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    Prairie 572 temp swing problems

    Last weeks cook went ok but still had several temp swings and a lot of smoke when the temps would drop way low then go way high several times. So I started looking into replacing the hot rod to see if that would make a difference. I watched several videos on how to replace it and found when...
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    Prairie 572 temp swing problems

    Well did a brisket this past weekend and used the Bear Mountain Gourmet pellets. First 2 hours went pretty well. Temp set at 225 degrees, would go from 235 to 215 back and fourth. Then all of a sudden the temp went to 235 degrees and started to drop. When it hit 224 degrees it started to smoke...
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    Prairie 572 temp swing problems

    Thanks for the input Steve, I clean the fire box, after every use, also vacuum out all the dust from inside the smoker. All holes in the fire box are open and there is never anything but ash in there. I remove all the pellets from the pellet box and auger and store away after every use. It gets...
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    Prairie 572 temp swing problems

    When I called Traeger about the grill model they told me it was compatible in size with the Pro 575, when I look at their models it does not have the same controller as the 575, It more like the Pro 22, with a left side hopper and that same controller. Has never given any error codes at all. I...
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    Prairie 572 temp swing problems

    Thanks for the reply, The Prairie 572 is a spin off from what I can see of the Pro 575 and is only available thru QVC or HSN, I have actually mounted my own probe next to the temp probe for the gill and they are 1 degree difference between the two. So don't think it is the probe. What really...
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    Prairie 572 temp swing problems

    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...
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