Heck the tough questions always come on the weekend when everyone's sleeping...
Listen try this, set up the smoker with a small pan of water and some wood, set to 250, yes 250, and let her rip for say 3 hours. Reason I say this is that no matter how low or high you set the temperature I BELIEVE (the old timers here will chime in later) the smoker is designed to reach a higher temperature at first to get the wood smoking, then settle into the temperature you set.
And on Monday you can call Cookshack and talk to Bill or Stuart and they will be able to give you good advice on what to do. I worked all my life for IBM and our motto was IBM MEANS SERVICE. Knowing that I gotta say that COOKSHACK service is 2nd to none, those people really care and they really are helpful and friendly at the same time. They'll get you straightened out fast...