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    Erratic temp problems...

    Yes, I did that the following day. I started the grill at 280° after thoroughly cleaning it. Unfortunately, the temp was erratic again, so after 30 minutes of it continually going up and down, I shut it off. As for the pellets getting moist, my grill is under a covered deck (out of the...
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    Erratic temp problems...

    Thank you. I was using Bear Mountain pellets but on the recommendation of Recteq, I switched to Kingsford. I still have bags of Bear Mountain and bags of Kingsford. I can’t just randomly purchase different types in hopes that everything will be good. I’m literally running out of room to store...
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    Erratic temp problems...

    Thank you. I’m actually quite cautious of keeping food over the drip pan. I only had two burger patties on it and removed them when I noticed the grill wasn’t heating up...they hadn’t even started to cook. As for the build up of stuff, I had just cleaned it two cooks prior to using it last...
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    Erratic temp problems...

    Thank you for your response. I’m not exactly sure what you mean by bridging in the pellets. I’m assuming you may be referring to a blockage with the pellets...feeding into the auger? If so, that’s quite possible. I did have a full hopper and when I stuck my hand in to move the pellets, a lot of...
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    Erratic temp problems...

    Not completely sure because the fire was so huge. The drip pan is covered with tinfoil but was probably a little dirty. I had used it two times since putting in new tinfoil. It appeared as though it was coming from the underneath.
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    Erratic temp problems...

    Last night my 340 caught on fire. I turn it on to 350° and it slowly arrived at the temp. Started grilling some burgers and noticed the temp had dropped to 300°. A few minutes later it was down to 220°. I removed the burgers and brought them inside. Thought I’d leave the grill on to see if it...
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    Pellets in bottom of hopper where fan is...

    Actually got it figured out. When I got the grill the fan wasn’t working. So with my desire to find out what was wrong, I took out the fire pot (full of pellets). When I took it out some of the pellets fell into the chamber that holds the fire pot. Apparently, when I moved the grill the pellets...
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    Pellets in bottom of hopper where fan is...

    Is it normal to have pellets in the bottom of the hopper, where the fan is? Some of the pellets appear to be burnt.
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    Newbie here...

    Problem solved: apparently after shipping the fan can get stuck and not work. While using a butter knife, i gave the fan a little nudge and it fired right up. Works great now. Thanks
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    Newbie here...

    no, I’m in Northern California. The view in the background is Clear Lake.
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    Newbie here...

    thank you. Yes, I will give them a call. I’ve since found out that my fan isn’t working. The view is spectacular...thank you.
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    Newbie here...

    I just received my brand new rec tec Trailblazer RT 340...super excited. However, once it was all out together and I tried the initial start up, it didn’t work. I followed the instructions to a T. The grill will not heat above 120 degrees. It smokes a little bit and after about 30 minutes I get...
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