Owner`s manual
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Copyright 2015 by Southern Pride Distributing, LLC Volume 1
GREASE REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Immediately drain the grease after each cook cycle.
2. Place a container under the grease drain valve located below the smoker.
3. Open the valve slowly. Caution: Grease may be HOT.
4. Grease should be poured into an approved grease recycling bin.
WOOD STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS
The solid fuel should be stored in accordance with NFPA® 96.
Wood stored in the same room as the smoker or the smoker firebox door shall not exceed a 1-day supply.
Wood shall not be stored above any heat-producing appliance or vent or closer than 0.92 m (3ft) to any
portion of a solid fuel appliance constructed of metal or to any other cooking appliance that could ignite
the wood.
Wood shall not be stored in the path of ash removal.
Where stored in the same building as the smoker, wood shall be stored only in an area with walls, floor and
ceiling of noncombustible construction extending at least 0.92m (3ft) past the outside dimension of the
storage pile.
Wood shall be separated from all flammable liquids, all ignition sources, all chemicals, and all product
supplies and packaging goods.
All wood storage areas shall be provided with a sprinkler system meeting the requirements of NFPA® 13.
Exceptions:
Where acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction, wood storage areas shall be permitted to be
protected with a fixed water pipe system with a hose capable of reaching all parts of the area.
In lieu of a sprinkler system a listed 2-A rated water spray extinguisher or a 6 L (1.6 gal) wet chem-
ical fire extinguisher listed for Class K fires with a maximum travel distance of 6 m (20 ft.) to the
wood piles shall be permitted to be used for a wood pile, provided that the wood pile does not ex-
ceed 0.14 cubic meters (5 cubic feet) volume.
WARNING
Do not open the drain valve while the
smoker is still in operation or while
burning wood and hot coals are still in
firebox.
WARNING
Do not connect the grease drain
on the smoker directly to the
building drain system or any
other drain connection.










