Theres Always a First!

So I have been reading about mold issues in UDS drums for the last year since I have owned one. I have never had that problem a once.

So me being me, I decided to clean the grease out of the bottom of my UDS and while I was at it, I took the hose to my coal basket/Ash Catcher. Not a big deal unless you put it back inside of a sealed up drum while it is still wet!

I smelled something funny near my drum a couple days later, lifted the lid, solid mold from top to bottom with water dripping off the lid. :doh:

After a real good power washing and scrub down, I did a nice long season run low and slow at first then brought it up over 350 for 5 hours. So far no mold.

Lesson learned!! No wet items in the drum. Let it all drip dry and then light a fire and get it hot.

aawa said:

I keep all the vents on my drum closed and haven't had any issues with mold.... It is more about the moisture in the drum than anything else.

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Yep, this exactly. On my BP EDS it has been sealed up for a at least 1 month or 2 now and no mold. Clean as can be and smells like I just smoked a pork butt in it yesterday. Mmmmmmm

I 100% believe the issue I had was tossing a soaking wet coal basket in and putting the lid on the drum sealed up.

And yeah I wish I had got some pics but was too down in the dumps for a photo shoot. I came in the house looking like someone kicked me in the boys and shot my dog. My wife let out a little snicker and smile as she so very heart felt told me how bad she felt for me. :becky: I loved her sincerity. :boxing:

1 wet coal basket coast me a year of built up flavor.