Heater problem flow chart

[cnx7]

I've looked but can't find an exact step-by-step / process of elimination approach to diagnosing failure of the heating system. Can anyone point me to such a thread?

My DBS has no heat. The puck box / electronics seem to work fine. I replaced the element to no avail. I plugged the main smoker cabinet directly to wall power and still no heat. A flow chart would be nice!

[Habanero Smoker]

I've looked but can't find an exact step-by-step / process of elimination approach to diagnosing failure of the heating system. Can anyone point me to such a thread?

My DBS has no heat. The puck box / electronics seem to work fine. I replaced the element to no avail. I plugged the main smoker cabinet directly to wall power and still no heat. A flow chart would be nice!

There is no flow chart, but the below link provides many trouble shooting tips:

Bradley FAQ's

[TedEbear]

I plugged the main smoker cabinet directly to wall power and still no heat. A flow chart would be nice!

About the only things left are the 10A inline fuse in the cabinet or the high temp sensor.  You'll have to remove the back off the cabinet to get to either of them.

[porterdriver]

Had a similar problem...mine turned out to be the actual element. 

However, one thing that I did do was to setup my DBS in a standard configuration, then remove the heating element.

Position the wire so they touch nothing but are accessible.  Plug unit in and turn it on (set thermostat for 200 degrees F, just to make sure you have current going to the wires of the heating element). 

Now take a multimeter (set for DC voltage) and place a lead in contact with each wire and see if you get a reading.  You should see voltage through the meter. 

If you do, then the element is bad.  If you don't, the continue to check wiring and the in-line fuse.

Hope that helps.

[Cleaver]

I would set it for AC volts. Not DC. Household current is AC 110-115 vac

[porterdriver]

My bad.  Trying to get the reply out to fast.  Sorry for any confusion.