Temperature rise and fall

[Tommy Woods]

I can set my temperature on the control panel for 250⁰ and the temperature in the grill rises from around 200⁰ to 350⁰ to 375⁰. Is that normal?

 

[Mike From R.I.]

No

 

[Mebuhrow]

You didn’t mention which model you have, but I had that problem with my Lexington. The recommendation I was told was when heating it up, heat it up to about 100 degrees past the desired temp and let it drift back down.

The other thing I was wondering is if your system has the “P” setting. When you first start the grill, you might see “P4”. If the ”P” setting is too high, the time between feeds increases and if it is set too high, it could make the flame go out. Check out the following:

Pit Boss P Setting - What Is It & How/When To Adjust It?

If you have looked at your Pit Boss control panel and seen the ‘P-Setting’ and wondered, ‘ what the heck that!?‘, you’re in luck. With this article, I’m going to

www.pelheat.com

Hope that works.

 

[Tommy Woods]

I have the pb 440. My P setting is on p4

 

[Mebuhrow]

Changing the “P” setting to “P3” should help prevent the fire stall, but will also raise the temperature a bit. Question: Have you cleaned your temperature probe?

 

[bestgriddleinfo]

No, that's not normal. If you set the control panel to 250⁰ and the grill temperature rises to 350⁰ to 375⁰, it indicates a significant temperature variance, which may require maintenance or calibration of your grill's temperature control system.

 

[dvsjk2019]

How do you calibrate your temperature control? I can't seem to find the info.

 

[Mebuhrow]

I would contact Pit Boss to see if there is a way to calibrate it. Odds are, they may send you a replacement probe.

 

[dvsjk2019]

I would contact Pit Boss to see if there is a way to calibrate it. Odds are, they may send you a replacement probe.

Thanks. I’ll give them a call.