kenb1060
New member
Ok, so the Scout is the worst at temp control. Trager had me replace the controller, minor improvement but it worked good enough to cook hamburgers and steak just need to watch it. Just used it for the first time this year. Cooked the steak and put the unit into shut down. After we got done eating my wife asked me if i turned the grill off. I said yes and why. She said there is still smoke coming out of it. I went outside and sure enough, tons of smoke and the fans were all shut down. I opened the lid and all the smoke was coming from the hopper. I opened it up and heat came out of the hopper. Were there is smoke there is fire. Lucky for me the RV campsite had a fire pit. I unplugged the Scout, took it to the pit and turned it upside down and dumped the hopper. Red hot pellets came out and burst into flames. The hopper and auger are covered in black creosote. I pugged it back in to get the auger turning and ejected the burning pellets caught in the auger. I am scared to death to use this fire hazard again. How to I report this to the authorities of a fire hazardous machine that may cause human injury.