My new Kelley smoker leaks around the lid where the seam is. It isn't that big of a deal, but it does puff a little smoke back on my hands. I'd just prefer the smoke went out the nozzle where it belongs.
I've tried tweaking the shape of the lid and can a bit, but it still leaks.
Yep; use some cedar chips, pine needles, or just use it a few times. One of the hardest things (well, most frequent frustrations) for new beeks is keeping the smoker burning, so pack up a couple and work on your smoker mojo.
All too soon you'll be taking the torch to it so you can open it without a jaws-of-life
I've had it lit twice while I await my girls. I haven't had any trouble lighting or keeping it lit (I used to forge metal with coal - eerily similar lighting techniques).
I'm not sure I want to go the JB weld route, and it is leaking from quite a gap between the lid and can rim so I don't know that creosote will seal that. Seems like a new piece of equipment ought to have better fit than this.
I'll call Kelley on Monday to see what they say.
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