nogrillneil
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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 impact on moving this thing out.
This happened to me about 6 months ago, but I was able to just use a hammer and a screwdriver from the firepot side to get it unstuck, then cleaned out the tube and reassembled. This time, nothing is working. Here's what I've tried:
1. Boiling water to try to soften up the jam
2. Hammer and screwdriver from the firepot side (for hours)
3. Mallet and claw side of hammer from the firepot side (for hours)
4. Torch
5. Long wire through the hopper side and the firepot side to poke at the blockage (it doesn't budge)
I'm completely demoralized. I wasn't able to cook for Christmas or New Years, and it doesn't seem like the finish line is in sight. Does anybody have suggestions or recommendations for what I should try next? Does RecTeq by chance have technicians or something that could possibly help me out? I'm in Texas, by the way. Thanks in advance and happy new year to all.
This happened to me about 6 months ago, but I was able to just use a hammer and a screwdriver from the firepot side to get it unstuck, then cleaned out the tube and reassembled. This time, nothing is working. Here's what I've tried:
1. Boiling water to try to soften up the jam
2. Hammer and screwdriver from the firepot side (for hours)
3. Mallet and claw side of hammer from the firepot side (for hours)
4. Torch
5. Long wire through the hopper side and the firepot side to poke at the blockage (it doesn't budge)
I'm completely demoralized. I wasn't able to cook for Christmas or New Years, and it doesn't seem like the finish line is in sight. Does anybody have suggestions or recommendations for what I should try next? Does RecTeq by chance have technicians or something that could possibly help me out? I'm in Texas, by the way. Thanks in advance and happy new year to all.