FEC-100 help

trohrs123 · 11-08-2010, 08:35 AM

just bought a fec-100 on ebay...build date was 2007 and is slightly different fror the one i bought new last year. picked it up last night and immedialty threw some pellets in and tested it out. set it for the 224 degrees...well it reached 224 and kept on going until it hit 320...during this time i heard the fan blowing constantly as well as pellets dropping... finally when it hit 320 i heard the fan shut but the pellets continued to drop...any suggestions other than calling cookshack...anything to look for?
thanks

The_Kapn · 11-08-2010, 08:42 AM

My FEC is a 2007 model with an IQ4 controller.

It never overshoots the set temp.
The fan "throttles down" as it approaches the set temp.

Sounds like a controller problem.

I would suggest you go ahead and call CS.
Something's not right and they will probably need to get involved to fix it.
Great ciustomer service.

Let us know what caused it please.

Good luck.

TIM

Plowboy · 11-08-2010, 09:03 AM

Call Bill Vice at Cookshack and have him get you a new board.

SmokinOkie · 11-09-2010, 08:22 AM

Which controller does it have, an IQ or a Traeger style. Reason I ask is the traeger style controllers, the fans blow all the time and do have a lot of overshoot.

Did you let it run for a while to see if the temps settled down?

If it's an IQ I'd call CS like the guys suggested.

11-08-2010, 08:35 AM	#1
trohrs123 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-10-08 Location: Oceanside, New York Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	FEC-100 help just bought a fec-100 on ebay...build date was 2007 and is slightly different fror the one i bought new last year. picked it up last night and immedialty threw some pellets in and tested it out. set it for the 224 degrees...well it reached 224 and kept on going until it hit 320...during this time i heard the fan blowing constantly as well as pellets dropping... finally when it hit 320 i heard the fan shut but the pellets continued to drop...any suggestions other than calling cookshack...anything to look for? thanks __________________ Tim- Stubborn Bull BBQ Team Formerly T'N'T Dynamite BBQ Team Extreme BBQ Trailer 2 - FEC 100's 22.5" WSM, 18" WSM Old No 7

11-08-2010, 08:42 AM	#2
The_Kapn Moderator Emeritus Join Date: 04-08-04 Location: Marianna, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My FEC is a 2007 model with an IQ4 controller. It never overshoots the set temp. The fan "throttles down" as it approaches the set temp. Sounds like a controller problem. I would suggest you go ahead and call CS. Something's not right and they will probably need to get involved to fix it. Great ciustomer service. Let us know what caused it please. Good luck. TIM __________________ "Flirtin' with Disaster" BBQ Team (RETIRED) FBA and KCBS Cook and Judge. Former owner of a WSM, a Smokey Joe, a Charbroil Commercial gasser (junk), and the legendary "StudeDera". Now cooking with a FEC100, a Traeger Lil' Tex, and a Fast Eddy PG500 Proud Pellet guy cooking on real wood.

11-08-2010, 09:03 AM	#3
Plowboy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-09-06 Location: Blue Springs, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Call Bill Vice at Cookshack and have him get you a new board. __________________ Pork Pullin Plowboys (and Smoke on Wheels) Save a hog, ride a plowboy! www.plowboysbbq.com Todd Johns (me); Blue Springs, MO Randy Hinck (PigBoy); Concordia, MO Andy Groneman (Hodedo); KC, KS (Cameo Appearances) FEC-500SS; FEC-100 (Right handed); FEC-100 (Left handed); Country Smoker Tailgater; Big Green Egg (2-large, small, mini); Cookshack Pellet Fired Charbroiler

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11-09-2010, 08:22 AM	#4
SmokinOkie is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-02-08 Location: OKC OK Downloads: 2 Uploads: 2	Which controller does it have, an IQ or a Traeger style. Reason I ask is the traeger style controllers, the fans blow all the time and do have a lot of overshoot. Did you let it run for a while to see if the temps settled down? If it's an IQ I'd call CS like the guys suggested.