Captain agree! & that can be said about all things. From the bottom of the hopper to end of 'augur' is not a cleaning maintenance thing.
Could damp pellets, make a paste in the 'augur' tube, (over time), causing augur motor to strain, heat up, allowing augur to stop, while igniter continues?
Most pellet rig fires are from excess ash or grease, or in some cases an overfeed. Fire can then backfeed through the auger tube into the hopper. Pretty unlikely that an overheated auger motor would be a significant fire hazard, and a clogged tube would actually impede fire from entering the hopper.
> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker with Alpha/Connect
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative (I'll never see it again))
> Old Smokey Electric (for chickens mostly - when it's too nasty out
to fiddle with a more capable cooker)
> Luhr Jensen Little Chief Electric - Top Loader circa 1990 (smoked fish & jerky)
> Thermoworks Smoke
> 3 Thermoworks Chef Alarms
> Thermoworks Thermapen One
> Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
> Thermoworks Thermopop
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Anova sous vide circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
> WÜSTHOF, Dalstrong, and Buck knives
> Paprika App on Mac and iOS
Google "pellet smoker burn back" for all kinds of info on the problem. Straining auger motors are not the issue. Nor are igniters ... they are only active during the approximately 8 minute ignition sequence.
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