Directly replace Traeger ele161 with Traeger ele162 ?

[morgans04]

The residue is all over my Traeger, not the pellet tube. There are lots of nooks and crannies that are difficult to clean - and I don't want to have to spend a considerable amount of time cleaning each time I smoke.

 

[Slimpicker]

and I don't want to have to spend a considerable amount of time cleaning each time I smoke.

Why would you want to clean your smoker every time you cook???

 

[morgans04]

I do not, but my Traeger no longer leaves my food with a smoky flavor. I am awaiting a solution from Traeger. In the meantime, I am using a pellet tube and that leaves a horrible, sticky mess everywhere. It even runs down the front of the grill.

 

[trevpipes]

I was just going over to clean the 620 and prep to sell it when the ele162 controller popped up used on eBay for 100. I hope it actually isn't broken, then does fit and work in my 620. I think it is the ele162, but not 100%, it wasn't listed as such. ill update when it arrives.

the first pic is the the one I bought off eBay, arriving in a week, the second pic is the one that came with the 620 with no super smoke

 

[mikeytee]

I do not, but my Traeger no longer leaves my food with a smoky flavor. I am awaiting a solution from Traeger. In the meantime, I am using a pellet tube and that leaves a horrible, sticky mess everywhere. It even runs down the front of the grill.

I used the tube at Christmas on a Brisket. 6 hour cook before I pulled it, no sticky mess anywhere. Sounds like maybe your pellets? Also, it was cold out so I wrapped the grill with a welding blanket. If the smoke hits the side of a cold box it will not dissipate out the chimney, so maybe the sides of the smoker are too cool. More likely the pellets though.

 

[trevpipes]

Success !!
Someone listed the controller I needed on eBay for really low, $100, and I bought it, and installed it and it works perfectly, now has the super smoke. It was a win/win because as I stated, the guy sold it to me really low, and I knew my wifi controller would fetch more than I bought the better one for. This is how the traeger Silverton 620 should have come from Costco, with the super smoke pid controller. Almost forgot, I sold the D2 controller without super smoke for $135 on eBay, guy bought it the next day

 

[Paperman]

Well they work pretty freaking good in a Traeger but suit yourself, we all here have regular smokers also, and I've been smoking meat for 20 years before I got a Traeger so I know what "smoke flavor" you are talking about but I like it when my wife says the meals off my Traeger are the best she's ever had, that makes it worth it.

Morning from Georgia. I have had nothing but compliments with everything also. I am going to purchase a 6" A-Maze-N tube this morning. Specs say about 2 hrs. smoke and I was curious if that would add a difference on a rib cook or should I go with a 12" tube. I'm on a Pro 575 also and curious where the best position would be for placement.