IQ120 BBQ Pit Controller

SoCalTim said:

Contact @stlcharcoal ... Have him quote you a price. I bought mine thru him. Great price and service.

Dittos.

I have heard that they freakin rock. 

Dredger said:

Another thumbs up for @stlcharcoal.

Ditto.

I bought a PartyQ from him.

I have the DigiQ DX2. My concern about the IQ 220 is: The end of the hose could get all gunked up with Creosote after multiple uses affecting the airlfow. If the fan goes you would have to replace the entire unit. With the DigiQ DX2 you just replace the Pit Viper. The build quality , looks like plastic on the 120 vs metal on the Digiq DX2. From the reviews I have read it looks like the 110 and 120 work well, the accuracy may not be up to par as the higher priced units and the build quality is not as good as the DigiQ.

My iq120 is very accurate! It is always right where I set it ... to the exact degree. Honestly, how can that not be any more accurate?

dstearn said:

I have the DigiQ DX2. My concern about the IQ 220 is: The end of the hose could get all gunked up with Creosote after multiple uses affecting the airlfow. If the fan goes you would have to replace the entire unit.

It doesn't gunk up......had one for 5 years.  And if the firebox burps a spark, you just burn the hose, not a fan & motor.

If the fan dies, just send it back to Pitmaster and they will repair it.  Even if you did have to buy a whole new unit, it's not that much more than the PitViper fan by itself.

Trust me, they're a good unit and the best value all around.

dstearn said:

. My concern about the IQ 220 is:

The end of the hose could get all gunked up with Creosote after multiple uses affecting the airlfow.

Funniest and most delusional thing Ive heard in a looooong time!

BaHaHaHaHa!

Yes .... really! Creosote??? Show me some pics or proof of creosote coming out of the bottom vent of an Egg. Condensation ... Yes; Creosote ... No.

Sorry man! I don't mean anything to ever be personal, but I love it when folks worry about the "what if's". Anything can happen to any temp controller at ANY time. That's all I'm saying.

I'm a simple man, so I got the 110 about 3 years ago. Cheaper and does all I want, keeps a constant temp for a long time so I can sleep peacefully during long cooks. It is well made as far as I can tell

stlcharcoal said:

The 120 is cool, but I have never really used any of it's extra functions with a BGE.  I use them on my Rebel 23, because that's what the 120 was designed for (the owner of Pitmaster competes with a Rebel; and the owner of Rebel ships all of them with a Pitmaster......get it?)

A 110 and a Maverick is all I need for BGE's.  That's what I ran for years (and probably still would be) if I didn't need the 120 for the Rebel.

A 110+Mav733 is pretty much the same price as a 120......so you just weigh which bells and whistles you want.

Good points. I went with the 120 because I didn't have a Maverick and wanted a food probe. Plus, I figured why fumble with two seperate units if I can do what I need with one. I really doubt I'll ever get a Maverick either. I really like the simplicity of the unit.

Ladeback69 said:

I have a Ivation dual probe like the Maverick so I would be interested in the 110. I also thought since the 120 had a larger size hose it would work better with my XL, but I guess it doesn't matter.

The 110 and 120 are identical in terms of the size, fan, hose etc. The 120 just has a digital screen, a dual function knob, and a food temp probe. Other than those differences, everything else is programming.

The fan on both is a variable speed. Both are automatic, but the 120 gives you the option to manually control the fan. On the xl, you still use one of the lowest setting possible.

I sell a bunch of 110's, and they are the best for "set it and forget it". Just turn the knob. No inputting or anything else.

Terrebandit said:

I own a PartyQ and love it. It's the best so please don't argue with me about it (because my mind is made up).

BaHaHaHaHa! That's more like what the others should have said. Lol!
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