fire in the hole

[Tenpoint5]

Glad to hear you still have a house and garage.

[watchdog56]

Had the fat caps on although did not seem like a lot of fat. I did FTC the butts just to see what would happen and luckily as long as I scraped the heavy bark off the meat was still excellent. Everyone loved it.

Unfortunately only had smoker about 1 1/2 years but did a lot of great smokes in it. I wonder if I could just buy the chamber as I think my smoke generator is ok?

[iceman]

Get hold of Yard and Pool or Tiny Tim. I'm sure they sell just the cabinet. Seems I bought one a year or two back without the gen set.  ;)

[Tiny Tim]

I can save ya a little time on Ice's suggestion....I'm no longer in the business.  Really wish I was and able to help you out though.

[Habanero Smoker]

Sorry to hear this, but I'm glad everything turned out so there was not harm to anyone or damage outside the cabinet.

If you suspect a fire inside the cabinet, do not open the door that can make it worse. Close or cover the vent and if there is a blanket nearby drape that over the generator. Make sure the power is off.
Suspected Fire in the Bradley

As Gus stated there is no reason to raise the PID setting higher then you need the cabinet temperature to be. Setting the PID higher will not speed up the heating of the cabinet, the PID will provide full power until any set temperature is reached.

When I do large loads, especially when the meat has a rub with a lot of sugar, I periodically check the drip tray and scrape it. I keep a 1.5" - 2" metal putty knife by the smoker for this job.