Best way to route meat probes? (Vertical Smokers)

[MrJRoz]

How do you route your meat probes to minimize pinching and avoid seal gaps when the door is closed?
Please state where your controller board is located - bottom, side or top.
Mine's on the bottom and I am considering doing a small mod to notch it at the bottom above the probe ports on the board.

 

[Cowboy1955]

My 820 has a hole on the left side

 

[Ol' Smokey]

My 820 has a hole on the left side

So does my 700, but i just close the lid on them. With all the smoke produced in the interior, i dont worry at all about some leakage. They either have a chimney or like mine, holes across the top back for exhaust. A little smoke from the door aint hurting anything....

 

[Jimsmokes]

I ditched my sear rod to give me a second spot. Never had a problem with them through the lid though.

 

[MrJRoz]

My 820 has a hole on the left side

This is for vertical smokers

 

[Ol' Smokey]

This is for vertical smokers

Ahhhh, the plot thickens.....


(guess i shoulda read the title)

 

[Mike From R.I.]

My smoker has the controller on the right side, PBV4PS2, I just close the door on the thin wire. Never has caused any issues.

 

[MikeInFla]

I have a vertical and control panel on the bottom. The first thing I learned was the PB probes are garbage. Not even close to being correct even with replacements. So I bought one on Amazon. I just went thru the seal on the door. It had no impact on probes or the cook. Then I got a Bluetooth probe so no wires needed. Bluetooth is the way to go.

 

[Freedbyjc]

How do you route your meat probes to minimize pinching and avoid seal gaps when the door is closed?
Please state where your controller board is located - bottom, side or top.
Mine's on the bottom and I am considering doing a small mod to notch it at the bottom above the probe ports on the board.

 

[djsams]

How do you route your meat probes to minimize pinching and avoid seal gaps when the door is closed?
Please state where your controller board is located - bottom, side or top.
Mine's on the bottom and I am considering doing a small mod to notch it at the bottom above the probe ports on the board.

I have the Series 3 vertical with the controller at the bottom. I had poor results with the built in probes so I use wired Inkbird probes. I feed them through the door on the hinge side so they are mostly out of the way when I open the door. The door gasket seals them just fine. I’m also not worried about the wires crimping since the door gasket provides a pretty gentle fit.

 

[MrJRoz]

@Freedbyjc: Yah - I have these - I put them on my previous smoke vault 24. My new vertical is double walled like yours and don't feel like messing with it - looks like from the pics that you put one on the inner wall and one on the outer wall.. I still may consider though - Thanks brother!

 

[Chuck P]

1/4" drill bit through the sidewall just above controller shelf.

 

[Elfcane]

I go through the smoke stack.