Dangerous Grill Spontaneously Starting Unaccompanied

[Cburrus]

Warning! Dangerous grills that should be recalled. Our Laredo 1000 spontaneous decided to start on its own today, with the storage cover on. Luckily we were home and didn’t lose our house. Can’t imagine if we had been gone. Contacted Pitboss and they said ‘yep, it happens every once and awhile’. Are you kidding me?!?!? Class action lawsuit anyone?

 

[sparkyv]

Wow! I never leave mine plugged in.

 

[Sparky]

Welcome to the club from Mesquite, Texas. That’s why I always unplug my KC Combo when I’m finished cooking.

 

[Cowboy1955]

Welcome from Texas to the group !
You’ll lose that lawsuit
Everyone in here will tell you to unplug it after it cools off

 

[Smokeyholler]

Welcome to the club from the holler.

 

[sparkyv]

 

[Jimsmokes]

Good to know but my grill is only plugged when it's cookin.
Plus when I turn my cookin area lights off. It shuts down any outlet in the area also.

 

[Ol' Smokey]

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And there ya go.....

 

[Mike From R.I.]

I unplug my smoker once it is cooled off. No lawsuit when they print it in the instructions to unplug it.

 

[dagodago1]

Warning! Dangerous grills that should be recalled. Our Laredo 1000 spontaneous decided to start on its own today, with the storage cover on. Luckily we were homepm and didn’t lose our house. Can’t imagine if we had been gone. Contacted Pitboss and they said ‘yep, it happens every once and awhile’. Are you kidding me?!?!? Class action lawsuit anyone?

 

[dagodago1]

I like i think everyone in here unplugs the smoker after its thru cooling down (fan stops running) just to save it from any power surges, lightning strikes, etc.

 

[bobissmokin]

And there you go! Welcome!

 

[MindlessCorpse]

yep, it happens.
Hello all from SW Iowa.

Smoked some sliced pork loin the other night. Pork was low smoked 2 hr's then removed and seasoned, set the smoker for 320 to bring pork to 155.

After my PBV4ps2 finished the cool down I pulled the smoker back into the garage for the night and forgot to unplug the cord.

Went out to the garage the next morning, opened the door and was greeted by a garage full of PitBoss competition Blend pellet smoke, Smoker was back on.



Normally I unplug it when not being used, just happened to forget it that time...

MC