ckreef Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 i would be a little wary of this one.. bottom draft door looks out of place! Shouldn't the bottom vent be down towards the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addertooth Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Here is the draft door position on mine and one other. Ignore the text, it is from the sellers advertisements. marauders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauders Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 the best investment ive made for the K-7 a Party Guru Party Q .. made this a  kamado a set and forget  smoker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addertooth Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I was really happy to get this item thrown in with the Kamado. I had a feeling it would be a pain to get. It turns out, the plate can still be ordered for $35.00 Now I need to build a simple reducer to work with the Pitmaster IQ120s I have. marauders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addertooth Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 CKreef, To answer your question more specifically. From an ease-of-use perspective (removing ashes), the vent should have been placed lower. You cannot use the standard raking tool to remove ashes. The lower damper is 5.5 inches(measured just now) above the bottom/floor of the Kamado. Many people use a shop vac to remove the ashes via the charcoal grate hole. The lower damper is large enough for your entire hand to fit through it, if you want to reach in via the lower damper. If the lower damper had been moved down lower, then the strength of the main body would have been reduced, and perhaps encouraged cracking from that point. The capacity to hold ashes on the K7 Kamado is huge, larger than I could likely make you believe. On my Kamado Joes, the ashes need to be removed on each long (12 hour) cook to avoid creating an air restriction from the ashes. On the K7 Kamado, you could likely do 5 or 6 cooks of 12 hours without removing the ashes before the ashes would get high enough to threaten air-flow. Also, any chunks of burning coals, or sparks would have to bounce up from the bottom five and a half inches to reach the bottom of the lower damper. This makes wood decks less threatened by the risk of sparks and burning. Like most variations in design, there are advantages and weaknesses seen in the outcome. marauders and ckreef 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grego Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Great job my friend, good looking family member. Can't wait for the cooking pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grego Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Great job, and great price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbque Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addertooth Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 oops wrong thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peganded8 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 This is awesome. I am getting an old tiled #7 from my sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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