Stampede Fire Pot Overflow

[Jboal]

Had my 590 since last March; yesterday I started it up and after 20 - 25 minutes the temp still hadn’t started to rise; so i removed the grates, drip pan and defector and I saw that the fire pot was filling up with pellets; I removed most of the pellets from the fire pot and the pellets immediately ignited...not sure if I should be concerned....

 

[Greg Jones]

Had my 590 since last March; yesterday I started it up and after 20 - 25 minutes the temp still hadn’t started to rise; so i removed the grates, drip pan and defector and I saw that the fire pot was filling up with pellets; I removed most of the pellets from the fire pot and the pellets immediately ignited...not sure if I should be concerned....

Are you cleaning the ash out of the fire pot on a regular basis (every 4-5 cooks)? What you describe sounds like ash buildup.

 

[Jboal]

Yes, I am; but, may be I missed some....

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

I use my small shop vac to get ALL the ash out of the pot.

 

[Mannydog]

Had my 590 since last March; yesterday I started it up and after 20 - 25 minutes the temp still hadn’t started to rise; so i removed the grates, drip pan and defector and I saw that the fire pot was filling up with pellets; I removed most of the pellets from the fire pot and the pellets immediately ignited...not sure if I should be concerned....

I had that happen one time, too. Except it still wouldn't ignite even after cleanout & adding a fresh handful of pellets. But there's instructions in the online PDF
manual on RT's website to light the grill by hand using a small piece of firestarter. That did the trick and from that point on it worked like nothing happened. Never did it again, either, thankfully.

 

[dwf29]

That has happened to me several times, going to contact support because it is a recurring issue and I can’t trust the machine, have to hover over it to make sure it’s working properly, unfortunately it’s changed my behavior to not use the grill as much as I’d like to.

 

[Waterboy]

@dwf29 it could be several things but one of the easier options is to check the position of your igniter. Often times they are slightly recessed in the igniter tube. I adjusted my 700 and Bullseye igniters to protrude about 1/16” out from the tube and they light quickly now.