Smokeware cap popped off - is this common?

blind99 · March 2016

A buddy wanted to see how the flameboss works so I threw it on my large egg. I recently replaced the gasket, and added a smokeware cap. About 30 minutes later, POP! And the top of the cap popped off and hit the ground. Egg temp was 300.

Anyone have this happen?

stompbox · March 2016

.... were the vents open?

kl8ton · March 2016

I have not had this happen. Weird.

blind99 · March 2016

@stompbox vents were open, not very wide

Legume · March 2016

I don't think this happens with a daisy wheel

blind99 · March 2016

@Legume I'm going to put the daisy wheel on top of the smokeware cap.

Ozzie_Isaac · March 2016

Did you have a propane torch in it with an ignition switch? Run it for a bit then hit the go button?

As kids we used to leave gas grills on with the lid closed for a few minutes. Then duck down and hit the ignitiob switch.

Best case its a loud bang and the lid flips open. Worst case the lid disconnets completely.

dougcrann · March 2016

blind99 said:

@stompbox vents were open, not very wide

There was a small piece of orange paper in the FlameBoss package advising to keep the top vent throttled way back...I have never had a problem with the DW and the FlameBoss

RRP · March 2016

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Did you have a propane torch in it with an ignition switch? Run it for a bit then hit the go button?

As kids we used to leave gas grills on with the lid closed for a few minutes. Then duck down and hit the ignitiob switch.

Best case its a loud bang and the lid flips open. Worst case the lid disconnets completely.

You know, the more I learn about you the more amazed I am that you even reached puberty!

DaveRichardson · March 2016

@RRP - then you don't want to know what we got into as kids! A neighbor reloaded his casings from shooting at the range. We had black powder & smokeless powder at our disposal in massive quantities! It's kinda fun filling a Coke can with black powder and stuffing it in a huge red ant mound and lighting the wick. What wasn't so nice was the sheer amount of flaming, pissed off ants that quickly moved in our direction!!!

Ozzie_Isaac · March 2016

Shotgun shells = easy to get
Shotgun = not easy to get ....

BB Gun + duct tape + shotgun shell = fun!!

blind99 · March 2016

@daverichardson funny you mention that. we made the same sort of thing but lighting the wick was too dangerous, so we used model rocket ignitors. these days a kid and or their parents would probably go to jail for doing the same thing.

theyolksonyou · March 2016

Pvc + hairspray+ potato = broken neighbors ****

blind99 · March 2016

@Ozzie_Isaac that's it! You figured out my new egg lighting technique!

LRW · March 2016

Black powder & Estes model rockets=big boom

Legume · March 2016

LRW said:

Black powder & Estes model rockets=big boom

We made bottle rockets with Estes D engines, garden bamboo stakes and m-80's. Unfortunately the smoke trail points right back to where you're standing.

bgebrent · March 2016

theyolksonyou said:

Pvc + hairspray+ potato = broken neighbors ****

broken windows brother yolk!

Ozzie_Isaac · March 2016

bgebrent said:

theyolksonyou said:

Pvc + hairspray+ potato = broken neighbors ****

broken windows brother yolk!

No windows, but dented a neighbors garage.

Smokeware cap popped off - is this common?

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