Can the FE cook in the rain?

Have been running my FE in Oregon close to two years. Not had one jam yet, I never remove the pellets except for transport to a competition. It stays in my carport 24/7. Did I say it rains in Oregon?

Like duck, I've been using mine for two years no problems with Jams, leave the pellet in most times during the summer.

In 4 contests this year, I've been in H-U-G-E rainstorms. Because I'm the cautious type, I put the cover on when I know it's going to be a big storm, but it's not necessarily required. The insulation keeps it from cooling off during the rain, somethig my other competitors had to worry about.

No jams here.

Have cooked twice all night during a storm under a 10x10 EZup canopy with no problems. One other time it was out in the open, during a storm, unprotected. Rain stopped. Cooked all night again with no problems. I don't have the "cover" that fits over the FEC

Keep the water out of the pellet hopper and all will be well . . . Some folks use trash bags. I prefer to cook with my covers on when it's raining.

For those of you that are thinking that my competition pits are mounted under a roof on a trailer, we've had wind blown rain that hits those cookers all the way to within about a foot of the tops.

Rod

Sounds good, guys. Thanks.

I have mine in some hellacious rainstorms and as long as you keep the cover on & you don't lose power due to a tripped GFI or something like that it will be just fine. The next time I cook outdoors like last weekend, I'm going to wrap the plug in with plastic bags to keep out moisture.