meathead9146
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I purchased a Traegar Pro 400 in March of 2016, and it worked great the first few months I had it. The problems I started having are:
The things I did to remedy the problems were;
When I installed I, 2, and 3, above I did a thorough cleaning. The first time I fired it up after this it would only go to approximately 350. Traegar said use their pellets only, so I bought a new bag of Traegar pellets. When I fired it up with the new pellets it reached 450, however, it took it a while. Then gradually the maximum temperature started dropping to approximately 375.
I keep my pellets in a stainless steel trash can that has a tight fitting lid on the patio and somewhat seal the bag after each time I refill the hopper. My questions are:
I have a friend who just bought a RecTec and it holds the temperature very close to it's setting. I get the feeling the control unit on my Traegar is not working correctly.
- Would not reach maximum temperature of 450.
- The temperature differential varied greatly at the different temperatures. Example, when set on 180, it may reach 230.
The things I did to remedy the problems were;
- Install new RTD
- Install new hot rod
- Install new pellet pot
- Clean more often
- Use only Traegar pellets
When I installed I, 2, and 3, above I did a thorough cleaning. The first time I fired it up after this it would only go to approximately 350. Traegar said use their pellets only, so I bought a new bag of Traegar pellets. When I fired it up with the new pellets it reached 450, however, it took it a while. Then gradually the maximum temperature started dropping to approximately 375.
I keep my pellets in a stainless steel trash can that has a tight fitting lid on the patio and somewhat seal the bag after each time I refill the hopper. My questions are:
- Could the pellets be absorbing moisture from the air causing the grill to not reach maximum temp of 450 F? I didn't have this problem when I first got the grill.
- What would cause the wide temperature differential at selected settings?
I have a friend who just bought a RecTec and it holds the temperature very close to it's setting. I get the feeling the control unit on my Traegar is not working correctly.
