Fec-100 Burned Up

Yes It could happen if you
allow grease to puddle on the floor of the unit Was the trailer level?
Was the floor lined with foil?

Generally you replace the gasket and wash er out and all is well.

The trailer was level. I had foil on the drip shield.

I had the same thing happen. e-mail me & we can talk further.
Jeff

Let us know what the results are and what you had to do. 7-8 cooks isn't a lot before you caught it on fire. I foil everything and after each and every cook I change the foil out, vacum the fire pot,wipe down all the racks and re-foil everything. I spent way to much money to let anything happen to it!!

Don't forget to reset the high temp switch.

Without it the unit will not try to start again.

Where do I reset the high temp switch?

When fires happen, they don't just happen in an FE without the fire and something else combusting.

Usually it's grease. You say your trailer is level but I'd say check it. What's the level of the FE? Example, I've seen people not push the racks down right and the back actually angles up in a way that grease pools in the tray.

With an open fire, grease is usually the culprit. Check for blockage of the downspout, and pooling in the tray.

The high limit switch is inside behind the panel. Take the side cover off, and look for a button on the back of the electronics.

They're built liike a tank, and when I've seen them, the warp went away after cooling.

You can clean it out good, everything, and at most you might have to replace the ignitor if it got hot enough (you can start them manually, without one) and you might have to replace the seal on the door (inspect it first).

Just concentrate on what splashed or combusted with the fire, something cause it, and it's not a normal occurance. There's always a culprit, it's just hard to pin down sometimes after the fact.

You might also set a remote probe (wireless) with a high temp setting so that if it goes over XXX temp it warns you.

SmokinOkie what remote probe do you recommend?

Not exactly sure what Smokin uses but I use the Maverick ET-73 for just this particular job.

I can't say enough about the customer service department at Cookshack. They have taken care of me very well. Thanks to everyone at Cookshack. Uncle Greg's Smokin BBQ

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Originally posted by RibDog:
Not exactly sure what Smokin uses but I use the Maverick ET-73 for just this particular job.

what is the range of the remote device?

The Maverick range depends on your location. If you have good line of sight, it does well. If it has to go through walls and other structures it doesn't perform well.

Personally I think the Maverick's are junk. They don't last and to SO's point, they don't go through walls so well. I'm about to try out the Oregon Scientific unit this weekend. The talking one has higher temp ranges and all their units supposedly have much greater distance.

Well, SJ, I guess my Maverick must be a rarity as it has been working for me now six years. I agree the distance range is not great but it works for me.

Oinky, for me, the limit has been about 40 feet.

Smokin, what is your recommendation for a wireless unit that has a smoker probe with an upper and lower limit?

I've got oversized windows in the family room, and the Maverick works great from the patio. 25+ ft. Never loses signal.

We use the Nu-Temp. You can get 3 remotes and it is good to at least 100 feet. I use it all the time with the monitor in the house.

I've heard great things about the Nu-Temp as well. Unfortunatley it's been on backorder for a very long time.

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Originally posted by SlimJim:
Personally I think the Maverick's are junk. They don't last and to SO's point, they don't go through walls so well. I'm about to try out the Oregon Scientific unit this weekend. The talking one has higher temp ranges and all their units supposedly have much greater distance.

I have different two different types of Mavericks and an Oregon Scientific. They both seem to work about the same.

On the Oregon Scientific, I have one transmitter and two receivers. At 225° the transmitter will operate about 45-60 minutes when you set it on the rack inside the smoker and then forget it. After that it's toast.

Don't think the Maverick would fair any better on that front.

Oinky,

You might want to start a new thread down in the Therms Forum, since the title was about your fire, but has morphed into something else.

Russ