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It's official......I am a idiot!

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trex1210
trex1210 Posts: 33
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Well....I messed up my first butt yesterday morning, and I really couldn't figure out why. I had set-up my fire, and DigiQII and everything was working okay until my last check at 6:15a, and the fire was out. I kept thinking all day yesterday what could have caused it.

I bought two more butts that I put on at 11:00a today, and my fire was steady; however, my temps fell to 225 then 215. I took the DigiQ off, and opened the vents and daisy wheel to get the temp back up, and I was about to toss the DigiQ in the pond...........when all of a sudden it hit me.........I had the fan closed on the DigiQ..........man did I feel really dumb!!

It goes to show you how efficient the egg really is, because it stayed at 235 the night before last for three or four hours without much air at all from the bottom vent.

I guess the saying "you learn something everyday" is true with the Egg as well.

Trey
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
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    First rule of electrical engineering: Make sure it's plugged in

    Second rule of electrical engineering: Make sure it's turned on

    I think we can work your misstep into a mechanical engineering rule :P .

    Oh, and there's a good reason those rules exist, I might add... :laugh:
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  • trex1210
    trex1210 Posts: 33
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    That works for me............I was very frustrated all day yesterday, because the two times previous that I used the DigiQ it worked like a charm.

    I bought it specifically for butts and briskets that might take 12-20 hours..........and it works wonderful if you use it the correct way....grin!!

    Trey
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
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    Don't feel bad, most of us have done it. Luckily my turn I didn't have the meat on nut was getting pissed that the temps wouldn't get up to my target. Looked down and the damper was completely shut on the fan.

    Lesson learned on the cheap for me, luckily.
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  • mad max beyond eggdome
    mad max beyond eggdome Posts: 8,134
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    just remember

    "if it were all great, it would all be average" :woohoo:
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  • Eggtucky
    Eggtucky Posts: 2,746
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    hahaha...if you are an idiot trex so are a bunch of the rest of us!!..I did the same thing on my small not long after I got it...I was cussing the sorry airflow in the small and everything...it didnt dawn on me until the next day what I had done!! :blink: :blink:
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
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    As a suggestion, light your lump then let the Guru bring it up to temp, that way you know things are working properly before you put your food in. -RP
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  • CaptGrumpy
    CaptGrumpy Posts: 58
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    Join the club!!!
    This still does not change the meaning of Egghead, does it??? :silly:
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