Temp much higher than set temp

When it went to hold mode it was right on with the temperature I had set. The temperature probe is clean and I'm using Traeger Apple pellets if that makes a difference.

It's normal for the FEC (mine anyway) to run about 50 degrees higher than the set temp when it first fires up. Thereafter, temps will swing about 10 degrees high/low during the smoke. Your situation leads me to believe the probe or board may be faulty. Give CS a call.

Traeger Apple pellets wouldn't affect the cook temp. You might consider CS pellets in the future. I made the switch a few months ago and have been quite pleased.

Good luck and let us know what you find.

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Originally posted by MaxQue:
Traeger Apple pellets wouldn't affect the cook temp. You might consider CS pellets in the future. I made the switch a few months ago and have been quite pleased.

Good luck and let us know what you find.

I'll try another cook this weekend and call CS Monday, just thot maybe there was something simple I was missing. As for pellets, when my wife said I should try a brisket before we decide to buy it Traegers were the first thing I could find. I did notice they didn't smell nearly as good as whatever flavor Stuart had sent me.

Mine does the same thing..but I've learned to wait it out.I discovered that the smaller the load the higher and faster the temps shoot up.Your FEC will settle back down to your set temp. I was very worried when this first happened to me and I would open the door to release some heat..this would only make the high temp swing last longer. It seems that it heats up fast then drops down to the set temp.Hang in there NN..Rob

Yes light loads and very low set temps (below 200) will create more swings. I think this is due to the units excellent insulation and the need to keep dumping some pellets to prevent the fire from going out. The bottom line is that it doesn't effect the quality of the product.

I talked to Bill this morning and SlimJim is exactly right. The cooker runs a fine line between maintaining a low temp and staying lit with small loads. Bill suggested a pan of water to act as a heat sink to help keep the temp down when needed. I may try it tonight.

I am probably the only person that didn't already know this, but just in case....... Set the cook temp at 160°, 10.5# brisket with a half size pan half full of water and it was dead on. So it would seem that a sufficient heat sink is required to maintain low temps.

I have 4 fire bricks on my lower shelf for this purpose.

Easier than filling water in a pan every time.

I guess this is all pretty interesting to me as I have never had any problems with smoking at low temps in either my pre-ramp FE100 or my IQ4 FEC100. Not that I am doubting you all. Just never happened to me.

Well for me this was a simple fix for my IQ4, i leaned to warmup the unit for about and hour before the cook, i found out that it held the temp great and less temp swings, also note i have about 30 cooks on mine since i bought it this year and after bieng told let the unit break in, i see what there saying the more cooking i do on it the more stable my temp hold is.

Hope this helps