Bull Gaskets installed - leakage stopped

[NBK]

Finished up "battening down the hatches" today on the Bull. While doing so, I discovered what dissolves and cleans the best (next weekend will be cleaning up some of the visible areas so the bull looks nice outside). Give "Rutland" liquid creosote remover a try. It works better than all of the other products I have read about on the forums. Ron over @Pellet Grills Galore gave me the advice.

Anyway, below illustrates the high temp gasket material used on the smoke box and smoke stack as well as the Fireblack gasket strips on the barrel lid. Easy peasy. Like I said, I need to dissolve the carbon and creosote on the outside of the smoker. Thanks for all of the posts motivating me to get this done.

 

[MonnieRock]

Finished up "battening down the hatches" today on the Bull. While doing so, I discovered what dissolves and cleans the best (next weekend will be cleaning up some of the visible areas so the bull looks nice outside). Give "Rutland" liquid creosote remover a try. It works better than all of the other products I have read about on the forums. Ron over @Pellet Grills Galore gave me the advice.

Anyway, below illustrates the high temp gasket material used on the smoke box and smoke stack as well as the Fireblack gasket strips on the barrel lid. Easy peasy. Like I said, I need dissolve the carbon and creosote on the outside of the smoker. Thanks for all of the posts motivating me to get this done.

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Where did you get the flat gasket material?

Looks great !!!

 

[Real Smoker]

Thanks for the post. Had to seal up the 340 after several smokes. Picking up a 700 next Monday. Will have the materials ready to seal it up at assembly.

 

[Mike]

Where did you get the flat gasket material?

Looks great !!!

It's LavaLock seal.

 

[MonnieRock]

It's LavaLock seal.

Thanks Mike.

Not the gasket on the lid, the roll of flat gasket he used around the exhaust and smokebox. Curious if it was just automotive gasket or a higher temperature variant.

 

[NBK]

Where did you get

Where did you get the flat gasket material?

Looks great !!!

High temp Gasket material

 

[MonnieRock]

High temp Gasket material

Thank you so much. Your bull looks great!

 

[Real Smoker]

Finished up "battening down the hatches" today on the Bull. While doing so, I discovered what dissolves and cleans the best (next weekend will be cleaning up some of the visible areas so the bull looks nice outside). Give "Rutland" liquid creosote remover a try. It works better than all of the other products I have read about on the forums. Ron over @Pellet Grills Galore gave me the advice.

Anyway, below illustrates the high temp gasket material used on the smoke box and smoke stack as well as the Fireblack gasket strips on the barrel lid. Easy peasy. Like I said, I need dissolve the carbon and creosote on the outside of the smoker. Thanks for all of the posts motivating me to get this done.

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Are the square gaskets on the smoke box.

 

[NBK]

Are the square gaskets on the smoke box.

Yes, just to seal the through holes where the fasteners attach the smoke box to the barrel.

 

[Stratmeister]

I’m a new 700 owner. Is it common to need to seal it? Is the leakage so bad that it’s a problem?

 

[mooncusser2k]

I’m a new 700 owner. Is it common to need to seal it? Is the leakage so bad that it’s a problem?

It's purely a personal preference. And folks do it for different reasons, ranging from reducing discoloration from smoke to trying to keep more smoke in. Plenty of debate on the merits of it in various threads. (I didn't put gaskets on my RT-700.)

 

[MikeyB]

I’m a new 700 owner. Is it common to need to seal it? Is the leakage so bad that it’s a problem?

I’m in the same boat, I’ll keep an eye on things and if I feel sealing will help I’ll do it.

 

[NBK]

Dripping creosote is kind of nasty. I did it to keep the Bull clean as well as the concrete.

 

[sdynak]

Looks good.. have only sealed the lid on mine so far.. not really seeing issues yet at the stack but maybe will over time. Nice job!

 

[NBK]

An observation just now after I put the "El Pastor" project on the bull; the smoke tube isn't as aggressive with smoke now due to the lack of air leakage.

Still plenty but thought it might be of someone's interest.

 

[Smokem if you gottem]

Looks good.. have only sealed the lid on mine so far.. not really seeing issues yet at the stack but maybe will over time. Nice job!

Spend good money for a smoker that leaks smoke out of places it shouldn’t……..ridiculous.

 

[sdynak]

Spend good money for a smoker that leaks smoke out of places it shouldn’t……..ridiculous.

Funny thing is Recteq says it is designed the way with no gaskets and doesn't recommend installing any ...

 

[C. Keeper]

Spend good money for a smoker that leaks smoke out of places it shouldn’t……..ridiculous.

Exactly the reason you should spend bad money!

 

[RogueKNB]

so for the lavalock...chicken or egg question...should you place the lavalockon the lid or on the barrel or does it even matter? TY Kevin

 

[BradBQ]

so for the lavalock...chicken or egg question...should you place the lavalockon the lid or on the barrel or does it even matter? TY Kevin

Id recommend the lid. It will eventually compress and flatten a bit leaving a raised portion that very slightly protrudes into the barrel and then compressed where the lid meets the barrel. From an average joes perspective I think it works best that way but absolutely could be wrong.