TTNuge
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Just wanted to give you all a reminder to keep your cover on and to secure it to the grill if you are expecting any inclement weather. Last night we had a pretty nasty storm roll through, 2" of rain coming down sideways in a short period of time. I used my grill yesterday and put it away like usual by putting my cover on once it was cool. Well unfortunately the wind was so strong that the cover blew off and ended up in the yard against the neighbor's fence. No big deal, it's happened before, at least it wasn't a tornado and the cover was easily found.
But here's where it gets weird. The storm rolled through at about 5am this morning. When I finished my last cook I knew the hopper was getting low on pellets and wouldn't run for much longer without being refilled. I went and retrieved my cover at around 9am this morning and brought it out on to the deck to put on the grill.
Well to my surprise the grill was running! At first I thought maybe it was just the fan but then I noticed smoke coming out from it. I took a look at the Pellet Boss and noticed that all 3 temp probes were reading temps even though there were no probes plugged in. The hopper had just a few pellets remaining but based on what was in there to begin with I'd imagine it was running for 30 mins or less, probably less. And to top it all off, the switch on the grill was in the Off position. I ended up unplugging the grill to turn it off.
So obviously with the rain and strong winds the Pellet Boss got soaked pretty good with rain once the cover flew off. Hopefully there are no long term issues but I probably won't know for a few days. I plan on removing the Pellet Boss today and letting it air out. It may stop today's cook but hopefully it won't be anything more than a minor setback.
So just a word of advice, keep those covers on. Use a bungee cord or a quick clamp or something to keep the cover attached to the grill especially in high winds and bad weather. I know I've read of others doing things like this but always dismissed it as not necessary, well not anymore. Electronics and water just don't mix and it's just a matter of life when you're dealing with such awesome but complicated machines.
Trent
But here's where it gets weird. The storm rolled through at about 5am this morning. When I finished my last cook I knew the hopper was getting low on pellets and wouldn't run for much longer without being refilled. I went and retrieved my cover at around 9am this morning and brought it out on to the deck to put on the grill.
Well to my surprise the grill was running! At first I thought maybe it was just the fan but then I noticed smoke coming out from it. I took a look at the Pellet Boss and noticed that all 3 temp probes were reading temps even though there were no probes plugged in. The hopper had just a few pellets remaining but based on what was in there to begin with I'd imagine it was running for 30 mins or less, probably less. And to top it all off, the switch on the grill was in the Off position. I ended up unplugging the grill to turn it off.
So obviously with the rain and strong winds the Pellet Boss got soaked pretty good with rain once the cover flew off. Hopefully there are no long term issues but I probably won't know for a few days. I plan on removing the Pellet Boss today and letting it air out. It may stop today's cook but hopefully it won't be anything more than a minor setback.
So just a word of advice, keep those covers on. Use a bungee cord or a quick clamp or something to keep the cover attached to the grill especially in high winds and bad weather. I know I've read of others doing things like this but always dismissed it as not necessary, well not anymore. Electronics and water just don't mix and it's just a matter of life when you're dealing with such awesome but complicated machines.
Trent