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... and exploding consumer product abstraction.Hmm.....The Pinto definitely keeps the western naming convention.
Don't give RT any ideas.If there is any silver lining to this unfortunate incident, it goes to show how sturdy RecTeq's grills are made!
There may even be an advertising slogan in there somewhere:
- "RecTeq Grills: Blows up and still shows up."
- "RecTeq Grills: An explosion of flavor with every cook!"
- "RecTeq Grills: Bacon bombs are just the beginning."
- "RecTeq Grills: Your neighbors will come running!"
- "RecTeq Grills: We blow the lid off the competition - and our grills!"
If there is any silver lining to this unfortunate incident, it goes to show how sturdy RecTeq's grills are made!
There may even be an advertising slogan in there somewhere:
- "RecTeq Grills: Blows up and still shows up."
- "RecTeq Grills: An explosion of flavor with every cook!"
- "RecTeq Grills: Bacon bombs are just the beginning."
- "RecTeq Grills: Your neighbors will come running!"
- "RecTeq Grills: We blow the lid off the competition - and our grills!"
There were no unburnt pellets or pieces in the pot or under the pot in the drum. The closest to an unburnt pellet that didn't disintegrate on touch was a few inches of charred black pallets in the auger that got sucked out by the shop vac. I assume there wasn't any fresh pellets because I just yanked the cord out of the wall instead of letting it shutdown on it's own.A couple days ago, I cleaned out my ash. While I had the drip pan and the heat deflector out, I decided I'd light it for the cook I was about to do. I wanted to watch the ignition process. Since I had vacuumed out the fire pot, there were no pellets in the pot. So, I added two small handfuls of pellets, and pushed the pile to ensure they were contacting the ignitor. I started the grill with the temperature set to 200F, but I'm not sure it matters on start-up, but possibly. I'll have to give that some more thought and maybe investigate it.
So, as soon as I pressed the start button, the auger fed some pellets and the fan came on. Normal, I'd say. It took about 7-10 minutes to ignite. I was a bit surprised, since I know it seemed faster in most of my other experiences. But I almost never just stand around waiting for it to ignite. But that timing matches up with the OP's video which he says the explosion occurs about 10 minutes after starting the grill.
I think I'll run a few start-up tests. Maybe video it too.
Question for Biggus; Did you find any unburnt pellets laying in the bottom of the drum near the fire pot?
Should be fine level. With drip pan up on ledge "properly " the drip pan has a bit of a slope towards grease bucket.Is it better to have the grill on a small slant to help the grease flow towards the drain or have it level?
Looked like a mostly peaceful startup to me.
My point about contacting Recteq is I do believe that their shutdown and startup processes sort of encourage the possibility of adverse events. I was just kidding about the whole class action thing. I like my 1250 and would like the company to stick around for a very long time.
Fat Man, I believe.Or, Little Boy
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