This didn’t work for me, unfortunately. When it gets to the point of “checking for updates,” it checks for several seconds, then tries to reconnect to my WiFi. The grill says it’s connected, but the app gives an error saying it can’t connect.
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Here’s an interesting tidbit I’ve noticed. Anytime I try to connect the app to my grill, it fails (of course), but then I can’t connect back to my WiFi from my phone without entering the WiFi password again. It’s like it’s making my phone forget my network.
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I want to be optimistic here, but I have a bad feeling that this "set-up-wizard" is just going to be a mash-up of FAQ's and the same steps that we've already seen people posting on this 13 page thread. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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I got mine mid May 2019, newer model with pellet sensor etc.
Reset by going to "About" screen and holding the Ignite button until the display blanked out.
It reverted to SW Ver 01.01.00
Used the app to pair it, gave it a new nickname, and away it went onto my network.
Left it in standby and within 1 hour it updated to 2.00
Still in standby, I checked the app and it now said "Connected" and "Sleeping"
It's been working great ever since.
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On iPhone when I had the original update issue, the phone had "remembered" the Grills direct connect network and password and was auto connecting to the grill as the grill was stuck in AP mode and not connecting to WiFi.
I went into phone settings and selected "forget network" for the grill for a fresh start. The app handles the passwords in setup when you scan the QR code.
It's also critical that your phone is on a 2.4Ghz WiFi network when setting up the grill. If it is on a 5.8Ghz network, the app will try to pass this to the grill which will fail for sure.
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NO, you can connect to the grill with the app and see that it's "sleeping", so they are communicating. But as mentioned, remote startup of an un-attended wood fired grill is just asking for some kind of unexpected event to occur.
Yes, I realize this. But this is the opposite of what is happening. My personal, home network, which my iPhone has joined 1,000 times before, is suddenly forgotten when I try to go through the app pairing process. After attempting the process, I have to re-enter the password for my personal network in order to re-join it. Also, my network is mixed 2.4 and 5 GHz. I have also tried isolating the 2.4 GHz network and pairing the app, but the results are the same.
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Mines been connected for days - no update, I’ll check again this morning but not holding my breath.
@Lou17 I compared the new igniter to the old and they look identical and the old one used to fire right up. When I get some time I’ll switch them out and see if it works. For now I just set my temp hit ignite then use a propane torch and get the pellets fired up.
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You don't need to swap them out. Just make sure the hot rod is sticking out into the fire pot about 1/4".
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Not sure if this is the final version of the 'set up wizard', but the web page that the guy mentioned in the Instagram story is live on their site: https://www.traegergrills.com/status
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