sporadic heating behavior

[bbqking]

You’ve been locked in your house too long!

There does seem to be a tone of passive aggressive behaviors around even more than there use to be. I’ve even fallen into that myself a few times. Always assuming someone is doing you wrong. It’s actually kind of scary…look what this Covid Scam has done to us all…

 

[Goneincognito]

There does seem to be a tone of passive aggressive behaviors around even more than there use to be. I’ve even fallen into that myself a few times. Always assuming someone is doing you wrong. It’s actually kind of scary…look what this Covid Scam has done to us all…

I know right?
Some people believe in the moon landing was real too... Crazy times.

 

[bbqking]

I know right?
Some people believe in the moon landing was real too... Crazy times.

Lol….I got to laugh. Or I might find out I’m not human.

 

[Goneincognito]

Lol….I got to laugh. Or I might find out I’m not human.

Now we don't want that.
Keep on laughing and have a blessed day.

 

[Windfalls]

No problem.
Remove the finger guard as described above and you should be good to go.
The pellets may play an issue (not sure on their diameter) but more so with the finger guard in.

This is how the burn pot should look.
The grate in the burn pot can rust out over time and you will see that happen between the slots.
The plate on top of the burn pot should sit in such a way that there are not gaps at the front and rear and the slide should look like it does in the pic.

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I have the GEN2 EX4 and have removed the finger guard, ramp in the hopper and put a hose clamp on the glow plug.
I use it 3-4 times a week and have done so for the 17 months I have had it.
I use Weber pellets and have never had an issue of any kind. No flame out, glow plug failure, nothing.
The longest I have cooked on it was around 12hrs and all I did was check that there were enough pellets. I didn't stir them or anything.
Now, other people's mileage may vary but this shows that you don't have to babysit it at all if you set yourself up for success from the beginning and realise that the SF is not like any other grill out there.

I thought I was right about the "whump".
Don't don't bother calling Weber as recommended previously.
The person who suggested that can call them if they have nothing better to do and want to see how good CS is.

How do you attach the hose clamp to the glow plug and for what purpose? Send a photo if you can.

 

[MackeyC34]

Lol….I got to laugh. Or I might find out I’m not human.

From a long time 'Parrothead' - "If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane".

 

[Goneincognito]

How do you attach the hose clamp to the glow plug and for what purpose? Send a photo if you can.

The hose clamp helps ensure a good ground which is one of the main reasons they will fail.
Is it necessary? Some people will argue there is no point to doing this but it is a point of failure that can be easily eliminated.

 

[7un47im3s]

Started my Smokefire today to smoke some fish. Came up to temp (200), lowered to "smoke boost" for 20 min. When my timer went off, I saw that the temp had dropped and no smoke coming from grill. Eventually got an 03 error that fire was out. Followed the directions for cleanup, unplugged the unit for 45 seconds and started over. After 10 minutes or so, huge clouds of smoke were billowing out of the grill but temp remained low. Finally, after a disconcerting "whump", the fire started and temp continued to rise well beyond the 200 setting to 400+ degrees. Fire was blasting out of the burn pit. I lifted the lid to cool things down, but it never dropped. Performed a shutdown, restarted the whole process. Grill came up to temp, stayed that way for 15 minutes so and then the same thing. Temp dropped, more smoke gathered until it looked like my house was on fire, a sudden whump and temp would not go down. Fan would not stop either. I had to give up and pull the fish. I just reset the temp to 600, which I hope will burn off any jammed pellets and of course no problems at that temp. I welcome any suggestions. I have used this multiple times in the past without issue.

I've experienced the "whump" of which you describe. Except that mine was more like a special effect from the movie Backdraft in that the whump was followed by a flash of flame as the lid "burped" smoke and fire. I wonder if that's where the name came from......... at any rate very concerning as I had the massive clouds of billowing smoke before the whump flash effect. Not a good time to say the least.

 

[VoorDaddy]

I've experienced the "whump" of which you describe. Except that mine was more like a special effect from the movie Backdraft in that the whump was followed by a flash of flame as the lid "burped" smoke and fire. I wonder if that's where the name came from......... at any rate very concerning as I had the massive clouds of billowing smoke before the whump flash effect. Not a good time to say the least.

So your whump was more like a WHUMP, There it is!!??? ;-)

 

[FRM]

I've experienced the "whump" of which you describe. Except that mine was more like a special effect from the movie Backdraft in that the whump was followed by a flash of flame as the lid "burped" smoke and fire. I wonder if that's where the name came from......... at any rate very concerning as I had the massive clouds of billowing smoke before the whump flash effect. Not a good time to say the least.

That goes for me too, but I watched it from inside (in my mind the sound was more of a THUMP!). Mine had a huge backdraft that lifted the lid 6-8 inches high, sending a small mushroom cloud of a smoke signal to my local FD. Haven’t had a flameout since removing and reinstalling the glowplug, but if it ever happens again, I’ll shop vac every single pellet out of the burn pot to avoid any backdrafts. Someone may get hurt if they happen to open the lid when it’s gasping for air.

 

[bbqking]

I say find those pesky whumpalufaguses and give them the boot. Oh and do t use damp pellets.