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  1. irishpride114

    Anyone use wood pellets in their MES?

    I never had that problem. Mine was it just wouldn't stay lit. I ended up doing the mailbox mod.
  2. irishpride114

    Anyone use wood pellets in their MES?

    This it's what I had to do for my MES Gen 2 to get the amnps to work. I took out my vent (3 screws hold it on from the inside). Replaced it with a 3 flexible Are you just talking about wet wood chucks grounding out the element?
  3. irishpride114

    mes cold smoker kit.

    I haven't done any cold smoking yet. The only time I ever really got a bitter taste using just mes smoker attachment was on wings (over smoked) and one time I was tired and filled the hopper for over 4 hours with nothing but mesquite wood chips. I still have problems with my amps. Even after...
  4. irishpride114

    Another AMNPS-MES Question

    Well I guess I know what I'm doing next. Lol. On the black plastic T-valve, is that a turn valve? Do you ever have to adjust the incoming air flow? I appreciate it.
  5. irishpride114

    Another AMNPS-MES Question

    Sounds brilliant. Would you mind taking some pictures? I am like others that are having nothing but problems with their mes gen 2 40". In the two years or so I have had my amnps, I have only got it to stay lite once or twice while smoking, regardless of all the mods I have done. So i had...
  6. irishpride114

    MES 40 - Troubleshoot cause of temp reading on display higher than actual temps

    If you buy the Maverick replacement probes on Amazon, they are 6' long each.
  7. irishpride114

    Anyone use wood pellets in their MES?

    The mod I did on my MES Gen 2 was taking out the diffuser/vent on the upper left (3? screws on the inside) and replacing it with a 3" in diameter 45° metal elbow ($5 roughly @ lowes) and a 3" metal cap with vent ($9 @ lowes #26365). When I installed the adjustable elbow, I drew a line with a...
  8. irishpride114

    mes cold smoker kit.

    I have used mine for over a year now on a gen 2 40" MES. I found that I had to check mine every few hours when using it. I never got more then 4 hours of usage before having to refill regardless of the outside temperture I was smoking in. I have used it from -10° to 90°+. I found that every 1-2...
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    Masterbuilt 30" smoker power cord repair

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    Masterbuilt 30" smoker power cord repair

    While there is nothing wrong with going a size bigger on your power cord. But there is no reason to upsize. Size 14 gauge wire will always be more then enough; assuming it is made correctly (think inferior material). 8 amps nominal will never heat your cord up, assuming there is no arcing is...
  12. irishpride114

    mes cold smoker kit.

    Well I did some tinkering with my amps today. I was going to give 2 more try's before I gave it away. After deciding to do the mail box mod as getting 10+ hours of smoke is very appealing. As is getting a whole nights sleep. I start rereading threads, looking at pictures etc to see how to do the...
  13. irishpride114

    Anyone use wood pellets in their MES?

    I use the 732 & 733. I then back those up with a instant read thermo. They are always within a degree or two of each other. No matter where I put the probes. You will not regret using the Mavericks.
  14. irishpride114

    mes cold smoker kit.

    Good to hear. I have tried everything but the mailbox mod to get my amnps to work while the smoker is on. I will note that it did work when the smoker was off and empty (no grates, pans, trays, with the chip dump try removed) and the amnps sat directly on the burner shield. Go figure. I tried a...
  15. irishpride114

    mes cold smoker kit.

    I tried the pellets last night. About a cups worth. Burned extremely fast, and a lot of smoke. Thick enough that it gave off a odd smell. So I ended up just going back to the wood chips. As I know those work. How long do you leave the cold smoker on before you turn it off? Just long enough...
  16. irishpride114

    mes cold smoker kit.

    How did the trial go? Anyone use pellets yet? I am in the process of using pellets as we speak. Spent the last 5 hours trying to get the AMNPS to stay lit. Even when and bought new pellets as it was the last thing to try. (been trying to get it to work for almost a year now. But that story is...
  17. irishpride114

    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    I took your advice and bought the cold smoker attachment (I have the Masterbuilt 40" gen 2) from Amazon on Wednesday.  Install was simple (assuming you have even the small mechanical ability), straight forward, and fast. It mated up perfect. And was seasoned last night. I started a brisket last...
  18. irishpride114

    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    Please inform me how I didn't take notice? I read the instructions, several times. Watched the youtube videos. And it still didn't work. All the advice in the world will never work, if the product doesnt work. Maybe you can come show me what I'm missing. Or stop trolling.
  19. irishpride114

    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    Funny you bring this up. I have the MES 40"Gen 2 model. I recently bought the amazing pellet smoker (5x7). I used it for the first time on 2 days ago. If it didn't go out 3-4 different times, it would jump to different rows while lighting. First time I didn't realize it for 6 hours. Thank god...
  20. irishpride114

    Birthday Weekend Smoke

    This is the last one, just put her down to rest. She has about 5 hours before the party starts.
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