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<br />i got my smoker yesterday and seasoned it twice for 2 hours at 150 deg...
today i preheated to 200 deg... it took about 3/4 hr to get it to 200...
i loaded the brisket and maintained 200 deg for 1 hr then the temp went down to 150 deg...
the dial thermometer and my digitial thermometer were both reading the same temp 150 temp at this point...
OWRSTRICH,
THE FIRST BS I RECEIVED HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM BECAUSE THE HEATING ELEMENT WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER IN AUSTIN, TX I PURCHASED THE BS FROM REPLACED IT. NOW I SEEM TO HAVE THE TEMP.CONTROL ISSUE WHERE I CAN'T GET THE TEMP. DOWN TO 180 TO 200 DEGREES WTIH OUT IT TURNING OFF. AM CALLING BRADLEY TOMORROW A.M.! SOME OF THE FELLOWS ON THIS FOURM ARE REALLY AWESOME WITH THEIR ADVISE. I AM BOUNDED AND DERTERMINED TO MAKE THIS THING WORK!!!!
SMOKED HAMBURGERS IN THE BS WITH HICKORY FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR THEM FINISHED THEM ON THE WEBER FOR THE 4TH. AWESOME BURGERS!!
i continued to smoke at 150 until the brisket reached 145 deg... which was 7 hours with a 8 lb brisket at 150... then i put it in the oven to finish it off because of the low heat in the smoker...
i have the smoker and the smoke box plugged directly into an isolated circuit... both power lights are on... the smoke generator is working fine... just no glow regardless of the temp setting...
i even took the cover off the element and made sure the wires were attached... all is well just no glow...
any ideas...
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BigRED