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I don't understand why you would put sand in the water pan. Doesn't the water keep more moisture in the smoker thus the meat? I'm a newbie and have never heard about the sand. I use water in the pan and vent closed. TIA
Per Addertooth, Baked it out at 275 degs on non-GFI outlet for house vac actually, now it works on GFI circuit so moisture must be getting in somewhere to pop GFI. It may not last but is working now. I still plan on removing back to inspect but don't believe there's bare wires anywhere. Maybe...
The unit sits on an old TV cart so is off ground and is kept out of weather on covered patio. I think I'll run it for awhile then pull off back and check for bare wire, then hopefully it is fine again. It works great when it worked. Thanks for the help everyone. I'm new to the site.
Hi all,
I have the GFI problem. My unit is 3 years old and has the access panel in back and connections look clean and not corroded. If I connect to non-GFI outlet it works fine so where is it going to ground? The element had 18 ohms of resistance which is supposed to be ok? I'm not an...