Sak231 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Hi, Love the fireboard 2, but I can only get 6-7 hours out of a full basket of lump. Does anyone else have this experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanole Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 - Not with either the Fireboard FBX11 (aka FB 1) or Fireboard 2. - Neither of my Fireboards consume anymore fuel than my Flameboss 200 or old DigiQ DX2 - I know this is not part of the question but if you want a fuel/lump mizer the SMOBOT shines in that arena. I have had over a 37 hr burn in a Primo XL with well over 1/3 of a firebox left when I shut her down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I have seen this happen when the top vent is not open enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargeRedJoe Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 1/16/2021 at 11:20 AM, John Setzler said: I have seen this happen when the top vent is not open enough. Wow that's counterintuitive; you would think the lump would burn faster with the vent more open. I just got a FireBoard and I'm half way through my first cook and my top vent is barely open, so we'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtemple Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I haven't opened my Big Joe since last weekend, when I did a full brisket for about 27 hours with a full load of charcoal and the FireBoard. I'm interested to see how much charcoal I went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 @LargeRedJoe yup... if you close the top gent all the way down and fire up a controller, the charcoal will burn up in a hurry, all the heat will exit from the same path as the incoming air, and the top portion of the grill will never get good and hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargeRedJoe Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 16 minutes ago, John Setzler said: @LargeRedJoe yup... if you close the top gent all the way down and fire up a controller, the charcoal will burn up in a hurry, all the heat will exit from the same path as the incoming air, and the top portion of the grill will never get good and hot. And yup....most of my charcoal was gone, about 80% and I started with a fairly full basket. It was also cheap coal so that may have played a role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtemple Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Here's the firebox after running the grill for about 28 hours. Not much left, but it was still holding temp just fine by the time I shut it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargeRedJoe Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 4 hours ago, jtemple said: Here's the firebox after running the grill for about 28 hours. Not much left, but it was still holding temp just fine by the time I shut it down. How open was the top vent? In my case it was darned near closed and I only made it 8 hours or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtemple Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 4 hours ago, LargeRedJoe said: How open was the top vent? In my case it was darned near closed and I only made it 8 hours or so. Oh, around halfway between closed and the first mark on the Kontrol Tower, maybe a little less than that. LargeRedJoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crich Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 6:46 PM, jtemple said: Oh, around halfway between closed and the first mark on the Kontrol Tower, maybe a little less than that. On 2/1/2021 at 2:02 PM, LargeRedJoe said: How open was the top vent? In my case it was darned near closed and I only made it 8 hours or so. I'm with you LargeRedJoe. I can't even dream of a 12, 16, 27 cook. Best I've ever seen was 8 and that was stretching it. I'm missing something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtemple Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Big Joe or Classic? Jr: 12 hours Big Joe: 56 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adm Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Here's a 13.5 hour overnight cook on my Monolith. Fireboard 2, with their blower - max fan speed was 25%, top vent was damn near closed - maybe an eight of an inch open. And here's what the charcoal basket looked like once the meat was taken out: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargeRedJoe Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Yeah, i’m blaming the cheap grocery store charcoal. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. jtemple 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 3 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I without a doubt agree with LargeRedJoe, it does seem counterintuitive. Over night cooks, I have always had the top vent barely open with plenty of lump left over. Now, I cant wait to do an overnight with the vent opened up. I'm really curious now. LargeRedJoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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