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Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll try using some hi temp semi gloss paint. No worries as I love my Traeger 850!You can try calling Traeger, some have had grills replaced. That spot is the hottest area on the 850 and many have had paint fail there, especially if run at 500F often.
You can easily just clean up the area and use some hi temp semi gloss paint.
I posted many improvement threads for the 850, one is about insulating the grill, including the rear which fixes that issue and improves efficiency.
Keep us posted!
Here's a good choice;Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll try using some hi temp semi gloss paint. No worries as I love my Traeger 850!
I suspect Traeger has put the brakes on replacing grills for this. Most BBQ companies don't warranty paint.
That is the Timberline hot spot. You can paint it, or just sand it a little and spray with Grill Grate Spray Oil. This will "Blue" the steel, imparting black rust preventing coating. Just spray it before cooking each time and it will build up and stay black. I learned this from the Mad BBQ Scientist where he treats offset smoker fire boxes this way.
Only doing some insulation mods inside will tone down this hot spot.
I agree. I have the same problem with my timeline 650. Xmas gift 3 months old. They blame it on grease and refuse to fix it. I posted a question about if anyone is interested in exploring legal action and was flagged for inappropriate advertising/spam. There was an interesting lawsuit about treager pellets not containing actual mesquite. Not sure if that had changed. If they send me the replacement part(the cylinder) it do the labor to disassemble and reassemble. But no... what’s the solution more? To use 2,000 degree enamel? Why doesn’t treager use it already? why wouldn’t you build a grill that can withstand 1,000 degree heat. My grill did not have grease build up. The lady that called me today said it was the grease pan causing the problem and said it wasn’t installed right. The next lady said grease trap. Said you need to clean it after 2 -3 times use. The manual doesn’t say 2-3 times. If the grease trap caught on fire why is the paint that is peeling to the side of the trap? Wouldnt there be a huge swath of burnt paint. My peeling is on the front part. The grease trap is on the side. The better Business bureau has lots of complaints about the grills including many about peeling and bubbling paint.While I agree with your solution, NO customer should have to deal with this with a $2,000.00 grill. Not acceptable in any form. Nope, Nada, Nein, Nyet. You spend 2 grand and this happens. Not acceptable.
I’m going to rent a high temp thermal imager and do a temp test to see how the heat spreads out.While I agree with your solution, NO customer should have to deal with this with a $2,000.00 grill. Not acceptable in any form. Nope, Nada, Nein, Nyet. You spend 2 grand and this happens. Not acceptable.
Do you have a link to any of those threads?You can try calling Traeger, some have had grills replaced. That spot is the hottest area on the 850 and many have had paint fail there, especially if run at 500F often.
You can easily just clean up the area and use some hi temp semi gloss paint.
I posted many improvement threads for the 850, one is about insulating the grill, including the rear which fixes that issue and improves efficiency.
Keep us posted!
Like this?I’m going to rent a high temp thermal imager and do a temp test to see how the heat spreads out.
I’m going to rent a high temp thermal imager and do a temp test to see how the heat spreads out.
Thread 'Insulating Timberline850, a Covid Project.' https://www.traegerforum.com/threads/insulating-timberline850-a-covid-project.1565/Do you have a link to any of those threads?