I installed the IQ4 controller this weekend and had no issues with it at all. Other than mounting the fan backwards the first time it went without a hitch. The only issue I had was with the initial startup of the unit.
My FEC100 is about a year old. When I used to start it I would put about a quarter cup of pellets into the pot and turn it on, never had an issue with startup at all. When I went to start the cooker this weekend with the IQ4 in it I did the same thing but the cooker just would not light. I turned it on and off a couple of times just to keep the pot from filling up with pellets. Finally I took some of the pellets out, put a chunk of starter cube in the pot and started it manually. However, when I did this it still started slowly then all of a sudden I got a good fire going in the pot, almost as if the ignighter had kicked on. Anyone had a similar experience or does the new IQ4 controller not turn on the ignighter for a bit just to allow some pellets to get into the pot?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Other than that issue, the new controller worked flawlessly for the whole cook keeping the temp about 2 degrees from the set point.
Troy
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