Puck advance misses sometimes

[MRH]

Here is what I have happening..... It seems since I started using 2 Bubba Pucks that at times the pucks don't advance, like things get hung up because of the extra weight. Never ever missed a puck beforer I started to use them.  You can hear everything running trying to advance the next puck but nothing moves towards the puck burner.  I lifted up the stack and held it then hit the advance button and it worked but didn't until I did that.  Now it might work evertime until it runs out of pucks.  Anybody else ever notice this or had it happen?

Thanks,
Mark

[nodak]

Not since the pucks, had it happen before the pucks.  Not a clue, maybe someone else will.

[Wildcat]

I have never had a problem, but then again I do not put the bubba's on until I can only see only one puck in the chute.  It could be the weight and the fact that the wood pucks will crumble.

[Gizmo]

I put 3 pucks on and have never had a problem.  They go on from the beginning even with 4 hours of smoking bisquettes loaded.

[LilSmoker]

Hi MRH, i always add 3 bubba pucks to whatever ammount of bisquettes i'm using, although i add the bubba's 1 at a time, instead of just dropping all 3 in one go, but the 3 bubba's are always there from the start.

Maybe you have a weak advance motor, and the extra weight has made it more obvious?

I haven't had any of the probs you've mentioned ???

Anyway i hope you get it sorted ;)

[MRH]

The darn thing cycled all the rest through then!  I had enough pucks loaded to do 5 hours of smoke last night and after getting it going after it hung up it must have worked fine on the few remaining pucks.  Probably would be better if it would just fail then I would  just look for something broke!!  Oh well it just makes me check things more often.  I sent a e-mail to Bradley so we will see if they have any hints on it.  Maybe it could just be the cold too never gave that a thought, until looking at some previuos posts. It was 20 degrees in the shop where it is.  Thanks for the help everybody.

Mark

[Habanero Smoker]

I've been using Bubba Puck since Kummok started manufacturing them, and never had a problem that was caused by them.

I have had bisquettes jam up on a few occasions. It was usually do to me not loading the bisquettes correctly. If one is slightly at an angle it will not drop down but get wedge in just above the slide, and the generator will continue to work as if it is feeding the bisquettes through as normal. Other times it is due to a warped bisquette that gets jammed, and again the generator was working normally, but because the bisquette was jammed no pucks were feeding through.

[NePaSmoKer]

I have the same problems. So now i wait until there are just 2 biskitts then i add my 3 pucks.  :o

nepas

[nodak]

If you have used your generator a lot you may want to take it apart and clean the crumbles of the bisquettes away and maybe store inside in cold weather so grease is warm when you start?  but if under warranty, bradley they may send you a new one.

[LilSmoker]

If you have used your generator a lot you may want to take it apart and clean the crumbles of the bisquettes

Yeah that's good advice imo, i partly dismantle my generator every so often, and i'm amazed at how much gunk and wood builds up inside. I carefully clean everything, especially the bisquette advance mechanism, and blow it all out with a compressor.  ;)

[Wildcat]

After going through all of the above responses, my guess would either be a particle temporarily stoped it from working, or an unlevel puck.

[West Coast Kansan]

I have had the same issue on two generators.  It sounds crazy but drilling out the pucks solved the problem in both cases.  The pucks just wiegh too much in combination with a dirty or weak motor mechanism. Keeping unit clean will help...or prevent  ;)

There is a thread - who knows where - that discusses the same thing. Advance is fine without the pucks on a 4 hour load and misses with the pucks.

Drill is your friend  ;D

[iceman]

I have had the same issue on two generators.  It sounds crazy but drilling out the pucks solved the problem in both cases.  The pucks just wiegh too much in combination with a dirty or weak motor mechanism. Keeping unit clean will help...or prevent  ;)

There is a thread - who knows where - that discusses the same thing. Advance is fine without the pucks on a 4 hour load and misses with the pucks.

Drill is your friend  ;D

BINGO!!! ;D

[Mr Walleye]

What size holes and how many did you guys drill in them?

Mike

[West Coast Kansan]

Greetings Cold Lake Mike, Just hollow'um out some - it is a wieght loss thing.  They still have the mass to sit on the puck burner and toast off the crud to help keep it clean.  I think they are 3/8" and about 6 of them (i will take a look when it is light outside by the shed). Otherwise just kinda go for it.  If i had the right stuff I would have gone in sideways instead of through the top and bottom so the flat surfaces stay flat and nice but it is easy to debur. About the only tools I have here is a shovel so I just plant roses. :)