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FEC newbie and storage question

FM Former Member
Hurry for me! My FEC100 showed up yesterday. I did the 1 hour at 300 'seasoning' this afternoon. Man I'm cravin some que now!

So I was wondering about the remaining pellets in the hopper and auger. Should I just leave them in there or clean it out after every use? I don't want them to swell in the humidity since I store it in the garage. it's dry in there but it's not air conditioned space.

I was also wondering about the warning on the front that says don't put more than 8oz of pellets in at a time. I'm hoping this is refering to the fire pot and not the hopper?!

Thanks all!

Been reading the forum for quite a while now and I've picked up some great tips. Thanks!
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R ribdogMember
I have a pre-ramp FEC100 and I very rarely ever take all the pellets out of the hopper. When I do, it is just to vacumm out the dust in there that has accumulated. And I leave my FEC on my screened-in back porch here in Florida, the land of humidity. And no cover.

While I am sure it makes sense for some people, maybe I have just been lucky. You need to do whatever you feel comfortable with.

On the 8 oz. warning, I have no idea what that is. I will load my hopper up with 20+ lbs. at a time of pellets. Maybe it has something to do with the newer models. Someone will probably chime in on this.

Have a great time with your new smoker. You will love it!
E ezgoinMember
I store my smokers in the garage and add pellets to the hopper when I need them. I think our humidity here is pretty much like the DFW area, and I haven't had a problem leaving pellets in the smoker. If you did remove them and let the auger empty, too, I think you would have to do the initial start up procedures each time you used it. Also, I've never had a need to add pellets manually to the firepot.

I've only been using mine for eight months, so I'm fairly new, too. Some of the old hands may have something different to say.

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