JoeHamilton
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I've had a Lexington since January 2021. In 2021, because i wasn't using the cover, I had a clogged auger, and learned how to take it apart and clear it. Since then, I'd been trying to be diligent about using the cover and keeping pellets pretty clean (avoid lots of sawdust).
Couple cooks ago, I noticed smoke coming from the hopper during my cook. Realized my burn pot was full of half burned pellets, cleaned it out, was good the next cook, but the one after, same issue. Today, my auger wouldn't even turn, so after taking it apart...realized during those burn backs, the pellets in the auger were burning too and eventually hardened.
Cleared it and did my cook today. Decided at the end to try something i saw on another page, recommending you crank the heat to like 450-500 for 5-10 mins, then down to S or 200 until the internal thermometer reads 120 or less, and turn grill off (I left it plugged in, didn't turn off the power, but turned the knob to off). Left it sit for 20-25 mins, opened the grill cover and there was still lots of smoke coming from under the grates, despite the top thermometer reading lower than 100 degrees. Pulled everything off and again, the burn pot is full of half burned pellets.
Anyone have a method to properly get these pellets to complete burning to ash? I've accepted I need to vacuum the pot each time, but I want to make sure I avoid another case of burning back along the auger tube.
Couple cooks ago, I noticed smoke coming from the hopper during my cook. Realized my burn pot was full of half burned pellets, cleaned it out, was good the next cook, but the one after, same issue. Today, my auger wouldn't even turn, so after taking it apart...realized during those burn backs, the pellets in the auger were burning too and eventually hardened.
Cleared it and did my cook today. Decided at the end to try something i saw on another page, recommending you crank the heat to like 450-500 for 5-10 mins, then down to S or 200 until the internal thermometer reads 120 or less, and turn grill off (I left it plugged in, didn't turn off the power, but turned the knob to off). Left it sit for 20-25 mins, opened the grill cover and there was still lots of smoke coming from under the grates, despite the top thermometer reading lower than 100 degrees. Pulled everything off and again, the burn pot is full of half burned pellets.
Anyone have a method to properly get these pellets to complete burning to ash? I've accepted I need to vacuum the pot each time, but I want to make sure I avoid another case of burning back along the auger tube.
