Seems the thermostat is out

I have now set my Maverick Hi/LO alarm to 240/205(shooting for 225* for this first phase)and will plug/unplug as alarms go off.

It is still Park or Flat out and I am tending to it about every 15 mins but this is still a lot easier than adding wood to the old brinkman about every 1/2 hour.

If I did not have the maverick probes would have had to move to the oven or BBQ. This way I should have it turn out just like Stuarts albeit with a little more effort as I do not have to open the door and my temp swings are no more than the 008 has in perfect order.

Will have to call CS tomorrow to get a new thermo.....got to go low temp alarm....
let you know how it turns out
Jim

This might sound silly...

I have a feeling it is working correctly. Call just in case.

Turned out fairley good but not to compare to previous PM I have done in BBQ and oven. With company and such my plug/unplug method was not paid as much attention to as should have been. Looking forward to getting 008 back in proper order and tring it again.

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Originally posted by GLH:
This might sound silly...

I have a feeling it is working correctly. Call just in case.

After your post Wife says the outlet may be bad..... so I plug in lamp and when I turn on switch lite goes on and when I turn off switch lite goes off.....tells me outlet is OK?

Now I plug in empty 008 with both probes on grills and set at 150*....now at 265* on one probe and 272* on other and still going up as i write this....it clicks ONLY at 150* (as it has today and never has in the last 2 months) and this is the only place it clicks unless the temp is set below 150* and then the unit shuts off. Any setting above 150* has the burner constantly on and any setting below shuts it off...just like the lite bulb. If this is "perfect" the unit was not working right the first 2 months when you just set the temp and had plus or minus 20 or 30 * on the maverick while you swilled brews.

Am I missing something? I will call tomorrow . I like the 008 a lot and if it is only the burner or thermo no bigee.

Temp now 297* and climbing with gage set at 150*.

Jim

Just talked to Bill at CS who also thinks the thermostat is the problem. He is sending one out today so should be back in operation by the end of the week.

OK, that's great.