Amerique Trippin after Two Years?

bacchus2bMember

I have my Amerique on a covered patio, and I plug it directly into an outlet with no extension cord. I have been doing this for more than two years with no issues until recently.

Whenever I start my smoke, the GFCI will trip when the heat element first comes on, and once I re-set it and start over, all is good for the rest of my smoke, even if it's 20 hours.

Any thoughts?

5/25/1110:37 PM

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jtsmokinMember

I believe the first thing I would think about is a new GFCI outlet. They do go bad over time.

5/25/1111:06 PM

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smokinontheprairieIf your lookin' it ain't Cookin' !

Mine did htat right out the the box and they sent me a new heating element, I was told that it may have a crack in the insolation.............just so you know your not alone with this issue, also was told to plug it into a non GFI outlet and see if that was the problem ......if you want to give that a try

5/26/115:20 AM

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chef-boy-arnie"If you can't smoke it, you probably shouldn't eat it!"

As JT said GFI do go bad and so do breakers, particularly if they have tripped several times.

GFIs have also been known to be finicky about length of wire in their circuit, humidity, etc.

But then again as Smokin_on_the_Prairie suggested the element may well have developed a hair line crack.

I believe I'd start with the GFI. Also does your GFI have an in use cover or just a little flip up cover on it?

It could be as simple as the GFI picking up a little moisture if it isn’t properly covered while something is plugged in to it.

5/26/1110:12 AM

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