I am getting a MES 30 Generation 1. Wanted to know if you need to cover it when not in use. Will rain and snow cause the digital display/controls to fail?
The electronics would not last long in the elements. I would never leave my MES30 out in the elements. I have a specific spot in my garage that is sits in. I pick it up and move it to the back patio when it's in use. Even with the cover on, you'd still be risking the legs and such. Would if it got blown over or the cover got ripped and you didn't notice it? It's light enough to move pretty darn easy in my opinion.
I am getting a MES 30 Generation 1. Wanted to know if you need to cover it when not in use. Will rain and snow cause the digital display/controls to fail?
Chiefwej, Thanks for the link.I have the MES 40. It lives outside year round, I also put a large food container over the control (just like Jimmy) , but then I cover it with this:
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It's a very nice, heavy duty fitted cover. Only $25 on Amazon. If it looks a bit weathered, that's two years in the Arizona sun. I'm due for a new one. Here's the link:
I am getting a MES 30 Generation 1. Wanted to know if you need to cover it when not in use. Will rain and snow cause the digital display/controls to fail?
Like other guys here I keep my MES in my uninsulated garage. I always keep it covered with a MES cover I bought off Amazon at the same time I bought the smoker. I have my MES bungee corded to a small handtruck which I use to wheel the smoker in and out of my garage. I've had the MES for about 3 years now and it still performs like a champ.
I am getting a MES 30 Generation 1. Wanted to know if you need to cover it when not in use. Will rain and snow cause the digital display/controls to fail?
Love that cart. If I'd had the extra bucks I would have gone with that too instead of the small handtruck which I use.I have the MES 40. It lives outside year round, I also put a large food container over the control (just like Jimmy) , but then I cover it with this:
It's a very nice, heavy duty fitted cover. Only $25 on Amazon. If it looks a bit weathered, that's two years in the Arizona sun. I'm due for a new one. Here's the link:
Did you know it was just chrome-plated when you bought it? I sure wouldn't know the difference by sight. The downside to my setup is that I still have to use the bungee cords and need to lift the MES off the handtruck onto a table and then to lower it back down again. But this all makes it easier to move it between my garage and wherever I'm smoking that day.The only downside of the cart is that it's chrome plated steel. It began to rust immediately. I wish it had been powder coated instead. No effect on the function, but it looks pretty shabby and I keep the mat under it so as to not stain my deck.
These carts are NSF certified and are available in a wet or dry use version that are used in the very moist environment of Walk-ins. The wet/dry units used to be plastic coated Green but I believe the newest versions are Black. May be a little late now but I figured I would let you know for a future purchase...JJThe only downside of the cart is that it's chrome plated steel. It began to rust immediately. I wish it had been powder coated instead. No effect on the function, but it looks pretty shabby and I keep the mat under it so as to not stain my deck.