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I'm real high-tech (at the day job lol)... use a spoon to clean the fire pot every ~5 or so cooks on my RT-1250.I am putting together my 590 right now . I am pretty excited about this new purchase. Any advice on the easiest way to clean out the fire pot?
Tell us about the spoon. Tablespoon, teaspoon, wooden spoon, or plastic spoon? Details, gotta have detailsI'm real high-tech (at the day job lol)... use a spoon to clean the fire pot every ~5 or so cooks on my RT-1250.
Silver spoonTell us about the spoon. Tablespoon, teaspoon, wooden spoon, or plastic spoon? Details, gotta have details![]()
Oh, it's very simple. Too many people making too big of a deal out of it. First off, the fire pot for the most part, is self-cleaning. Typically, after every 3 to 4 cooks you just want to take your fingers and remove all of the excess out that you can. Wear gloves if you absolutely must but is not required. You just don't want too much ash building up to the point it interferes with the ignition as the igniter sits at the very bottom.I am putting together my 590 right now . I am pretty excited about this new purchase. Any advice on the easiest way to clean out the fire pot?
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I live in a very humid climate. Should I empty the hopper after every cook or only if I'm not going to use it for a couple of weeks?A lot of us use a Bucket Head (Home Depot) or similar vacuum. I have one for ash and one for pellets though I rarely vacuum out any pellets.
I would not think so, the humidity around my place stays between 94 to 98%all summer and I have not had a problem in two years. Mind you I don’t go all summer without burning pellets.I live in a very humid climate. Should I empty the hopper after every cook or only if I'm not going to use it for a couple of weeks?
Ya, but the question has been answered....but, yaSorry but I think we are off the rails from the OP![]()
In my experience...No. I live in CHS. Gets pretty humid here. I only clean out my hopper about twice a year when I do my thorough cleaning. I leave pellets in the hopper. My 700 is not covered but is on my screen porch. My "sacred cow" is in storing my pellets. They're in the garage. Unopened bags are on a rack off the cement floor of my garage. Opened but not yet used pellets are stored in 5-gallon paint buckets from Home Depot...with lids. I put the empty bag on top inside the bucket so I know what pellets are in it.I live in a very humid climate. Should I empty the hopper after every cook or only if I'm not going to use it for a couple of weeks?
Outlawed McDonald's plastic flatty one (that some used for white powder purposes)Tell us about the spoon. Tablespoon, teaspoon, wooden spoon, or plastic spoon? Details, gotta have details![]()
Outlawed McDonald's plastic flatty one (that some used for white powder purposes)![]()
I have been using this thing for the last 4 years without issue and its pretty compact. BACOENG 4 Gallon VacuumI am putting together my 590 right now . I am pretty excited about this new purchase. Any advice on the easiest way to clean out the fire pot?