crewser3x
New member
Hi I am new to pellet grills and my grill is giving me problems with consistent temps. Traeger has sent a new controller, had me replace the pellets, quit using aluminum foil and start using their drip trays. they had me adjust the chimney stack, which made the biggest difference. My problem is that when I am smoking at any temp mostly i cook at 225 but the grill will respond well for an hour or 2. then all of a sudden it will drop to around 189 degrees. Then it will smoke really heavy and the temp will still be dropping the you can hear the burner pot sound like a jet engine roaring and them will start to climb slowly but will go past target temp of 225 and go al the way up to the high 300 degree range then back to 189 and smoke real bad. Then back up to the high 300s again. One time when it dropped temp and started smoking real bad it ignited and burped the lid open on the grill and started smoking back thru the pellet hopper. I had to put the grill into shutdown and when it finally cooled took apart and found that it had burnt the pellets half way back into the auger. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Traeger Tech support does not seem to have the answer.
Thanks
Jim
Thanks
Jim