Help Please!

Hit the pot and pellets with a torch. Sounds like an igniter problem.

But, I have only had mine for a couple weeks.

Maybe someone will chime in here on this subject. I have heard of people using alcohal gel to get the fire started. Not sure where to get alcohal gel from though.

You can usually get the gel in the grills department of Walmart if I remember correctly.

If you're in a rush a can't find it, you can always use hand sanitizer. It's alcohol gel, but it's probably more expensive.

Call CS this morning. Stuart is coming to Bixby and he can bring you a new ignitor. You might not get it installed this weekend, so go with the manual start method.

I have some at every contest just in case mine don't start.

I carry some to every comp too, but I call mine Bacardi 151. I like anything that has duel purposes.

I simple Bernzomatic will light the pellets too?? It works for me at least.

Hey Smokin,

Will the igniters burn off on the ends over time?? Or do they move?

Mine seems to be shorter than when it was new, by maybe a half inch or more. My newest one comes out nearly to the center of the pot, but the older oone barely makes it in side the pot.

I have two, and if I need both I light the newer one and then take tongs and move over the burning pellets to the other.

Any suggestions. I have not called yet, just been putting it off.

RandyE

Thanks for the help guys. I think the problem was in the fire pot. The air hole(I think thats what it is) was clogged. It would ignight and then just die down and eventually the new pellets being dumped would just pile up.

Another question: Is it normal for the auger to make a grinding sound? It kinda sounds like a squeaky rocking chair when it turning. Can you go in and lube it?

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Originally posted by Butt Lover's:
Another question: Is it normal for the auger to make a grinding sound? It kinda sounds like a squeaky rocking chair when it turning. Can you go in and lube it?

Nope, no lube. What USUALLY is happening is that pellets are getting crunched during the feed portion.

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Originally posted by RandyE:
Hey Smokin,

Will the igniters burn off on the ends over time?? Or do they move?

Mine seems to be shorter than when it was new, by maybe a half inch or more. My newest one comes out nearly to the center of the pot, but the older oone barely makes it in side the pot.

RandyE

Not that i know of, it's not like it's burns itself up over time. In my 4 year old ones, the ignitor is the same size. But, some ignitors are different sizes, so you maybe have size 1 in one FE and size 2 in another (sizes were different depending on when you purchase, not by design)

the #1 killer of ignitors is pellet crete. It doesn't have to get wet, but if you don't clean out the pot REAL GOOD then it builds up and get's very solid.

I'll call CS Randy if you're having ignitor issues, maybe it is something that works as you describe.

Thanks Smokin,

The older one worked fine till the new one got here.

May it didn't like the comp.



RandyE