HaileyD
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Hi so just bought a used Pro 22, Traeger support says it's 9 years old. And when I fire it up on smoke it jumped to like 300. Traeger support says I needed a replacement RTD it has since shown up and I replaced it now when I fire it up on smoke it jumps to 250 if I switch it to 180 it fluctuates between 170 and 250° this can't be right all the research I've done says that it should only fluctuate plus or minus 25°. Is my board shot does my fan not blow enough air like I don't understand what the hell I'm doing wrong I literally had traeger support run me through in video call a full test cook and it still doesn't work properly. It will jump to 250 and then over the course of 25-35 minutes drops to 170 and then Skyrocket to 250.
Just wanted to add the p setting is set to 4, and I'm using Pit Boss charcoal hardwood pellets brand new, ive tried 3 brands, I vacuumed out the entire thing including the fire pot, chimney is 3/4" to 1" gap, I start the smoker open when smoke starts forming I close the lid. Traeger said I should let the temp get to 165 before selecting a temp and it shouldn't go above 180 on smoke but I can hit 250+
It's almost like it drops to 170 jumps to 250 slowly drops back down to 170 and then jumps to 250. Something else I just noticed when it drops to 170 and skyrockets to 250 it sounds like a flamethrower inside
Just wanted to add the p setting is set to 4, and I'm using Pit Boss charcoal hardwood pellets brand new, ive tried 3 brands, I vacuumed out the entire thing including the fire pot, chimney is 3/4" to 1" gap, I start the smoker open when smoke starts forming I close the lid. Traeger said I should let the temp get to 165 before selecting a temp and it shouldn't go above 180 on smoke but I can hit 250+
It's almost like it drops to 170 jumps to 250 slowly drops back down to 170 and then jumps to 250. Something else I just noticed when it drops to 170 and skyrockets to 250 it sounds like a flamethrower inside
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