SECTION FOUR: OPERATING TIPS
1. The Temperature Dial can be changed at any time to increase or decrease the cooking
temperature of the Grill. The HIGH/HIGHER temperature setting are for Grilling.
The MEDIUM/MID RANGE temperature setting are for Slow Cooking. The SMOKE setting
is for Smoking and adding Smoke Flavor to foods being cooked. The SMOKE setting can
also be used to “hold” foods at approximately 180 to 200 degrees F.
2. WARNING!
Your Pellet Grill should never be moved while it is hot. If you are transporting
your Grill in a vehicle after cooking on it, make sure the fire is completely out and the Grill
is
cold
before placing it in any vehicle. Never put water into the Firepot. It will jam the Auger.
3. Your Traeger Pellet Grill is designed to operate with the Door closed. Cooking with the
Door open greatly lengthens your cooking time.
4. DANGER!
Never add pellets by hand to a hot Firepot. This is dangerous and you may be
seriously burned. If you run out of pellets and lose your fire while cooking, let the Grill
completely cool and start again with the
INITIAL FIRING INSTRUCTIONS.
5. CAUTION!
Make sure the Heat Baffle is properly seated on its locating brackets. The long
lips of the Heat Baffle should be poingting down over the Firepot. If not seated properly,
direct heat and flame could come up out of the Firepot and cause a grease fire in the Grill.
6. When estimating cooking times, the outside temperature will be an important factor. If it is
hot outside, it will take less time for food to cook. If is is cold, wet or windy, it will take longer.
7. Digital Thermostat Control Functions:
After selecting your cooking temperature (with the exception of “SMOKE”) the Auger will
operate continuously until the selected temperature is reached. From that point forward,
the Digital Control will cycle the Auger off and on to maintain the selected temperature
until the Temperature/Dial is changed. When operating in “SMOKE” mode, the Auger will
cycle on for 15 seconds and off for 65 control. There is no temperature control with the
"Smoke" setting. This timed cycle setting for “SMOKE” is a factory pre-set recommended
by Pellet Grills to develop a "Smoking"temperature of 150 to 180 degrees F.
However you can change this timed cycle to suit your particular needs. Refer to the Wiring
Diagram found near the end of this manual and locate the Smoke Adjustment. It is a switch
in side a small holeon the face of the Digital Control to the right of the Readout. While the
Digital Control is on, use a very small
Screwdriver or other pointed object (a bent paper alip works well) to gently depress the
switch. When you depress the switch, the Readout will change from a temperature to “P”
followed by a number. The factory pre-set mentioned earlier is P-2. The setting range is
from P-0 to P-5. The "P"readout will change each time you depress thetch. With all "P"
settings, the Auger on time remains constant at 15 seconds while the off time is influenced
by the"P" setting. For example: A P-3 setting will result in an Auger on time of 15 seconds
and an Auger off time of 75 seconds, an increase in the off time of 10 seconds from the P-2
setting. Each change in the"P" umber -up or down- results in an increase or decrease of 10
seconds for the Auger off time. Increasing the number decreases Smoking Temperature.
Decreasing the number increases Smoking Temperature. The Service Department
recommends a setting no higher than P-4. Also, if you do make a Smoke Adjustment, the
temperature on the Readout should be monitored. If the temperature is consistently below
160 degrees F, while “Smoking”, decrease the “P” setting because there is a risk of losing
the fire in the Firepot.
WARNING!
If the fire in the Firepot goes out while smoking, when sufficient Pellets are
still in the Pellet Hopper, it is important to follow these steps. Failure to do so may cause a
hazardous "over-firing"of your grill due to an excess of unburned pellets in the Firepot. You
may need to decrease the"P"setting to prevent your fire from going out in the"Smoke"mode.
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