re: Offset smoker mods - need help

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Well, at least the drippings will fall to the bottomand exit in the way the pit was designed. Not sure what's going to happen to all that mess when it falls on the flat plate. Make it angle left?

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The Lang pits weld in two plates to create a "V" shape under the grates which collects the rendered fats. A raised partition is welded to the plates on the smoke exit side(not the firebox/chimney) side. They then cut an opening at the bottom of the "V" and weld a pipe which extends all the way through the bottom of the pit which has a gate valve attached to it. This allows you to easily hose out the pit without the water creeping back into the firebox. Just place a galvanized bucket underneath the valve and spray away.

I'm not sure if that came out clearly at all. Check out the pit below and you can see the gate valve.