Recent content by nogrillneil

Update: Whew fellas, it's been a while, but I've got some good news. After trying anything and everything under the sun, the jam refused to budge. It was looking pretty grim. Talked to RecTeq support a bunch throughout this journey, and they decided to just send me a new airbox and auger so I...

I'm now able to get my drill bit all the way through to the firepot side, but the auger still won't budge. I put a little bend in the end of one of my 25" drill bits (luckily I have several) to try to break up more of the clog, but I'm not sure if it's working. I'm wondering if the blockage is...

So an update on my situation: I've managed to get the bushing out, which may open up some more opportunities/approaches for getting this auger out. I'm going to take a long drill bit and try to break up some of the pellets. Hopefully I can make some progress.

Yep, I've removed the screws on the sides of the bushing. The auger will not budge.

I can't even get the white bushing out. I have no idea what's going on. I've had to do this in the past and it only took a few hours. This has been a multi-day project and I've made zero progress.

That's an interesting approach. After the new year, I'll give that a shot and see what happens.

I don't have either, unfortunately. I'm not sure how I'd access the auger tube with a drill bit -- you mean from the hopper side?

Hey all, I've had my RT-590 for about a year. I keep it covered for the most part, but went out of town recently and forgot to cover it up, and of course, it rained. The pellets in my grill have expanded and basically seem like cement. Nothing that I've tried so far has made even the smallest...