Power Vent for the Bradley

[HawkeyeSmokes]

Here's a picture of what I put together. My garage has no windows plus I rent so don't have a lot of options. I installed a 4" duct fan on the right side of the tee and a damper on the left side. Don't think I needed the damper. After using it with a 2 hour smoke, the results where good. No smoke inside the garage (as long as I keep the door of the smoker closed) and no moisture backup or from the vent pipe. I'm guessing the high volume of air moving keeps the moisture down. Any questions or ideas?

[NePaSmoKer]

Nice setup.

Is there a fan in the vent?


nepas

[Smokin Soon]

I tried something like that, and it did not work for me at all. I think that smoke and heat want's to go straight up, unless assited by a fan. Your results will be welcome.

[NePaSmoKer]

I tried something like that, and it did not work for me at all. I think that smoke and heat want's to go straight up, unless assited by a fan. Your results will be welcome.

I seen somewhere online where a guy put a 12v pc fan in one of his vents that were down low. He said it worked well for him. I will see if i can find it again.

[HawkeyeSmokes]

Nice setup.

Is there a fan in the vent?


nepas

I tried something like that, and it did not work for me at all. I think that smoke and heat want's to go straight up, unless assited by a fan. Your results will be welcome.

There is a fan on the right side of the tee. I used a 4" inline duct fan from Menards. Home Depot and Lowes sell them too.

[HawkeyeSmokes]

The fan was a Suncourt DB204 that moves 80 cfm. By having the tee open on the left it didn't draw the smoke or heat out. Just pulled the smoke out.

[KevinG]

Is there a gap between the ductwork and the top of the Bradley & how big or is it sealed? Was wondering if you can still access the vent opening on the Bradley.

[NePaSmoKer]

HS

I just cant seem to find the link to the pics. I think yours is working and looking good.


nepas

[HawkeyeSmokes]

Is there a gap between the ductwork and the top of the Bradley & how big or is it sealed? Was wondering if you can still access the vent opening on the Bradley.

Not much gap between the ductwork and the Bradley. It's not a tight seal either as I have it on top of the handle for the vent on the left side. That way, I can still adjust the vent on the Bradley. By leaving that tee open on the left, I didn't need an air gap.

[Klondikesmoker]

I need to build something similar but am going to vent out the side wall higher than the smoker.  because I am going higher are there moisture concerns I will have to deal with.  I was also going to use ABS pipe which might help cut down on the moisture.  I am thinking the moisture will run down the pipe back into the fan and smoker.  I have seen others build similar systems, are you having any moisture problems?

Klondikesmoker

[HawkeyeSmokes]

With the fan I used there was no moisture at all in the vent pipe. It moves 80 cfm so there is a high volume of air going through the pipe and I think any moisture is going right out with the smoke. I will be doing a brisket in the next couple days so that will be a big test for it. I'm not sure if using ABS pipe would make a difference or not.

[ArnieM]

IMHO, this is a good setup due to a minimal vertical run.  Any condensation will run down and out the pipe.  A longer vertical run could allow condensation to run back down to the smoker. 

Looks nice Hawkeye.  I'm gonna have to figure out something for winter.

[HawkeyeSmokes]

Well here's a progress report. After running for 7 hours with a pork butt in it, still no moisture at all. So far far it's looking good.  ;D Looking forward to some good pulled pork for lunch!

[OU812]

Good to see you got that vent thing figured out.

I bet if you close the damper some you could use the vent for drying out jerky.