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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2005Converting a Ferrups UPS to a MEAT smokehouse?
I own a Ferrups 3.0 KVA UPS. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/ferrups-meat-smoker/ This Ferrups UPS is a steel cabinet about 3x3x1.5 feet. It has the front panel on hinges, and also openable top. I am thinking about converting it to a smokehouse for smoking meat. I would remove the insides, add a hotplate on the bottom and a thermostat to maintain temperature, and close up some of the holes and add a adjustable vent. Also I would set up racks inside. It looks like it could be done relatively easily. I have a lot of scrounged hardware for supporting racks, although I would buy new stainless steel racks for food safety reasons. Any thoughts on this plan? Are there any fatal flaws in it? This UPS is unlikely to fetch any good money these days. i >I own a Ferrups 3.0 KVA UPS. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Any thoughts on this plan? Are there any fatal flaws in it? This UPS >is unlikely to fetch any good money these days. I don't know how hot a smoker will get, but you might want to investigate the fumes that paint puts off when hot. Or just pre-burn it outdoors. If you can, pop out the hinge pins and put a thin coat of never seize on 'em. I'm setting the followups header to just RCM.  SignatureB.B. --I am not a goat! thegoat4 at airmail dot net http://web2.airmail.net/thegoat4/ I don't know about the meat smoker but you just gave me a great idea for a powder coat oven. I have a big Ferrups that took a lightning hit. Been wondering what to do with the shell. :-) SignatureGlenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com > I own a Ferrups 3.0 KVA UPS. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > i > I don't know about the meat smoker but you just gave me a great idea for a > powder coat oven. I have a big Ferrups that took a lightning hit. Been > wondering what to do with the shell. :-) I am glad to hear that. Are you going to add some heat insulation to it, to save $$ on electricity? Signature223/173.2/180 > > I don't know about the meat smoker but you just gave me a great idea for a > > powder coat oven. I have a big Ferrups that took a lightning hit. Been > > wondering what to do with the shell. :-) > > I am glad to hear that. Are you going to add some heat insulation to > it, to save $$ on electricity? Of course. Wrapping with fiberglass and an outer skin is the easy part. Building a substantial inner liner is harder to do with no sheet metal equipment. SignatureGlenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com > I own a Ferrups 3.0 KVA UPS. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > front panel on hinges, and also openable top. I am thinking about > converting it to a smokehouse for smoking meat. DH made an electric smoker from an old portable dishwasher, T-stat, electric element, I think extra insulation. Works great. SignatureNo Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes >> I own a Ferrups 3.0 KVA UPS. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > DH made an electric smoker from an old portable dishwasher, T-stat, electric > element, I think extra insulation. Works great. Sounds great. What kind of thermostat was he using? I am looking at thermostats now and have yet to find something suitable. Signature223/173.2/180 > > DH made an electric smoker from an old portable dishwasher, T-stat, electric > > element, I think extra insulation. Works great. > > Sounds great. What kind of thermostat was he using? I am looking at > thermostats now and have yet to find something suitable. It's the kind you would put on an electric oven, look at appliance parts suppliers for that and the heating element. SignatureNo Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes >> > DH made an electric smoker from an old portable dishwasher, T-stat, > electric [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > It's the kind you would put on an electric oven, look at appliance parts > suppliers for that and the heating element. Thank you! Yes, some of those thermostats do exactly what I want. Is your smoker 220v powered? Signature223/173.2/180 > > It's the kind you would put on an electric oven, look at appliance parts > > suppliers for that and the heating element. > > Thank you! Yes, some of those thermostats do exactly what I want. Is > your smoker 220v powered? no SignatureNo Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes |
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