I did contact GMG customer service who responded immediately with the suggestion I run it on DC without the AC adapter to isolate either the AC adapter or the control board. Haven't had an opportunity yet to drag it out to the truck cig lighter to test this out and thought I'd check with everyone here in the mean time. Other thoughts / ideas?
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After a little over a year and 12 cooks at most, my Davey Crockett pellet grill just shuts off for no apparent reason mid cook. Sometimes right after reaching temp sometimes much later in the cook. Anyone else have experience with this?
I did contact GMG customer service who responded immediately with the suggestion I run it on DC without the AC adapter to isolate either the AC adapter or the control board. Haven't had an opportunity yet to drag it out to the truck cig lighter to test this out and thought I'd check with everyone here in the mean time. Other thoughts / ideas?Tags: None
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- Jan 2018
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- Shingle Springs CA
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Grills and Smokers:
Engerbtrecht Braten 100 (wood and charcoal)
Blaze Grill (gasser)
Large Big Green Egg
Large WSM
Green Mountain Grills Davy Crockett (pellet)
Webber Jumbo Joe
Webber Smokey Joe
Favorites:
Sapphire martini up (bone dry) olive and a twist
Burbon barrel stout
Jonny Walker Blue - if someone else is buying
I have problems with the cigarette lighter power connection. It’s difficult to get it to stay on initially, but once it starts , it usually stays on. I plan to make a new, different kind of connector, probably bullets.
I have had my controller board replaced twice now. Been lots of issues.
When you say it stops, is the power off, the display is dark?
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- Jul 2017
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- Southeast Illinois
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Cookers I have:
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Camp Chef XL Smoke Vault
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1st gen FireBoard
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I wonder if you would take the board out, unplug it then plug it back in. That might reset it, plus you can check the connections.
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- Mar 2016
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- Everett, WA
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I have a Charbroil gas grill, Big Easy, Large gas smoker and small electric smoker, GMG Davy Crockett pellet grill. I also have a 160L Cabelas dehydrator which I use for beef jerky.
I'm on a mission to visit every brewery in WA!
This has happened to me a couple times, so I'm interested in hearing what others say. Sometimes I have startup issues as well, where it takes 2-3 times through the startup cycle before the temp starts going up past about 75 degrees. Doesn't seem to get a steady stream of pellets and/or doesn't ignite the initial pellets in the box well enough to get the burn going correctly. I clean the fire box after every cook and add roughly the amount of pellets to the box as came in a little bag with the unit when new, but the initial startup doesn't always "take". I've been reasonably happy with it, just some annoying issues at times.
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Club Member
- Jan 2018
- 357
- Shingle Springs CA
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Grills and Smokers:
Engerbtrecht Braten 100 (wood and charcoal)
Blaze Grill (gasser)
Large Big Green Egg
Large WSM
Green Mountain Grills Davy Crockett (pellet)
Webber Jumbo Joe
Webber Smokey Joe
Favorites:
Sapphire martini up (bone dry) olive and a twist
Burbon barrel stout
Jonny Walker Blue - if someone else is buying
Yup, I’ve learned I have to clean out the burn pit every cook. Before I start it up, I load in a handful of pellets directly into the pit. Also, if you keep it outside, and I see you live in a humid area, the pellets can absorb too much moisture, making for a crappy cook.
Overall, I’ve learned to live with it, but can’t say I highly recommend it. I only found one other easily portable unit at the time, a Traeger. I got this for the RV.
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