Pro 575 consistently goes over set temp

[Slimpicker]

Next time your grill is just sitting idle on a sunny day turn it on and look at the thermocoupler reading. I'll bet that at 83* outside on a sunny day you're looking at close to 100 internal temp. That makes for just a 65* increase in temp to get to 165, which it looks like the grill is not built to do. Mine sits around 220 when set at 165 on those days.

My thoughts almost exactly... I would deem it quite unlikely that you could start a fire burning inside a box that's already 100*+ and ONLY raise it and maintain 65 more degrees??? That's why I took my Pro22 back because the 'smoke' settings was supposed to keep things right at 165, it was at 250 for 45 minutes and never went down... (Plus I really wanted to upgrade to the Wifire anyway)

 

[EdC]

EXACTLY... it's not like your using a battery to power it...

My grill was reading 40 to 50 degrees higher until I cleaned the probe inside the grill then it worked fine

 

[EdC]

I've had my Pro 575 for about 3 months and it's been awesome, we love it. But... in the last two weeks I've noticed it will not stay at set temp. This has happened a few times before the upgrade so I don't think it is upgrade related.
For example I will set it at 180 to smoke something for a while, I do the standard start it up set it and then let it go for at least 15 minutes so it settles out. Problem is, it never seems to settle down. It is consistently going to 220 or so when it is set on 180. It is pretty hot here north of Atlanta, usually 90 -95 in the afternoon/evening, but I have a large umbrella over it so it is not in direct sun. I can turn it down to 165 and it will still hover around 205-210.
It's driving me nuts that it is running that high over the set temp! I would completely understand 5 or even 10 degrees, but 40 ?!
When I crank it up to actually do some grilling it tends to do the same thing, maybe not quite as high over set, but about 20 or so above what the set temp is.
It is clean, good pellets, etc...
Anyone encounter the same issue or have anything I should look at before calling CS?
Thanks in advance!

Mine was doing the same thing until I cleaned the probe inside the grill

 

[Slimpicker]

My grill was reading 40 to 50 degrees higher until I cleaned the probe inside the grill then it worked fine

What are you cleaning it with

 

[EdC]

What are you cleaning it with

 

[Mr Bones]

I would think something like this

I used this on all the mass air flow meters on my Mustangs to clean the recycled PCV gunk in the intake. Evaporates fast, leaves no residue. Just don't get the lubricating type and make sure the grill is dead cold. It's almost as volatile as acetone or ether.

 

[davwhite]

I have lost track the number of times I have told people to clean the probe. It is easy to forget and with my ribs the other day I looked at the probe and it was dirty from the previous cook. Some wet fingers rubbed around the probe got it clean. Usually I clean the inside and outside with Simple Green, all purpose cleaner.

 

[Walleye Hunter]

I've heard that vinegar works well too and won't damage anything.

 

[seagolfpro]

Yea. I read that in other posts but it’s 83 degrees where I am at. I’m not sold on it being the outside temperature as the cause. If it was in the 100s maybe. I’m wondering if the latest firmware upgrade modified the P settings. Maybe they are trying to get “smarter” based off of the smoker temp making it variable based off temp. In any event, I can’t smoke below 225. I’ll make a note to pay attention in the coming weeks when the temperature will start to dip.

I'm having the exact same issue with this model. Brand new, can't get it to stay below 215 - 220. I started it up this morning when it was really cool out and same drill. Outside temp doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

 

[seagolfpro]

I turned up the temp from 185 to 375 and it is holding where it should. So it appears my smoker is having issues maintaining low temperatures.

Ditto. Same deal. It's four days old.

 

[RemE]

Can you folks post up your Model, Firmware, and Config versions? This is in the Grill settings, "About". Traeger has improved performance with recent updates.

 

[RemE]

I've heard that vinegar works well too and won't damage anything.

Just an electronics guy's opinion, vinegar is a mild acid and probably isn't best around wiring and electronics.

Simple Green is pretty neutral and Alcohol is good too.

 

[Walleye Hunter]

Just an electronics guy's opinion, vinegar is a mild acid and probably isn't best around wiring and electronics.

Simple Green is pretty neutral and Alcohol is good too.

Good point but IIRC Traeger suggests using vinegar. I do use vinegar to clean up rusty bolts a bit and if I don't wash it off when done it does cause more rust.

 

[Timmy]

Can you folks post up your Model, Firmware, and Config versions? This is in the Grill settings, "About". Traeger has improved performance with recent updates.

 

[Slimpicker]

Still waiting on this POS config update