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07-15-2019, 09:19 AM | #16 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-12-14
Location: Pingree, ND
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Whoa, I have never heard of having to unplug the YS640 between cooks. I have never done that with mine, by design anyways. What's up with that??
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07-15-2019, 09:23 AM | #17 | |
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I'm surprised you haven't had trouble, because I had forgot to do it early on, and it does cause temp problems. |
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07-15-2019, 10:27 AM | #18 | |
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Coincidentally, or not, the only time I have had temp problems in a couple years of owning the Yoder was yesterday. I was replacing a light fixture in the house that for some reason was on the same circuit as the outdoor plugin for the Yoder. I flipped the breaker on and off twice during that process. And thankfully caught the fact the Yoder had turned off in time. When I restarted (without unplugging it), the Yoder told me I was running way hotter then it actually was. Confirmed by a secondary thermometer. Now I know to unplug it I guess. |
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07-15-2019, 11:58 AM | #19 |
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Join Date: 07-04-18
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I agree with all the remedies mentioned so far. I have a YS640 I purchased in April 2019 so not far from your vintage. Things I always do:
1. Always clean out the fire pot area. 2. Always unplug the beast when not in use 3. Keep the lid open until I'm sure the ignition has taken place Do you have the heat diffuser with the trap door (the two piece diffuser)? You should be able to see what's going on by just opening the trap door and watching. If you have a solid diffuser, well, you can't . But that's pretty much a must have upgrade. I don't understand why Yoder even sells the solid diffusers. One other item that's neither here nor there, literally one week after I bought my YS640, Yoder announced a new model of 640 and a brand new controller. I was pissed but my dealer said in the fall when the new controllers are more available I could upgrade mine. If you need to call Yoder, ask about the new controller. Make sure you get on a list for an upgrade if possible. Just an FYI. YMMV
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07-15-2019, 01:17 PM | #20 |
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From reading the OP’s post it looks like he has an S model which the build date would support so the controller is completely different
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07-15-2019, 01:38 PM | #21 | |
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Let's see how it turns out. Hopefully the OP will post whatever the fix is or the workaround
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07-15-2019, 03:40 PM | #22 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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Can't you just leave the single piece diffuser out until the fire starts in the pot?
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07-15-2019, 03:53 PM | #23 | |
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You could, but probably wouldn't ever do it more than once.
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07-15-2019, 04:18 PM | #24 | |
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07-15-2019, 05:42 PM | #25 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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07-16-2019, 04:39 PM | #26 |
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Hey all, I have been unpluging the 640s after the few times I have used it and I even give it some time after I plug it in so that the newest firmware for the Fireboard is installed. Okay, so lets have it...
As an update, all is well. I appeared to have shut it down before it completed the warm up process. Yoder believes that the over shoot would have stopped and the temp would have lowered to the default 350. I was advised by Yoder to clean out the ash, turn it on, adjust it to the setting I wanted and let it run. I did just that. I set it to 240 rather than the default 350. The Yoder over shot it by 10 degrees then settled down into the right temp after about 30 minutes. However, after stabilizing at 240 I turned it up to 350 and it over shot it by 50 degrees before starting to settle down. It did settle down after a few minutes. I am not sure if that over shoot of 50 degrees in this case and several hundred on my earlier use (see original post) is normal. Seems a bit high to me. But it did not seem to alarm Yoder. So what I learned, keep it clean, turn it on, start at a low temp, and let it get stable. Then slowly bring it up if I am going to use a high temp so that the potential to overshoot is reduced. Yes, the heat diffuser with trap door was worth the money. So easy just to open that trap door and shove the shop vac in to clean it out. YODER STRONG People! And Big Green Egg, UDS, grill...It's good to have options!
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07-16-2019, 08:01 PM | #27 |
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Glad it worked out for ya. I don’t own a pellet smoker but I learned a lot anyway
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07-16-2019, 11:22 PM | #28 |
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Yes to what you have learned. Yoder does overshoot a lot. Needs a clean fire pot. I turn mine on, leave it alone for about 45 minutes. Perfect, usually. I see we are close neighbors, I will send a smoke signal out to ya. Haha.
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07-17-2019, 06:56 AM | #29 |
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I think the overshoot can also be explained by the fact that not all pellets are the same. Not just different brands but just the pellets in there, some are longer than others. To get to a certain temp, the auger will push pellets into the fire for a certain time. If it pushes more long pellets in there, it means more fuel and a higher temp will be reached.
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07-17-2019, 01:37 PM | #30 |
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