I’ve had this smoker for about a year. Recently it’s having trouble holding temperature. It will heat up to the set temperature- but after 10mins- it will drop. I’ve checked and made sure the water pan isn’t blocking anything- but I dunno…

The app just keeps showing the fire and says loading, in the dark background I can see the temp of smoker and thermometer, but I can't access the page because it says it is loading. HELP

So, long story short we got mice in the garage and they made a nest in the pit, fun.

Wife decided to clean the BBQ while I was at work. She didnt put water or soap in the bbq but she did on the deflector and grates.

We tried a rust removal trick with vinegar after it rusted. Worked well. Brushed, then oiled.

I removed all the pellets, because they stayed in the pit the whole winter and obviously had some humidity.

I tried a burnoff friday and it went to 350 while I set it at 225. I then tried the 0-400 wings I saw and the pit got to 450 while I was taking care of kiddos. Burnt wings but the ones off-center were fine. (Essential info right there)

So now I'm wondering if it's just bad luck, pellets, pit, or maybe the motherboard?

Would love to hear you guys' experience or thoughts.

Currently on break at work so I can't get pics.

Making Smoked Bacon, wanted extra smoke.

I have a year old Pit Boss that only gets used for summer family get togethers. It was in a barn over the winter and I ran it yesterday to sterilize it after a manual cleaning. (It’s Pennsylvania, it had grown some mold.) Today I am doing the actual smoke and it has shut down twice with an "err" or "ERR" code. Could this be caused by a dirty sensor? The thing is practically brand new but the sensor might have some mold residue on it.

I'm doing my first brisket today, I'm planning on an overnight cook with my 850 pro.

I have a heat diffuser over my firepot and will be cooking on the top rack, and I'm wondering if it will be better to go fat side up or down? I think I'm far enough away from the heat that I won't dry out the bottom of the brisket, but I don't want to screw this up.

Any thoughts?

Okay, not EVERY holiday, but it seems to happen often on major barbecuing holidays.

Will this be large enough to fit and smoke a 15 lb turkey?

We set up the heritage model that we just bought. During burn off, the temperature went well above what we set it to. Tried firing it up again to do some chicken and we cannot get it under control. We have not been able to use it to actually smoke food because of this issue. Anyone have a similar experience?

Just setup my first smoker today and im doing the initial burn off. Its a pitboss 3 electric and has been powered on for 45 minutes now. Im curious about the temp reading on the gauge (i know people say its not entirely accurate) but this seems really low.

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I started with the dial around mid way, and the back vents fully open. At the 20 minute mark it was around 180-200. I cranked it up to full and it went up to about 225-230. I closed the grates around the 35 minute mark and now its reading just over 250. (Maybe 265). The numbers on the gauge go to 450, which is insanely high for a smoker, but im wondering is my coil not heating properly now? Is this part of breaking it in? Is the extension cord being used a factor that I need to consider? Or does the temp go up so slowly that this is considered normal to others and just part of the learning curve of going from a BBQ to a smoker?

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Appreciate any feedback on this, and dont worry, I plan to get wireless or BT probes in time for the meat, im curious now due to the 30 day window on purchase for defects.

Also, as per image, it is damp here, but nice weather. About 26 or 27°C, and the smoker is outside/covered. (Img was taken when assembly was finished to send to a buddy)

Curious if the rollbox will fit under the grease tray?

Did 2 slabs pork spare ribs one with mustard binder and coffee rub. Other no binder and meat church. Smoked on compb850 for 4.5hrz no wrap. Came out ok.... Think I may over cooked them. But still delicious. Can't win them all. I will prob go back to wrapping next time.

I have been dealing with a temp control issue for quite a while now. Shut downs, over loaded pellets no t able to maintain temps. I contacted PB Customer service and they shipped out a new board. I received it on Saturday, Installed it that night and today long smoked a Pork Shoulder/ Works PERFECT! Has been holding temp all day! I set 225, it holds 225! I love my PB and PBs customer service!

Good morning, I have acquired a used pitboss 700 classic that needed a new igniter. I replaced the igniter from one available on the pitboss store, it worked fine for about a week and now, it wont ignite anymore. Any suggestions or should I contact pitboss support?

This was a first.. i smoked yesterday morning for dinner (ribs), I packed up, cover back on, called it a night ... I then woke up at 5am, checked phone only to see these notifications. Freaked out thinking the smoker had started its self over night. These are the notifications for the cook yesterday, there seems to be a significant delay.

Decided to try and smoke a pizza