replacing elements

fendrbluz

Meat Mopper

Original poster

Feb 16, 2014

208

11

Oakland Park ,Florida

• Jul 11, 2014

• #1

Was trying to smoke some ribs sunday and my bradley wouldnt get over 210 for like 2hrs then it shot up to 250 then back down to 200 ended up having to finish off in the oven anybody ever see this maybe I need a new element?

 

chucksmeats

Newbie

Oct 26, 2014

26

13

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Oct 28, 2014

• #2

Did you change your vent at all?  I've found that if I close the vent, the temperature will not rise as much as when it's left open.

 

fendrbluz

Meat Mopper

Original poster

Thread starter

Feb 16, 2014

208

11

Oakland Park ,Florida

• Oct 28, 2014

• #3

Thanks for the reply I called customer support and they said to take a wire brush and clean the thermostat seems to have worked so far thanks again

 

lumpy

Newbie

Mar 25, 2019

19

8

Waterloo, Ontario

• May 16, 2019

• #5

I have owned Bradleys for years. I upgraded my 6 rack to a 2 element heating system. Worked great after that.

 

lovelife

Smoke Blower

Jan 4, 2016

135

12

Holland

• Aug 27, 2019

• #6

lumpy said:

I have owned Bradleys for years. I upgraded my 6 rack to a 2 element heating system. Worked great after that.

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May I ask how you upgraded your Bradley to a 2 element heating system? Thanks in advance.

 

lumpy

Newbie

Mar 25, 2019

19

8

Waterloo, Ontario

• Aug 27, 2019

• #7

If you get on the Bradley forum there are plenty of threads as to how to improve these smokers.
The brackets that hold the elements have enough room to add a 2nd unit. If you have a bit of electrical knowledge, hooking it up is simple.
I have since moved up to a Traeger as I found the Bradley electronics very finicky for Ontario weather.

Good luck.

Lumpy