Sand1303
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hello all,
ok heres the situation im in. i picked up 2 smokers from the side of the road that they didnt want, of course they have problems because they were free!
First smoker: vertical pitboss platimum brunswick model pbv5pl
this smoker was brand new had never seen smoke before. there was a big dent in the top back right corner looks like maybe someone let it fall off a truck or something. zero smoke residue inside. guy said it was given to him, he tried firing it up and it wouldnt heat up for him. i determined the auger wasnt turning at all because it had been seized up from the drop im assuming. i bought a new auger motor from a pitboss parts supplier and it started feeding pellets. i got it to heat up and start smoking. problem is temperature keeps climbing way past the set point. at least 100 degrees before i shut it off. i first set it to 200 it got well into the 300s. so i did a little research and tried to do the initial burn in procedure that is recommended. i set it at 400 and was planning on running it for an hour but it got almost to 500 and i shut it off. i did buy a rtd sensor and it didnt level out the temps. so far ive replaced the auger motor and a rtd temp sensor but when it didnt fix it i put back in the stock rtd sensor. im stuck with this one considering buying a new circuit board but not sure i want to spend almost 200 on a hunch
second smoker horizontal pitboss pb110ps1
the guy said this one kept jamming on him but i wasnt getting it to actually turn on. the power cord has some burn marks on it where it melted through the outer insulation so i ordered a new cord and still am not getting power with new cord. i havent spent a lot of time on this one because i have been focused on the brunswick.
i would love to get these guys up and working so any help would be appreciated thank you!!!
ok heres the situation im in. i picked up 2 smokers from the side of the road that they didnt want, of course they have problems because they were free!
First smoker: vertical pitboss platimum brunswick model pbv5pl
this smoker was brand new had never seen smoke before. there was a big dent in the top back right corner looks like maybe someone let it fall off a truck or something. zero smoke residue inside. guy said it was given to him, he tried firing it up and it wouldnt heat up for him. i determined the auger wasnt turning at all because it had been seized up from the drop im assuming. i bought a new auger motor from a pitboss parts supplier and it started feeding pellets. i got it to heat up and start smoking. problem is temperature keeps climbing way past the set point. at least 100 degrees before i shut it off. i first set it to 200 it got well into the 300s. so i did a little research and tried to do the initial burn in procedure that is recommended. i set it at 400 and was planning on running it for an hour but it got almost to 500 and i shut it off. i did buy a rtd sensor and it didnt level out the temps. so far ive replaced the auger motor and a rtd temp sensor but when it didnt fix it i put back in the stock rtd sensor. im stuck with this one considering buying a new circuit board but not sure i want to spend almost 200 on a hunch
second smoker horizontal pitboss pb110ps1
the guy said this one kept jamming on him but i wasnt getting it to actually turn on. the power cord has some burn marks on it where it melted through the outer insulation so i ordered a new cord and still am not getting power with new cord. i havent spent a lot of time on this one because i have been focused on the brunswick.
i would love to get these guys up and working so any help would be appreciated thank you!!!
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