Inaugural Brisket Cook Gone Wrong

[bartles]

After completing the PB burn off directions on my new PB700 FB1 I set up a 12lb brisket, with two probes, to cook at temperature to 200F thinking all is well in the world.

At 5 hours into the cook I noticed the main temperature flashing "150 degrees". I shut down the grill, moved the meat into our oven.

I took the grills off and the "searing" plate to discover the burn pot was overflowing with pellets and had piled up around the pot on three sides. I'd guess maybe two full cups had spilt in the grill bottom.

I'd appreciate some troubling shooting ideas. Thanking everyone in advance,

bartles

 

[Cowboy1955]

Sounds like a temperature sensor or controller issue
If it five years old or newer it’s under warranty

 

[bartles]

Sounds like a temperature sensor or controller issue
If it five years old or newer it’s under warranty

Thanks for the help. Sort of figured it was an electronic issue. Its a "salvage from the scrap pile" of a local retail store. Evidently the previous owner didn't like it because the grill never had a fire built in it.

The boards from PB are "out of stock". I guess I'll try some aftermarket parts.

Do boards fail often in PB grills?

 

[Cowboy1955]

Thanks for the help. Sort of figured it was an electronic issue. Its a "salvage from the scrap pile" of a local retail store. Evidently the previous owner didn't like it because the grill never had a fire built in it.

The boards from PB are "out of stock". I guess I'll try some aftermarket parts.

Do boards fail often in PB grills?

They had an issue with them last year. You should be able to find one on Amazon

 

[sparkyv]

Darn, I'd sure be disappointed .

At 5 hours into the cook I noticed the main temperature flashing "150 degrees".

 

[bartles]

Darn, I'd sure be disappointed .

Well I can't give up on it...so much less fuss and mess than my old style charcoal/log smoker.

 

[sparkyv]

I agree. Carry on!

 

[EdGs]

Call up Pit Boss, give them your model and serial, they can tell you how old it is and if it has been registered. Tell them it was given to you.

If it hasn't been registered, they can register it to you, and maybe send you parts for it because 5 year warranty on electrical parts.

Worth a shot, and worst case, you might have to buy a controller.

 

[J Walker]

Here is something to try. Start up with the setting on Smoke and leave it there for a few minutes until the flashing dashes at the bottom of the screen disappear. Then you can rainse the temperature. It is one instruction it pays to read. I did not take it seriously and had to learn the hard way.

 

[EdGs]

^^^^this^^^^

I always leave my heat deflector off when I start my 3 series vertical on the smoke setting. I make sure there's a good little fire rolling in the firepot before I replace the deflector and raise the temperature up to 225°

Also, I make sure that it gets to that 225° and is stable before starting the cook.

Get a decent secondary temperature reader and probes so you can monitor with your phone if your setup does not already have that. I've found the PB probes read off compared to my secondary probes.

 

[bartles]

Here is something to try. Start up with the setting on Smoke and leave it there for a few minutes until the flashing dashes at the bottom of the screen disappear. Then you can rainse the temperature. It is one instruction it pays to read. I did not take it seriously and had to learn the hard way.

Thanks, I have been doing that....for a change I did read the instructions I and running it now on "Smoke" all day to mainly get rid of the apple pellets I don't like, but to put it through its paces with the new board, ignitor and temp probe. Hopefully we can try another cook soon. Again, thanks for the advice.
bartles