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Direct sunlight and dome temp
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N.E. Egger
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Hi, new to forum. Got an xl about 3 weeks ago. I had a few trees removed (18)from my yard yesterday now my egg gets direct sunlight all day as opposed to just the morning. This afternoon I was admiring my Egg and noticed the thermometer was reading @100*more or less. I did calibrate the thermometer before I put it in. Was wondering when I do my first long cook this weekend do I have to take dome starting temp into account or just get it to normal temp for what I'm cooking. Thanks
Glenn
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18 trees from your yard? You one of those hyper loggers on Discovery channel that clear cuts hundreds of acres for kicks and giggles? :laugh:Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Why would the starting temperature have any affect?
If the thermometer reads 250 it doesn't matter if it is 120° outside in direct sunlight or if it's -40° with howling winds. The thermometer will indicate the temperature inside the egg, which is all that should concern you. You may burn marginally less fuel to get to and maintain a temperature, but the thermometer will read the temp inside...period. -
Sunlight? Forgot what it looks like and what it does.
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Not even close. I can run a saw but nothing like those guys. There were only eight guys and it took them just over eleven hours to get them all down and grind the stumps.Glenn
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8 guys and 11 hours sounds like that cost you a bundle. Around here they won't even come for less than $600 per tree! Were all those trees dead or something?
BTW I forgot to welcome you to the board - me bad! :laugh:Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
Thanks for the welcome. No dead trees. They were mostly pine very tall and too close to the house. There was alot of property I wasn't able to use for anything.Glenn
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