Rusty Kettle
Babbling Farker
So I went to do some cleaning in the 270 Smokers Sumo and it hasn't been cooked in much in a few years and the bottom was rotted out. I was cleaning rust out. It went through in the firebox area. Not blaming this on 270 Smokers. The Sumo has seen a lot of use but has sat for a number of years idle.
Its only the inner layer of steel in the bottom. I removed the entire inner layer on the bottom below the ash pan. Got a new piece of 16 gauge steel that I am going to hopefully install tomorrow afternoon.
I found a small bit of rot where the inner front layer connects to the inner bottom layer so I am getting more sheet metal in the morning to cut out that rot and install a new layer. Going to make new rails for the ash pan to sit on as well.
Strangely, the rest of it is solid as can be and no rot at all.
I removed the insulation in the bottom as well and it is no good at all. So I am debating whether to leave it out as heat rises or replace it. I know it had 1 inch insulation in it but not sure what I should use to replace the insulation.
I thought about getting it welded back together as I am not a welder but thinking about it if this needs replaced down the road again I kind of want it to be simple so I am thinking sheet metal screws to attach the new metal to the old solid metal after removing all the rotten bits to make it more easily replaced if it happens again.
Its only the inner layer of steel in the bottom. I removed the entire inner layer on the bottom below the ash pan. Got a new piece of 16 gauge steel that I am going to hopefully install tomorrow afternoon.
I found a small bit of rot where the inner front layer connects to the inner bottom layer so I am getting more sheet metal in the morning to cut out that rot and install a new layer. Going to make new rails for the ash pan to sit on as well.
Strangely, the rest of it is solid as can be and no rot at all.
I removed the insulation in the bottom as well and it is no good at all. So I am debating whether to leave it out as heat rises or replace it. I know it had 1 inch insulation in it but not sure what I should use to replace the insulation.
I thought about getting it welded back together as I am not a welder but thinking about it if this needs replaced down the road again I kind of want it to be simple so I am thinking sheet metal screws to attach the new metal to the old solid metal after removing all the rotten bits to make it more easily replaced if it happens again.