TheGrumpyGriller
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Here's the background...
Thanks!
- Last week I had ribs, chicken, burgers, and a butt on the Timberline 1300 - it was set at 225 and was running fine for about 6 hours and then the temp toke a nosedive. It appears the fire went out, though I managed to do a restart - grill was thoroughly cleaned afterwards.
- On Saturday, I had some homemade bacon to smoke, so I threw a piece on at 165. No issues for 3+ hours, then same thing - temp nosedive. When I took the racks out the firepot was overflowing significantly with pellets. After this I spent almost three (3) hours on with Traeger support, including doing a video stream. Their conclusion was either a tunneling issue, or the controller. Understandably, they wanted to explore all options before sending out a new controller. Since they weren't able to really have me do anything to identify the cause, they are sending me a new one.
- On Sunday (actually 11 PM on Saturday) I decided to take a big risk and start a full packer brisket I had already prepped and had sitting in the fridge. The Traeger was set to 165 and it was perfect for about 14 hours....around the 15 hour mark, I saw the temp starting to decrease quickly (10-20 degrees in 5 minutes maybe), and I know that the pellet hopper was fully and flat (so no tunneling). I ended up doing another restart (though I am not positive I needed to), so....
Thanks!