Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Homebuilt & Modified Cookers => Topic started by: TMB on January 30, 2013, 01:08:45 PM
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OK here is the question.....
If the hot rod on a Traeger (cause that's the hopper I used) get dirty with ash build up where only 1/2 of the rod is glowing red would I be better to leave it alone or try to remove the build up??
I don't want damage the rod just make it more efficient.
Any help would be great
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You can try to remove the buildup. Shouldn't be an issue.
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All I've ever done is vacuum out the ashes in the fire pot.
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You can scrape away accumulated crud with a small knife or ice pick. Be careful not to poke a hole in the rod. As long as you are getting consistent lighting (lights every time you fire it up) there may not be a need, though.
Hub
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Well,lighting is no problem for sure but being an auto mechanic I like to see things run the way they are designed to run.
Seeing 1/2 the rod glowing while the other is not kinda made me think about the build up on the rod
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Is the build up keeping the rod from heating up or should the rod get hot enough to burn off the build up?
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All I've ever done is vacuum out the ashes in the fire pot.
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Ditto. Just keep the ashes cleared away, and don't risk damaging the rod by scraping on it.
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Believe me after waiting fo 9 months to finialy build this cooker last thing I want to do it hurt it. I was just looking at it the other day, looking at mods I want to try and noticed the build up and thought should that be there?
Reason for the post
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All I've ever done is vacuum out the ashes in the fire pot.
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i do the same thing as mike & squirt. 8)
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I just wish I had a rod to vacuum like Mike and squirt :o