max size of smokehouse with 1000w 120v heating element

JerBear · Post by **JerBear** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 22:53

Thanks Ross,

According to that website I'm looking at about R2.5 as it's plywood only. I thought about insulation but at the time the smoker was built it was going to be cold smoking anyway and all I was really looking at was containing the smoke.

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 23:20

Do you understand the arithmatic for determinig heat loss?

JerBear · Post by **JerBear** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 23:25

Nope, just like wood I can be a little dense. I just used the listed rating on the grid for the R value of plywood.

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 23:54

Ok. It is easy. determine the inside surface area of the smoker in square feet and multiply by the temperature rise you want and divide by the "R" value. that should give the the total BTU value you need . !000 watts equals 3300 BTU's.

JerBear · Post by **JerBear** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 00:18

That I think I can arrange, now to go home and do a little measuring. Thanks Ross!