Pellet bin smokes at shutdown.. any ideas????

[Scallywag]

Whenever I'm cooking at a hight temp and put my Mak into cool down mode I always get a boat load of smoke coming from the pellet hopper. I know its just pellets burning in the auger, on the next start up I get a few mins of charcoal pellets into the fire pot. This is something that just started to happen.. Any ideas whats going on and how to prevent it? And yes I clean the pit before every cook...

[squirtthecat]

Have you updated the firmware recently?

There was some code added to give the auger a few more turns during the cooldown cycle to push any burning pellets into the firepot.

Let me check my emails from Bob for the version......

[squirtthecat]

V2.2.

[Scallywag]

I have had it just over a year now and have never done an update.. maybe I should contact Mak. Thanks for the quick reply Squirt!

[squirtthecat]

I have had it just over a year now and have never done an update.. maybe I should contact Mak. Thanks for the quick reply Squirt!

The code I got from Bob was from late March, 2012, so you probably don't have that update.    Give them a shout and they can get you the update module...   

I upload to firmware to my 1 Star via my Remote Boss.    (after some trickery with a USB cable, a terminal emulator and old school Xmodem)    That process isn't for the faint of heart.   

[Scallywag]

Spoke to Bob.. suggested I clean the side vents.. probably one that goes to the smoker box. Great service!!

[TMB]

Now there is something you'd never thought you would here, "Have you updated your filmware recently"  on your BBQ smoker? 

Really hope it works for you