SM 105

Moisture causes the problems on some new units from what I remember. Sitting outside over the winter may have allowed some moisture to get inside. Run the unit on a regular outlet (non GFI) for a few hours. Cook something. If it's a moisture problem, that should fix it so it works on a GFI outlet.

Popping a GFI is "usually" a grounding issue and a lot of times in the electric smokers the heating element is the culprit. Can you run it on a non-GFI ok?

OK I'll try on a non GFI and see what happens ?

Well, Chet what happened....Did you manage to get your unit to work?

yes I brought it in the house and had it on a 115 v outlet and it worked fine. set temp for 225 went to 232 in 8 min shut off and came back on @ 224....So it appears to be fine.

heres what I did .. I have a cord aprox 20 ft but its a romax 10/2 20 v wire with 20v ends. the GFI is directly coming off the pole outside. I think I have used it once,since its been put in but can't really remember. Is there normally a problem using a GFI for the cookshack ?

Yes I can smokie...!

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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
Popping a GFI is "usually" a grounding issue and a lot of times in the electric smokers the heating element is the culprit. Can you run it on a non-GFI ok?

I smoke off a CFI as well and I have not had any issues ...I do know however that sometimes a going bad CFI will have intermittent spikes and cause a power shortage....

After smoking for a few hours, see if it now works on the GFI.

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Originally posted by Pags:
After smoking for a few hours, see if it now works on the GFI.

And for peet's sake, get a cover. I'm in Jersey and rain, sleet, hail, snow, or hurricanes it keeps my SM150 pretty doggone dry. No horsing around with it. Only time I DID have to horse around was after 20 inches of snow, had to shovel out and salt the area near the smoker and reset the little breaker on my outdoor outlet to get it going just fine.

my 105 is in an enclosed porch, but there is moisture issues I am sure.
I will try the GFI connection again. If it doesn't work I'll replace the GFI with a standard 20 amp outlet.

Well I smoked a butt two racks of ribs and a corned beef brisket. It worked fine on a non GFI outlet, now to try the GFI again ? Got a new element just in case, also a new GFI. Won't be doing a smoke until later this week and then I'll see about the GFI. I bought a pellet grill and it too pops the GFI ? Damn things anyway.