FEC 100 Problem

Call CS on Monday. But from other posts I remember reading, you may need a different firepot.

Do a find on fire out or flame out.

Here you go: flame out fire out

Tell us more on how you are cooking....

1...what brand of pellets

2...what temps are you cooking, ie...two stage cooking?

3...most important, what kind of exhaust setup are you running?

4....You are adding cook time to it?

Before you get too deep into it... check your firepot. Your FEC may have been made with a cast iron firepot. If the firepot is indeed cast iron, call CS on Monday and have them send you a stainless steel one.

If you have a stainless steel firepot... still call CS on Monday and Bill help figure out the problem.

Nordy

Tks do have a question on the exhaust, when mine comes out the side it has no elbow to vent straight up or any kind of vent cap only comes out at 12". Could this be causing the problem may with wind blowing back through it?

Could be... these pits cook just fine without any exhaust modifications... I personally only have an elbow on mine... mainly to direct smoke a bit and keep wind from directly entering through the exhaust. Any modifications to the exhaust can have consequences...

I would turn your pit away from wind entering directly into the exhaust if possible.

But take a peek at that firepot!

Nordy

Have you cleaned out the ash under the fire pot? Take off the two screws and check it out. Mine did that every now and then and not that I clean it out every month or so I have zero issues.

People are right about the exhaust issues, etc. but please call Cookshack before you try anything.

I plowed through a year of theories about my exhaust venting, temp settings, ash-in-the-firepot, etc. before I replaced the firepot on my 2010 built unit. I used to get flame-outs 1-3 times a cook, and now I haven't had a single flame out in 6 months. It's a dramatic improvement.

The units made 2 years ago had cast iron firepots. Cookshack starting putting these in because they were cheaper than the fabricated stainless steel pots. (Refreshing that customer service actually volunteered this information to me, vs. trying to cover it up or spin it.)

Does the edge of the fireport extend slightly above the box that it's set in, or is it flush? If it's not flush, it's a cast iron firepot and needs to be replaced. The cast iron firpot also have a sharply sloped bottom, and the stainless steel one is almost flat.

People on this forum are reporting it's free even if you aren't the original owner. No reason not to call - you will be much happier with your FEC100 if you make the swap.

Thanks to everyone for their help. I talked with Bill from Cookshack, what a great guy. He is sending me a new pot and says that will take care of it ( no charge). Wow I'm the second owner of this fec 100 and he still did not charge me. I will pass the word about these great cookers you can be sure. Thanks again everyone.

I'd say you received very typical service from Cookshack cutomer support. All's well that end's well.