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DigiQ II Question

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Jeffersonian
Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
My blushing bride gave me a DigiQ II for Christmas and I'm planning on giving it a whirl today with a turkey cook. My question is about the Pit Runner 4 CFM blower - it looks like just a little blower on a sheet metal frame...can this thing be used in the rain, or do I have to protect it somehow? I'm planning on putting the controller itself in a Tupperware box, but that's obviously not possible with the blower.
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  • HungryMan
    HungryMan Posts: 3,470
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    I have one and I would and do put some foil or something to keep it from getting wet.
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
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    Thanks, HungryMan, that's kinda what I thought. Merry Christmas, buddy.
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  • Kokeman
    Kokeman Posts: 822
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    Brad
    I use mine in the rain all the time. I put a bag over the controller. I have never put anything over the fan. It is on the shelf of the table though.

    It has been on since 530am here in Belleville.
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    This pic. was a couple minutes ago.
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
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    Thanks, Kokeman. Thankfully the rain's let up for now, but I might try to keep the water off it just in case. Got cold all of a sudden, no?
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  • Kokeman
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    That storm that ran throw at 1am woke me up. My umbrella on my egg table was still up. I ran out to put it down. It felt a lot warmer then than now. Hopefully the weather will hold off till after 2 when my ham should be done.
    You doing a Mad Max turkey?
    Merry Christmas
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
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    No, not the full-bown MMT, just a smoked 20 pounder.

    We left my SIL's in South County last night around 8:30 and didn't even need coats. That's not the case now, is it?
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
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    The DigiQ seems to be operating, but I had a heck of a time getting it to setpoint temperature, 325*. It wouldn't cruise above 275*, and I discovered that I had inadvertantly choked the damper down to about 50%, so I opened that and the temp seems to be rising now, but slowly. The fan is running almost constantly.

    My question is whether anyone else has experienced difficulties in getting to a temperature higher than what one would call "low-n-slow" (~225-250*) with the 4 CFM fan. Do I need to get the 10 CFM blower to run at higher temps with the unit?
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