Copperhead burn off question

[doughboysigep]

Got my new Pit Boss Copperhead assembled and ready for burn off. Just wanted to check - burn off is just with heat, no pellets? Seems like that is what is indicated, but I thought you need the pellets to make the heat??

 

[doughboysigep]

Disregard - read through a bit more carefully. From what I can tell, you prime first with pellets then run burn off - with pellets and smoke. Is this correct??????

 

[dbln8]

you need pellets to make heat, put some pellets in the hopper and follow the start up routine in the book.

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

Yes you have to use pellets.

 

[doughboysigep]

Did that and it fired up and started smoking but stopped smoking shortly after startup. Running at 400 with flame and pellets going in, but no smoke? Not sure what's wrong.

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

Did that and it fired up and started smoking but stopped smoking shortly after startup. Running at 400 with flame and pellets going in, but no smoke? Not sure what's wrong.

At 400 you probably won't see much smoke. After you've done the burn off you can turn the temp down below 250 and you'll start to see the smoke coming out.

 

[mike243]

the higher the temp the less smoke,keep it set low for the most smoke, they burn clean and higher than 250 the smoke drops off pretty Sharply

 

[doughboysigep]

Yep - thought that after I posted......it did smoke more as I shut it down/cool down.