Let me rephrase....is bottom vent primarily for air\temp control or ash sweep?
Its used for both temp control and ash sweeping. Some leave the bottom wide open and use the top to control temps others leave the top open and use the bottom to control temps.. I think its more of a personal prefrence than anything because both work. I personally leave top open and use bottom for temp control it works for me. And another note you dont want too sweep ashes during a cook
i'd suggest making little marks that show you where the sweeper handle is when the bottom vent is wide open and closed. it helps me to know how exactly how open my vents are without having to see the sweeper.
i'd suggest making little marks that show you where the sweeper handle is when the bottom vent is wide open and closed. it helps me to know how exactly how open my vents are without having to see the sweeper.
Mine must be in wrong then. They go from fully closed to full open in about 1/3 or 1/4 of the sweep. The rest of the sweep just moves ashes toward the next open spot.If you put the sweeper system in correctly. All the way one way is wide open, all the way the opposite direction is completely closed.
i'd suggest making little marks that show you where the sweeper handle is when the bottom vent is wide open and closed. it helps me to know how exactly how open my vents are without having to see the sweeper.
If you put the sweeper system in correctly. All the way one way is wide open, all the way the opposite direction is completely closed.
Mine must be in wrong then. They go from fully closed to full open in about 1/3 or 1/4 of the sweep. The rest of the sweep just moves ashes toward the next open spot.
I have marked the positions fully closed, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and fully open on the collar that holds the ash bucket on my gold grills.
I'm of the belief that leaving the top vents open always give the smoke somewhere to go. Otherwise the smoke would be trapped in the kettle with the food and could give it a bad flavor (creosote)?
my brand new OTG i recently bought goes from fully closed(all the way left) to about 60% open(all the way right). the bowl comes already assembled this way. i have mine marked at just barely closed and just where it is fully opened. it makes it really easy to glance down and make my vents open 50%, 25%, or whatever i need.