BRADLEY SMOKER | "Taste the Great Outdoors"

New Members => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: mrcrunchysocks on January 17, 2016, 03:04:57 PM

Title: Need help with a heating issue.
Post by: mrcrunchysocks on January 17, 2016, 03:04:57 PM
Hi



My name is mrcrunchysocks and I have a problem. But I'll discuss that with my therapist...This is about my smoker. It it a real swell smoker and I have smoked some really swell food using it.  Well its not all's swellsville with me.

Cabinet heats up when I run plug from power to cabinet, but when I run power through wood feed unit the cabinet will not heat up.  Could use some insight and as to what I can do to correct.

thanks
Title: Re: Need help with a heating issue.
Post by: beefmann on January 17, 2016, 06:24:36 PM
welcome aboard...

things to try first..

1) Be sure all cabling are firmly seated,, the power to the wood feed unit,,,, and from the wood feed unit to the smoker,,,, some times they are not firmly seated,,, thus not letting the heating  element in the tower operate.
2) open up the wood feed unit  and  check all connections being  sure that there attached.
3) check the fuse on the back of the wood feed unit... replace if needed
4) check with an ohm meter that you have continuity  on between the pins on the power plug on the tower,,, you  should have indication between the two parallel ones,,, the one that is in not in  a  straight  line is a ground .. and should have  nothing  there. this will check the circuity in the cabinet to be sure it is  good,,, if not .. you may have  blown a  inline fuse and it needs to be replaced...
Title: Re: Need help with a heating issue.
Post by: Habanero Smoker on January 18, 2016, 01:52:51 AM
Hi mrcrunchysocks;

Welcome to the forum.

The model of your smoker would be helpful.

The below link will take you to some helpful trouble shooting information:
Bradley FAQ's (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?481-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s&p=748#post748)
Title: Re: Need help with a heating issue.
Post by: mrcrunchysocks on January 19, 2016, 09:19:00 AM
Thank You Beef and and Habanero, that was some damn quick responses.

control unit opened as easy as  a 45 year old brooklyn hooker..found a lose wire.......in smoker not hooker....found insurance doesnt cover ghonnerhea treatment, in hooker not smoker.

only have hot dogs in fridge and neighbors yappin yorky twins for nearbye meat to smoke...either way its gonna be tasty

appreciate the response fellas

Title: Re: Need help with a heating issue.
Post by: RedJada on January 19, 2016, 02:07:32 PM
wrap the dogs in bacon. LOL  :o