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[Osborn Cox]

Let me first say that I don’t typically leave my grill exposed to rain, but there are times when it is raining or begins to rain before the grill is cool enough to cover and it gets rained on.     When this happens I am guaranteed that it will trip  my GFCI outlet and will continue to do so until it has had some time to dry out (a problem at this time of year).     Does anyone else experience this with their 1000 or even the PG500?    Wondering if I have a bad ground or some other issue that could eliminate this.    I replaced the ignitor in spring and I even replaced the outlet over the summer in case it was super sensitive, nothing has changed.

[triplebq]

I had this happen to my FEC-120 about a year ago after we had some serious rain. The issue was the heating rod was moist/damp from all of the rain and caused my GFCI outlet to trip. I plugged my FEC into a non GFCI outlet and let the unit run for about 30 mins to dry the unit out. I never had the problem again. I never replaced my ignitor.

[Osborn Cox]

Thanks for your input, I also have run an extension cord from inside the house (non GFCI outlet) to do the same thing in the past and it has worked too.    I may have to wait for a day when temps aren’t sub-freezing and do it again.

[Bar-B-Lew]

would a hair dryer blowing on the rod help to remove the moisture?

[Osborn Cox]

I may give that a shot, or I have small electronics fan I may just set on top of the firepot to circulate some air at least.

[pmillen]

     I use my PG500 in rain and snow.

     I often leave it uncovered longer than I should.

I know what you're thinking, "It has electrical components.  You'll earn a Darwin award."  Not a hiccup in six years.