After cleaning out the burner make sure to close
the burner clean-out by pushing the clean-out
port knob in on the right side of the grill. Make
sure to lift the pullout lock and push the clean-out
port knob all the way in and lock in place with the
pullout lock. Every 50 hours of use, remove the grill
grates, grease tray, and heat deflector and clean
the inside of the grill. If you notice a lot of ash
blowing around in the grill it is time to vacuum it
out.
FILLING THE AUGER TUBE
CAUTION: ONLY USE THE FEED SETTING WHEN
HOPPER HAS RUN OUT OF PELLETS. FEED SETTING
IS NOT FOR NORMAL USE.
The first time you use your grill or any time the
hopper has ran out of pellets you will need to fill
the auger tube. This simply means you must fill
the auger tube with pellets until pellets reach the
burner. This is done by turning the dial to the FEED
position and then holding in the bypass button
for 3 seconds. This will turn the auger on and the
digital readout will display “FEED”. The auger
will remain on for no more than 7 minutes. This is
ample time for the pellets to reach the burner. It
is easiest to open the burner clean-out by pulling
the knob on the right side of the grill. Once you
hear pellets dropping into the cup you can close
the clean-out port by pushing the knob on the
right side of the grill and then select your cooking
temperature. (Never operate grill without the
ash cup in place). Always make sure the burner
clean-out port is closed by pushing in the knob on
the right side of the grill before selecting any of
the cook settings. Never open the burner clean-out
port when the grill is hot.
CONTROLLER EXPLANATION
POWER SWITCH
Used to turn the main power onto the pellet grill.
If the dial is on Shutdown when the power switch
is turned on the digital readout will display “---
--“. The dial must be rotated to any of the other
positions before the grill will start. If the power is
turned on with the dial in any other position than
Shutdown the grill will immediately start that
function. “O” is Off. “-“ is On. See Fig. 12
Fig. 12
DIAL POSITIONS
SHUTDOWN
This setting must be used after each use. Turn the
dial to this setting and the fan will remain on for
10 minutes before turning off. This setting will
burn up any extra pellets in the burner and cool
down the grill. Do not turn the main power switch
off when the grill is hot.
FEED
- This setting is used to feed pellets to the
burner. It will be used the first time you use the
grill to fill the auger tube and any time you may
inadvertently run the hopper out of pellets. See
instructions on filling the auger tube.
LOW SMOKE
- This setting is used for smoking
foods at an average temperature of 160F. This
setting will produce large amounts of smoke.
HIGH SMOKE
- This setting is used for smoking
foods at an average temperature of 220F. This
setting will produce large amounts of smoke.
175F TO 400F
- There are 25F increment settings
from 175F to 400F. You can simply select any
temperature you want and the grill will control
the temperature within 15F of the selected
temperature.
HIGH
- This setting can be used to achieve
temperatures up to 500F depending on ambient
temperatures.
DISPLAY
“START” - The digital readout will display “START”
each time the dial is changed from the OFF,
SHUTDOWN, or FEED settings to any of the cook
settings. The startup cycle is approximately 8
minutes. During the cook cycle after the start
sequence the digital readout will display the
temperature inside of the grill. If the Probe Temp
button has been pressed then it will display
the temperature of the external probe used for
measuring meat temperatures.
