New Smokette Model 20 tripping the GFI

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My wife surprised me with a new Smokette for Christmas. I put everything together today and got it all setup to season it. As soon as I plugged it in, within 30 seconds I tripped the GFI. I tried it a few more times with the same results. I carried it into my basement and the same thing happened. I am running a 120v, 15amp breaker and not using an extension cord. Any ideas? I have a rack of ribs waiting for tomorrow.

12/26/104:30 PM

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cal 2Member

I have a 020 and your gonna love it.

The problem you're having is cause by a little moisture on the heating element, that is caused by the manufacturing process. I would use an extension cord and run it to an outlet that has NO GFI. After the seasoning smoke you will be able to use it on the GFI, because the element will have dried out.

12/26/104:53 PM

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Former Member

Thanks cal. Its working like a charm now. I was so worried. I'm at 132f already.

12/26/105:15 PM

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chef-boy-arnie"If you can't smoke it, you probably shouldn't eat it!"

Welcome to the forum.

Use the find function and type in GFI. quite a bit of info on it. Once your unit "dries out" it should work on a GFI without a problem.

12/26/108:52 PM

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