I have one of the first Amerique smokers and have had many problems with it almost since day one. I have contacted Cookshack around 8 or 9 times regarding my issues with this unit. The same problem exists even today. I keep the unit outside in a covered area with the cookshack cover on. The problems comes after it sits for a few weeks, i plug it in and it blows the breaker after about 10 seconds, i am not using a gfi breaker. I have talked to Bill in customer service many times and he has sent me a new 1000 watt heating unit and that didn't fix the issue so he later sent me a rebuilt controller and that solved the issue for a while. Now i have this same problem of blowing the breaker again. I took the back off of the unit again and there was rust on the transformer on the control board. I am at the end of my rope trying to keep this unit running.It appears that moisture is causing this issue as others have had this problem. This should not be happening with a smoker in this price range. They should be sealed to prevent moisture issues with the electronics.
I am going to call Cookshack again tomorrow to see if they can make some kind of adjustment so i can get rid of this headache.
I had the smaller Cookshack unit for years and it worked perfectly.
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