Auber PID

[Shasta bob]

Question is if i start my bradley somker in the morning at a pre set temp. and wish it to stay at a temp of 180. Then the sun comes out if the ambient temp rises during the day will the bradley keep the temp at the said temp of 180.?

[classicrockgriller]

yes, the Auber doesn't care what the sun and moon are doing.

[Shasta bob]

Thanks  that is the answer i was hoping for, i smoked some salmon today and while i was at work my  OBS tempature rose up 75 deg. from the starting temp of 180 i came home it was 255 deg.

[Quarlow]

Your heating element was likely completely off with the sun heating it. The last time I used the bradley once the sun hit the smoker, after about an hour the light on the tower went out. I thought it had packed it in but when I opened the door to check things out it came back on again. Then after 20 minutes it went off again. Of course it doesn't get sun where it is till 12:30 or 1:00 so it was pretty warm outside already.

[Shasta bob]

is there a problem with the light or the temp probe?

[Quarlow]

No just the sun was heating it beyond the set temp so it shut down.

[Shasta bob]

but if it shuts down then hod did the temp get to 255?

[Habanero Smoker]

There can be other variables that need to be considered. If you have the generator on and it is producing heat, the PID does not control that. Though the PID will shut the heating element off, the generator with the sun can heat your cabinet higher then 180°F. So you may want to consider a Auber PID model that will turn off your generator after a certain amount of time.

[Shasta bob]

I dont have the PID yet

[Tenpoint5]

I dont have the PID yet

That would probably explain why it was 225º. By the Title of the thread "Auber PID" everyone made the assumption that you had a PID. Otherwise I know I would have suggested NOT doing the Salmon smoke while away and unable to watch and adjust the temps. Sorry for the confusion

[Shasta bob]

Sorry for the confusion, i was wondering if the Auber would of corrected the temp problem. the salmon was smoked by that time sorry for the confusion. but the good news is it convinced the wife why i need one.

[Habanero Smoker]

My reply didn't assume you had a PID. I spoke about the limitations of a PID and if you are thinking about getting one then choose a model that will turn off the generator. The PID will not solve your problem unless you turn off the generator or keep your cabinet out of the sun.

[Shasta bob]

Will the Auber duel probe PID handle this ?

[Up In Smoke]

My reply didn't assume you had a PID. I spoke about the limitations of a PID and if you are thinking about getting one then choose a model that will turn off the generator. The PID will not solve your problem unless you turn off the generator or keep your cabinet out of the sun.

I Am going to follow 10.5 and Habs on this, even if you have the controller of your choice there are many variables to smoking/cooking in any smoker. If i am understanding the question, there is no way to "set it and forget it". As much as we would like it to be.
there is always a need for, lets say a walk by to make sure things are what they need to be.

[classicrockgriller]

I'll say this ....... I have smoke a few things and when I use the Auber .....

The times I have check temps ..... be it day, nite, noon, 95* outside or what ever ....

my cabinet temp is within 1 or 2 * of what I set it for.

If the Auber was noted for climbing outside the range of what I set it for, I wouldn't have bought it.

If yours is climbing outside the set range, then you need to auto-tune or call Suyi.