers the whole end of the burn pot. It's much thicker gage steel as well.

Smoke Daddy Flame Tamer.

 

[Ol' Smokey]

My 700s slide plate is solid without the slots in it. I never used the sear fearure so i use it as a difuser over the burn pot. My temp swings have smoothed out a bit and the grill cooks more evenly across the grates....

FYI, $29 from pit boss.....

 

[Amateur Dave]

I see many of you are running the grill with no bottom plate under the heat shield. Why? Have you found that better?

 

[probak118]

Do you mean it appears that many do not have the arched drip / sliding sear plate over the burn pot ? I believe we all still have the plate in place, the flame tamer installs between the burn pot and drip/ sear plate.

 

[Amateur Dave]

Do you mean it appears that many do not have the arched drip / sliding sear plate over the burn pot ? I believe we all still have the plate in place, the flame tamer installs between the burn pot and drip/ sear plate.

No. I have the thin baffle at the firebox level under the sear and heat plate. Most of the images I have seen with the defuser installed does not have that.

 

[bobissmokin]

I think the images, mine above, were just to show the flame tamer.

 

[Ken S]

I think the images, mine above, were just to show the flame tamer.

Same for mine, cover and sliding sear plate temporarily removed so you can see the flame tamer orientation.

 

[Amateur Dave]

Same for mine, cover and sliding sear plate temporarily removed so you can see the flame tamer orientation.

These are the pictures with the sear plate removed. Do you leave that baffle or remove it?

 

[Cowboy1955]

That would be totally up to you