Northeaster
New member
I have had my Traeger for about 8 months.
During that time I have had consistent temp issues - temperature set at 225 and bouncing from 400+ down below 120 - and sometimes even shutting off on low temp warning.
I have researched and done these 4 things....
1. Try different pellets - 4 kinds including Traeger brand
2. Clean pellet chamber perfectly and remove all dust and ash 3 times
3. Purge auger and restart with new pellets several times.
4. Test temps with other thermometers - no they do not match Traeger readout and I understand that is common - but they do confirm that the temperature bouncing around is real.
So today I replaced the whole control panel and the temperature probe - nothing changed - I cooked some ribs at 225 and they went over 400 twice and below 120 once.
Tired of messing with this - I do have a new igniter that came with the panel and temp probe - I did not replace it - can't see how that would help would it?
Any other ideas - sell and buy a pit boss?
During that time I have had consistent temp issues - temperature set at 225 and bouncing from 400+ down below 120 - and sometimes even shutting off on low temp warning.
I have researched and done these 4 things....
1. Try different pellets - 4 kinds including Traeger brand
2. Clean pellet chamber perfectly and remove all dust and ash 3 times
3. Purge auger and restart with new pellets several times.
4. Test temps with other thermometers - no they do not match Traeger readout and I understand that is common - but they do confirm that the temperature bouncing around is real.
So today I replaced the whole control panel and the temperature probe - nothing changed - I cooked some ribs at 225 and they went over 400 twice and below 120 once.
Tired of messing with this - I do have a new igniter that came with the panel and temp probe - I did not replace it - can't see how that would help would it?
Any other ideas - sell and buy a pit boss?