Pellet Fan
Pit Talk -- Comments and Questions Regarding These Pellet Pits => Dansons/Country Smokers...Louisana Grills...Pit Boss => Topic started by: ylr on July 14, 2020, 11:53:27 AM
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After sitting outside under cover for six months unused(Long story short, we had a new house built on our property, so we had to move to a singlewide trailer while it was being built), I tried to fire up the PB820 to cook a pizza. Not only did the GFCI trip, the breaker in the garage also tripped. My first thought was the ignitor, so after I unplugged it, it did the same thing. Hopefully the control board didn't die. I'm hoping something built a nest inside, and caused a short. I have already doused the inside under the hopper box with bug spray a couple of days ago, after I was surprised by a wasp! Later today, I'll go out and take it apart some more, and check things out.
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I would be most interested in what you find. Got to be a dead short to trip the breaker, making it easier to find.
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Looks to be the auger motor. The auger isn't jammed, but for whatever reason, that's what's causing the fault.
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Check for frayed wires everywhere!
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Easiest thing to do is to replace everything; $45 for a control board, $30 for an auger motor, plus $16 for a new power cord(I goobered the ends while testing, doh!). One thing about Pit Boss, if you go to ebay instead of Pit Boss' website, you can get parts cheap! :cool:
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Check for frayed wires everywhere!
Didn't find any!
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Check for frayed wires everywhere!
Didn't find any!
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Easiest thing to do is to replace everything; $45 for a control board, $30 for an auger motor, plus $16 for a new power cord(I goobered the ends while testing, doh!). One thing about Pit Boss, if you go to ebay instead of Pit Boss' website, you can get parts cheap! :cool:
You may be able to get a power cord at HD cheaper.
Don't get anything less than 14ga wire though.
16ga is too thin, IMO.
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Always good to get that maintenance out of the way every 10 years!
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I had a similar issue awhile back. My fan would not turn off. First I would recommend you try different outlets even ones from inside the house. If it does not trip then it is possible you are putting to much current on your outdoor outlet. That was my problem
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I had a similar issue awhile back. My fan would not turn off. First I would recommend you try different outlets even ones from inside the house. If it does not trip then it is possible you are putting to much current on your outdoor outlet. That was my problem
In the past I've found that pellet grills and GFCI outlets sometimes don't always get along.
Moved grill to a non-GFCI outlet and would work fine.
Not the case with YLR's problem, though.
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I had a similar issue awhile back. My fan would not turn off. First I would recommend you try different outlets even ones from inside the house. If it does not trip then it is possible you are putting to much current on your outdoor outlet. That was my problem
In the past I've found that pellet grills and GFCI outlets sometimes don't always get along.
Moved grill to a non-GFCI outlet and would work fine.
Not the case with YLR's problem, though.
This is correct, my issue was a short caused by wires fraying and touching metal when the auger motor body started spinning after the shelf broke loose.
I could've saved a few $$ by getting a replacement cord at a big box HI store, but I preferred having the proper connectors on the end of the cord, as it was an exact factory replacement.
Always good to get that maintenance out of the way every 10 years!
Hope so! Hopefully, I can house paid off by then, and I can afford a PG500!