Smoke filling up covered deck

Eggsessed · June 2007

My family just moved and I'm having a little problem with smoke on my covered deck. The deck has two sides open, and the Egg sits in the corner. However, I'm still having a lot of smoke accumulation. I have two celing fans, but they don't seem to help. They seem to just swirl the smoke around. I'm wondering about mounting a fan close to the Egg to draw the smoke out from under our cover. Does anyone have any sort of similar experience, and might you have a solution? It's not too big of a deal to me, but the smoke really gets to my wife and our son.[p]Thanks,
Kent

Unknown · June 2007

Eggsessed,
Sounds like you need a free standing circular fan close to the Egg to blow the smoke away. Simple idea I know.

Unknown · July 2007

Eggsessed,[p]I'm not an expert -- But have a bit of experience building things...[p]It sounds to me like you need a way to "suck" smoke up and out -- Think "vent."[p]Is there a way to create a hood, and a fan within an exhaust vent?[p]I, for one, cannot stand smoke of any kind. Outdoor camping around a fire and I get sorta pukey... and the EGG smoke drive me bonkers. Just today, got an electric start -- anything to avoid the chemical fumes from starter cubes.[p]Years ago, I got a gasser to get away from cubes, charcoal and lighter fluid. Although I love the Egg, the first twenty minutes of a startup are maddening to me... until the smoke clears.[p]So, I understand your predicament.[p]I would think exhaust... and find a way.[p]Good luck![p]~ Broc[p]

Michael B · July 2007

Eggsessed,

[ul][li]Ridge vent[/ul]

guava greg · July 2007

<p />Eggsessed, Eggshaust systems. My son made it for me to do the same thing. Really works too![p]Aloha,[p]Greg

guava greg · July 2007

<p />the other end with a used high powered computer fan inside.[p]greg

Chrispy Bob · July 2007

Eggsessed,
Hang a box fan on the open side next to your egg. Not pretty, but it sure clears out the smoke.[p]CB

Flashback Bob · July 2007

Eggsessed,
When you say the Egg sits in th corner, is that a corner between the two open sides or the two closed sides? If it's the two closed sides I would expect you're retaining a lot of smoke. I don't think fans are going to help.[p]You need a "hood" over the Egg and a chimney thru your roof. The chimney needs to be away from the house so it's not dumping smoke into 2nd floor windows. Could be sheetmetal round duct from home depot. I would think with the draw that you'd get from that chimney it would suck out the smoke without a fan and would be the most efficient means to send the smoke out. [p]Instead of a hood, like Guava Greg you could maybe hook up flexible duct-one end to the chimney and one end on the egg. When you open the dome, that smoke wouldn't be ducted out, but that amount of smoke might not be a problem(?)

Conundrum · July 2007

Eggsessed,
I was in the same perdicament on a covered patio on the back of my house. Even with 10' ceilings the smoke from the egg was really starting to stain the ceiling immediatly above. I decided on the exhaust vent hood option described by others. I knew I was going to spend some $$$ but I figured that I liked to cook 3 or 4 times a week on the egg, it was on an attached porch visible from the living room so lets go on and do it right. Well, I've probably got $3,500 in the damn thing, but it is an all stainless, exterior, professional vent hood. It did require some engineering to get the duct work from hood to out the roof right and there is some electical to power the fan motor. Despite how much I felt like I was bleeding while this little project was on going, now that its done, it works great (it damn well better had) and I would do it again. If you want any additional info what I did PM or email.[p]Good Luck,
Reed

Smoke filling up covered deck

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