I would be interested in 500 owners routine for cleaning. Specifically, frequency, cast iron vs the pit in general, and technique.
Thanks for sharing your procedure.
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Wow! Gents and ladies, my first question, and no one here has an answer or opinion?
I'd answer if I owned one. 
Always got an opinion, just most people don't like it...LOL!
I've never scraped the walls in mine yet.
I clean the racks when I'm doing a comp, otherwise I just scrape them at home before each cook.
I foil grease slide before every comp and hardly ever put new on at home.
I clean pot before every comp and dust tray, but at home about every bin full of pellets. Shop vac does the job.
I like to put a small hand full of pellets in the pot next to the hot rod when starting my grill every time.
I clean out my pellet bin before every comp, so I don't need to worry about dust build up in the bottom of the bin.
I dump the grease bucket every time I think about it.
Sorry to say, I do a poor job cleaning my pit, oh well!
I've never scraped the walls in mine yet.
I clean the racks when I'm doing a comp, otherwise I just scrape them at home before each cook.
I foil grease slide before every comp and hardly ever put new on at home.
I clean pot before every comp and dust tray, but at home about every bin full of pellets. Shop vac does the job.
I like to put a small hand full of pellets in the pot next to the hot rod when starting my grill every time.
I clean out my pellet bin before every comp, so I don't need to worry about dust build up in the bottom of the bin.
I dump the grease bucket every time I think about it.
Sorry to say, I do a poor job cleaning my pit, oh well!
On my 1000 I wipe the "smoke" off the outside while it's hot or hit it with some greased lightening after its cooled. I clean the racks before every comp. and about every 5th-ish cook. I empty the pot before and after comps, but rarely at home. I foil the grease slide and change it before comps and when it gets nasty. I don't do anything but squirt a little olive oil on the cast iron occasionally.
Another thing that I'm real particular about is using a paper towel and some vinegar every other month to wipe the internal temp sensor, I even make sure the FEC gets done at the same time.