Problem with DB GMG

[zueth]

I cooked a breakfast fatty and for about last 10-15 minutes I bumped up temp to 500 to crisp bacon. After I pulled the fatty and dropped temp down to 225 I noticed that smoke was coming out of hopper. Further investigation I noticed pellets where not being fed into smoke box and therefor temp was not increasing. I turned off grill and took it apart and cleaned out every thing. Turned on grill with everything pulled out so I could see if auger was working. It was working but only a few pellets advancing, after going through a few cycles it started advancing pellets like normal and increasing temp.  It seems the higher temp setting caused auger to get jammed with smaller/broken pellets(not sure). Anybody ran into this before? Should I not use the higher setting?


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[Jaxon]

I've had my DB for about 4 months, but a high temp cook only once...no problem with it.

[Pappymn]

From my understanding pellet grills do not like going from really high heat to low heat. I think folks here suggest you just open the lid. Others will chime in


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[sparky]

I use to sell green mountain grills.  Pappy is right.  If your using 500 degrees and turn it down to low from a high heat pellet grills don't like that.  Bad juju.  You can use high great all you want but then turn it to 350 for 15-20 minutes or so and then down to 225.  What happens is you have a full fire pot of pellets then you turn it down to low so since the grill is already at high heat no pellets will be fed because your controller is trying to cool the grill.  Full fire pot no pellets being fed they like to burn back in the auber tube.  All the way back to your hopper.  Bad juju.  So use high heat then to medium then to low then off. 

[zueth]

I use to sell green mountain grills.  Pappy is right.  If your using 500 degrees and turn it down to low from a high heat pellet grills don't like that.  Bad juju.  You can use high great all you want but then turn it to 350 for 15-20 minutes or so and then down to 225.  What happens is you have a full fire pot of pellets then you turn it down to low so since the grill is already at high heat no pellets will be fed because your controller is trying to cool the grill.  Full fire pot no pellets being fed they like to burn back in the aubergine tube.  All the way back to your hopper.  Bad juju.  So use high heat then to medium then to low then off.

Thank you very much for the info.


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[Salmonsmoker]

I use to sell green mountain grills.  Pappy is right.  If your using 500 degrees and turn it down to low from a high heat pellet grills don't like that.  Bad juju.  You can use high great all you want but then turn it to 350 for 15-20 minutes or so and then down to 225.  What happens is you have a full fire pot of pellets then you turn it down to low so since the grill is already at high heat no pellets will be fed because your controller is trying to cool the grill.  Full fire pot no pellets being fed they like to burn back in the aubergine tube.  All the way back to your hopper.  Bad juju.  So use high heat then to medium then to low then off.

Thank you very much for the info.

My MAK** will do the same thing if I don't step down in increments. Opening the lid makes it a short process.


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[Lines]

Yes, Thanks Sparky. I'll know better than to try that with our new grill.

[Pappymn]

Yes, Thanks Sparky. I'll know better than to try that with our new grill.

New? Introduce yourself to the folks. Great people here


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[rwalters]

Yes, Thanks Sparky. I'll know better than to try that with our new grill.

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I second that... who you be?

[TentHunteR]

I use to sell green mountain grills.  Pappy is right.  If your using 500 degrees and turn it down to low from a high heat pellet grills don't like that.  Bad juju.  You can use high great all you want but then turn it to 350 for 15-20 minutes or so and then down to 225.  What happens is you have a full fire pot of pellets then you turn it down to low so since the grill is already at high heat no pellets will be fed because your controller is trying to cool the grill.  Full fire pot no pellets being fed they like to burn back in the auber tube.  All the way back to your hopper.  Bad juju.  So use high heat then to medium then to low then off.

Yep...  What Sparky said!   I've also had the same issue on our MAK grills.

Another trick I use is to turn the heat down to your desired temp and open the hood for a few minutes and let it cool down some. 

[rwalters]

I use to sell green mountain grills.  Pappy is right.  If your using 500 degrees and turn it down to low from a high heat pellet grills don't like that.  Bad juju.  You can use high great all you want but then turn it to 350 for 15-20 minutes or so and then down to 225.  What happens is you have a full fire pot of pellets then you turn it down to low so since the grill is already at high heat no pellets will be fed because your controller is trying to cool the grill.  Full fire pot no pellets being fed they like to burn back in the auber tube.  All the way back to your hopper.  Bad juju.  So use high heat then to medium then to low then off.

Yep...  What Sparky said!   I've also had the same issue on our MAK grills.

Another trick I use is to turn the heat down to your desired temp and open the hood for a few minutes and let it cool down some.

Or better yet, buy a second pellet grill... lol.

That’s one of the reasons eggheads claim to have more than one egg.

This hobby sure can get expensive with our warped logic

[TentHunteR]

Or better yet, buy a second pellet grill... lol.

Yeah, that's the ticket!   

[smokeasaurus]

Or better yet, buy a second pellet grill... lol.

Yeah, that's the ticket!   

Yup, that's what we did. We like to be at grilling or high roasting temps but then also need lower temps for sides so we just grabbed another pellet grill to help the MAK out............

[Lines]

Yes, Thanks Sparky. I'll know better than to try that with our new grill.

New? Introduce yourself to the folks. Great people here


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Did that yesterday. Lines from Southern Iowa. Glad to be here!

[Lines]

Yes, Thanks Sparky. I'll know better than to try that with our new grill.

New? Introduce yourself to the folks. Great people here


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I second that... who you be?

LOL...I must be flying under the radar. Oh I know, too much smoke in the air around here. Lines ( Southern Iowa) Hello--Is this thing on?