Almost done fixing up an Assassin 28. Can't get the pitmasteriq attached!!

[JKCDN]

Hi -

I am in the final stages of repainting, replacing gaskets and cleaning out a new to me Assassin 28. I will post photo's of the before and after and a full rundown on the process I went through, but I'm stumped on how to attached the pitmasteriq 110. You can see in this photo, that I have some strange unthreaded coupler on my smoker and the threaded end of the hose barb is not fitting.

Here is the barb I got with the pitmaster sitting inside the coupler, it's a tight fit so I guess it would work but it looks like crap.

Finally, the last photo shows that even if I can remove the unthreaded coupler, the diameter of the barb is to big .......

I am in contact with pitmasteriq but no solutions at this point. Does anyone have any idea? Maybe I need to remove the coupler and get a different sized barb?

thx, very excited to get cooking on this pit!!!!

 

[Stablergetz]

I would try and remove the 1 1/2" to 3/4" bushing and replace with a 1 1/2" to 1" bushing and that should work.

 

[AssassinSmokers]

Yes take out the reducer and replace with 1 1/2" to 1". This will take care of the issue

 

[Smokey Lonesome]

Yep. Third that - bushing should be 1.5 x 1 inch mip x fip

 

[mcyork28]

What your trying to use looks very similar to the adapter that BBQGuru sells for party Q to fit into a ball valve.

 

[Smoking Piney]

Contact the source:

https://www.assassin-smokers.com/contact-assassin-smokers/

 

[JKCDN]

thanks to everyone, you guys were 100% right. I removed the reducer which was 1.5 inch to 3/4 inch with a new one 1.5 inch to 1inch results are perfect!

Here's a photo with the new part.

 

[Smokedawg86]

Looking good.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

What your trying to use looks very similar to the adapter that BBQGuru sells for party Q to fit into a ball valve.

I was just thinking the same thing.