Wow okay I take back every bad thing I ever said about crack enthusiasts.

Man I’ve been there. First time I tried fixing my dryer I spent $30 on a new belt and scratched up my knuckles on the pulley before realizing the vent hose was kinked behind the unit. Dad came over, straightened it out, and boom it worked perfect. Now I always check the simple stuff first like the lint trap and the vent hose before touching any tools. Saves you a lot of headache and cussing.

That old timer said you can spot a bad flue by the smell of the soot. Thing is, that's not really a shortcut you can use on its own. Soot smell changes depending on what wood they burn, how dry it is, and even how old the buildup is. I've smelled soot that was perfectly fine from a clean flue that just had a funky odor because they burned pine. You gotta look at the flue itself for cracks or creosote buildup. The smell can give you a clue, but it's more like a warning bell than a sure thing. Relying on just the smell is how you miss a real problem.

Nah man, a Weber kettle isn't that cheap once you factor in mods.

Bought the same pack, lost every file I tried to recover with them.