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					Originally Posted by seymour_cigar   Switching to the larger Brinkman water pan is a plus. And when adding water make sure it is hot.
 When I quit messing with it there was a big improvement.
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Won't an even larger water pan just drain the energy from the fire?  I always put in hot water and if a long smoking, fill 1.5" from the top.  Saves a lot of time and energy to heat it up.  The intakes are very sensitive to adjustment.  Once I get it up to smoking range, I choke the intake a 1/3 or so and just let it rock.