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Smokin-It Smokers => Model 3 & 3D - The Big Brother => Topic started by: prudentsmoker on July 02, 2023, 07:31:53 AM

Title: #3 took 45 minutes to come up to temp!
Post by: prudentsmoker on July 02, 2023, 07:31:53 AM

Does it sound like I need a new element?

Title: Re: #3 took 45 minutes to come up to temp!
Post by: old sarge on July 02, 2023, 10:20:32 AM

Maybe.  How full was your smoker?  Tonight, after is it dark, fire up your smoker without the woodbox.  It the element bright and uniform?  Any dark spots and a new element is called for. You can also test the element as shown in this link:http://www.appliance411.com/faq/test-element.shtml

Title: Re: #3 took 45 minutes to come up to temp!
Post by: prudentsmoker on July 02, 2023, 12:55:23 PM

Thanks. I will try that tonight. It wasn't very full.

Title: Re: #3 took 45 minutes to come up to temp!
Post by: prudentsmoker on July 02, 2023, 07:38:20 PM

This is embarrassing. While I was only doing two pork tenderloins, I had them in a large pan. Apparently a little too large. Anyway, I fired it up without the pan and it worked just fine. File this one under "Lessons Learned".

Title: Re: #3 took 45 minutes to come up to temp!
Post by: old sarge on July 03, 2023, 07:18:26 PM

All's well that ends well!

Title: Re: #3 took 45 minutes to come up to temp!
Post by: barelfly on July 08, 2023, 09:09:08 AM

Thanks for posting the testing link on the element. Last month, while smoking 4 pork butts, I woke up to a holding oven basically. No glow on the element. I need to test the element still, but I’m pretty sure it’s done. The Auber unit turns on/off when powered, just no heat.

I’m not the most mechanically sound person, is replacing the element fairly straight forward? I found another page displaying the steps to take the back off and such. Seems like it’s easy enough?

Title: Re: #3 took 45 minutes to come up to temp!
Post by: swthorpe on July 08, 2023, 10:21:00 AM

I changed the element on my #2 a few years ago and it was pretty easy.    If I can do it, anybody can!   Good luck!