Recent content by Backlash75

Gotcha. After I removed the foil on the drip pan, it worked like a champ. Like it's supposed to. I'm gonna troubleshoot more this weekend and see if I can figure it out. I wonder if the temp sensor can heat up too quickly for the t-stat to operate? Like if the t-stat needs a XX time from when it...

Yes, sorry, I left that part out. I did unplug and remove and re-install the control box. Everything looked fine, it was securely connected with no bent pins. Same 300 max/beeping/EAA1 code after re-installing. I did this after I googled EAA1 and saw where that code is related to a sub 40deg...

I did remove the foil from the drip pan and it worked fine. For 10 hours it cycled w/ the t-stat as it smoked the meat. I looked under the burner and on the bottom of the cabinet and I didn't see anything. A guy at work said it might be pulling air in through the drain tube and my foil may have...

Good afternoon, I recently bought a MES 140S from Academy for $199. I set it up and seasoned it just as the manual says. Everything operated correctly. The next day I was going to smoke two 8-9lb boston butts. The only thing different than the test/seasoning day is that I covered the bottom drip...