Overall rating: 4.591224 / 5 from 433 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Billows BBQ Temperature Control Fan Kit with Damper is praised for its ability to maintain steady temperatures in smokers, offering impressive control and reducing the need for manual adjustments. Customers appreciate its robust build and ease of use, though some have noted compatibility issues with certain devices.
Summary topics
- Smoker Temperature Control: 5%
- Temperature Control: 9%
- Temperature Stability: 25%
- Billows Performance: 15%
Review topics: ["results","quality","size","issues","fit","improvement","value","price","control","adapter","setup","works","installation","heat","customer service","temperature","upgrade","connection","interface","billows","construction","performance","support","fan","effort","instructions","cook","addition","vent","signals"].
Review highlights
- "The Billows is a true game changer for any charcoal griller." —
- "Excellent temperature control and holds a tight temperature" —
- "I have a UDS, and had been able to control temp reasonably well, but it did take a bit of baby sitting." —
Reviews
Absolutely Amazing!!!
"I really enjoy this billow for temperature control of my Old Country Gravity Feed, BBQ Smoker however I'm still learning this peace of equipment, and sure there is still more to learn. Thank you for the eye opener."
Great Fan!
"Easy to hook up and use. The 1. 5” connect or does not thread properly. Only turns 2x and stops. I tried another adapter and it threaded fine so the angle of the thread must be different or incorrect. Everything works ok but it seems like it is not matched correctly."
Works Great
"Easy to install and setup. It did a great job with controlling the temperature on my kamodo style smoker for about 12 hours while smoking a brisket. Highly recommend."
So part of my review
"So part of my review is my fault part is not. My fault is I faced it partially up when I installed and it rained a little bit and not it doesn’t work anymore. The part I don’t like is that it doesn’t connect or show up as a device on my RFX app which is disappointing and it is not adjustable on the temp, 225 is the preset and I don’t cook at that temp so It wouod not have been a good fit for me anyways."
"I love everything about the billows set up and RFX I will recommend this to everybody I know in which I know a bunch people who smoke meat"
Missing a power switch
"Really wish it had a power switch so you could set it up without the fan switching on before starting the smoke."
"Works good"
Billows
"Blower works as expected and will buy again."
Just perfect
"Excellent addition to my RFX thermometers, easy to install"
Soooooooo nice.
"Previously used a Flame Boss product to control cooking temp and monitor food temp with my Big Green Egg. All setup and control was via a phone app that only seldomly worked. It was insanely frustrating. It just quit working last month, after only about 3 years of using it once or twice a year. Bought ThermoWorks Signals and Billows to replace it. Game changer. Set up was easy. BBQ set temp and alarms easily programmed and monitored on the signals unit. Remote monitoring via Bluetooth & the phone app required almost no setup and worked perfectly the first time. Getting Signals connected to WiFi for remote monitoring & control is a bit tricky as the router’s security protocols and other settings have to be set up a specific way to work. But, this isn’t a ThermoWorks failing. Any IOT device these days has the same requirements/issues."