Do you leave your pellet grill plugged in?

[nchapelheel]

My GMG is plugged in but the GFCI that feeds it is off until I flip a switch to apply power. Safer that way.

 

[bigfurmn]

Just went outside to start dinner, turn on the grill and....... trips the GFCI. Ok reset it and try again with nothing else plugged in. Still tripped it. Off to the Weber 22 I go. FML.

 

[SMOKEOCD]

Just went outside to start dinner, turn on the grill and....... trips the GFCI. Ok reset it and try again with nothing else plugged in. Still tripped it. Off to the Weber 22 I go. FML.

I used to get that when my Recteq got water logged. Sometimes it dried out, sometimes I needed a new igniter. It’s good to have multiple grills.

 

[sandyut]

Just went outside to start dinner, turn on the grill and....... trips the GFCI. Ok reset it and try again with nothing else plugged in. Still tripped it. Off to the Weber 22 I go. FML.

That would not make me smile at all!

 

[bigfurmn]

I used to get that when my Recteq got water logged. Sometimes it dried out, sometimes I needed a new igniter. It’s good to have multiple grills.

It's in the garage, totally dry. The igniter hasn't worked in two years. I pull it apart to start it. It's about 7 years old I suppose....

 

[JIMSMOKES]

I always unplug after shut down.
I loose to many motion lights/cameras to surges/lightning.

 

[normanaj]

@sandyut you can take bad advice and leave it plugged in as the likelihood of something bad happening is almost nil but why take the chance? When the house is in ashes the last thing anyone thinks of is the instruction manual except the fire marshal's office and the manufacturer, they'll ask "Did you follow the instructions?". This is not even a poll worth taking imo.

 

[chopsaw]

I never even thought about leaving it plugged in .

 

[SMOKEOCD]

It's in the garage, totally dry. The igniter hasn't worked in two years. I pull it apart to start it. It's about 7 years old I suppose....

Just maybe trying to help, when my igniter is causing the issue I can unplug that wire from the control panel and everything is fine. I just start it with a torch and all other functions are fine. Not sure if yours would act the same way.

 

[SMOKEOCD]

To all the unpluggers here, not picking a fight but do you unplug all your indoor appliances as well? Of all the things I have owned over all these years, the one thing that almost took us out was a coffee maker. It just decided to spontaneously combust. Sent a pic of the melted unit, got a free replacement, sold that on eBay and got another brand.

 

[bigfurmn]

To all the unpluggers here, not picking a fight but do you unplug all your indoor appliances as well? Of all the things I have owned over all these years, the one thing that almost took us out was a coffee maker. It just decided to spontaneously combust. Sent a pic of the melted unit, got a free replacement, sold that on eBay and got another brand.

I'm not much of a coffee drinker but my wife is. Every morning before I leave for work her coffee is made. I need that to be plugged in

 

[chopsaw]

do you unplug all your indoor appliances as well?

Things I use everyday , no . Things that don't get used everyday , yes .
The phantom draw adds up with multiple items .

 

[bigfurmn]

I mean it'll do.

 

[normanaj]

To all the unpluggers here, not picking a fight but do you unplug all your indoor appliances as well? Of all the things I have owned over all these years, the one thing that almost took us out was a coffee maker. It just decided to spontaneously combust.

THAT'S WHY YOU UNPLUG!!!

It's a coffee maker not a refrigerator. It literally terrifies me that people will leave things plugged in that simply don't need to be. Why do this?

There's no guarantees in life but why unnecessarily stack the odds against yourself. I'm done with this thread.

 

[jlhog]

I keep my Pit Boss plugged in all the time. I do have it connected to a heavy duty outdoor inline switch. Easier to flick the switch than unplug and plug in. Otherwise a light stays on all the time on the control panel.

 

[banderson7474]

I unplug mine unless I get too many adult sodas in me but then I unplug the next day.

I got an electrician to install an extra 4 plug box about chest height where I keep the smoker. It's just not worth the risk of lightning frying something up.

 

[Randy1]

Another important point is having a plug far enough away from the house to protect the house from an unexpected fire.

 

[DougE]

Another important point is having a plug far enough away from the house to protect the house from an unexpected fire.

I run mine just inside the doors of my pole barn. In warm weather, I open the doors. In winter just crack them enough to vent the smoke.

If the thing ever did catch fire, it wouldn't be a blaze. The doors on the cook chamber and hopper would keep it contained long enough to shove it out the door. I never leave it unattended.

Winter mode with welding blanket on. I have a heated shop from where I monitor the cook.

 

[bigfurmn]

Just maybe trying to help, when my igniter is causing the issue I can unplug that wire from the control panel and everything is fine. I just start it with a torch and all other functions are fine. Not sure if yours would act the same way.

Had time to look at it today, unplugged then connector to the heating element (which i haven't used in years) funny works tonight.