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I've almost got the wife convined to keep the FEC, so thot I'd do a brisket just to work on the timing if we use it at a comp next weekend. Set the cook temp at 170° but it stayed at 190°. I reset it and changed the cook temp to 140° but it still stayed at 190°. I looked through old posts and thought I had the answer as the brisket was right below the temp probe. I moved it up a couple slots, but the cooker is still at 190°. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance
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It's normal for the FEC (mine anyway) to run about 50 degrees higher than the set temp when it first fires up. Thereafter, temps will swing about 10 degrees high/low during the smoke. Your situation leads me to believe the probe or board may be faulty. Give CS a call.

Traeger Apple pellets wouldn't affect the cook temp. You might consider CS pellets in the future. I made the switch a few months ago and have been quite pleased.

Good luck and let us know what you find.
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Originally posted by MaxQue:
Traeger Apple pellets wouldn't affect the cook temp. You might consider CS pellets in the future. I made the switch a few months ago and have been quite pleased.

Good luck and let us know what you find.

I'll try another cook this weekend and call CS Monday, just thot maybe there was something simple I was missing. As for pellets, when my wife said I should try a brisket before we decide to buy itBig Grin Traegers were the first thing I could find. I did notice they didn't smell nearly as good as whatever flavor Stuart had sent me.
Mine does the same thing..but I've learned to wait it out.I discovered that the smaller the load the higher and faster the temps shoot up.Your FEC will settle back down to your set temp. I was very worried when this first happened to me and I would open the door to release some heat..this would only make the high temp swing last longer. It seems that it heats up fast then drops down to the set temp.Hang in there NN..Rob
Yes light loads and very low set temps (below 200) will create more swings. I think this is due to the units excellent insulation and the need to keep dumping some pellets to prevent the fire from going out. The bottom line is that it doesn't effect the quality of the product.
Well for me this was a simple fix for my IQ4, i leaned to warmup the unit for about and hour before the cook, i found out that it held the temp great and less temp swings, also note i have about 30 cooks on mine since i bought it this year and after bieng told let the unit break in, i see what there saying the more cooking i do on it the more stable my temp hold is.

Hope this helps

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