Smoke from Pelltet Hopper??

southdakotaMember

Ok, I smoked 3 six# butts yesterday at 225 for six hours and internal temp stayed at 154 for 2 hours. I had all 3 on the middle rack of my FEC100. I was also smoking some buns so I turned the temp up to 350. The internal temp rose to 190 but I also had smoke coming out of the pellet hopper. The pellets in the bottom of the hopper were hot and smoking. I don't think that is supposed to happen. What did I do wrong???
Is the interal temp supposed to "hang" for several hours?

3/9/089:33 AM

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larryjacobsMember

Oh oh, looks like you got the pellets in the auger burning back. Drop down to previous post "Fire in the Hole".

3/9/0811:00 AM

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tomMember

If you are talking about the internal temp of the butts hanging in the plateau for a couple hours when cooking at 225*,that is normal.

As to smoke from the hopper,that usually doesn't occur.

Check with CS service on Mon AM,and cover specifics.

3/9/0811:02 AM

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Former Member

Were you using a newer smoker with the ramp?

Was the wind blowing. I was smoking some brats yesterday, and the wind was fairly strong. Played with my temps a little. Then took it to our scout camp in the afternoon and did a load of chicken. By then the wind wass gustting about 25-30. Kept turning the smoke pipe to try and get away, but I really needed to move the trailer.

RandyE

3/9/083:43 PM

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southdakotaMember

No the wind didn't play any factor into it.

3/9/085:01 PM

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johnnparry55Member

@southdakota posted:
Ok, I smoked 3 six# butts yesterday at 225 for six hours and internal temp stayed at 154 for 2 hours. I had all 3 on the middle rack of my FEC100. I was also smoking some buns so I turned the temp up to 350. The internal temp rose to 190 but I also had smoke coming out of the pellet hopper. The pellets in the bottom of the hopper were hot and smoking. I don't think that is supposed to happen. What did I do wrong???
Is the interal temp supposed to "hang" for several hours?

Wrong pellets I think

hopper customer service number

11/19/2012:20 PM