Low Temp at 225, Extreme High Temp at 250

[grillinjones]

Hello,

New here and was just gifted a portable Traeger, but it's giving me some issues.

Previous owner replaced the auger and hot pin not long before getting himself a larger grill. I followed the startup list to the letter.

When setting the temps with the turn knob, any temp under 225 runs about 80-100 degrees low on average. Today I was working on a pork shoulder and set it to 250 then returned to the kitchen. About 10-15 minutes later I come back out to vast amounts of smoke and the temp rising past 500.

I checked some guides and ensured things are clean and clear.

Model: TFT17LLA

Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[RayClem]

Since the previous owner used the grill, you did not need to go through the normal burn-in process.

I wonder if the temperature probe or other electrical parts were not connected properly when the auger and hot rod were replaced. The first thing to check is the connector on the RTD thermocouple that measures the grill temperature and provides feedback to the controller.

It is also possible that the thermocouple is bad. You can purchase OEM replacements at your local Ace Hardware. You can also get them online. Amazon has 3rd party replacements if you are OK with going that route.

Hopefully, the controller is OK. That is the expensive part.