I read in another Forum back in July about a Guy who added a small Hickory chunk to the Fire Pot of his
Camp Chef Pellet Grill. His quote and not mine... Quote... What happened that it worked great and produced a ton of hickory smoke but then...the temps jumped up to 500 before the chunk burned out...
Also, the fire started to climb up the auger, made it about two inches before I shut down.
I got a little concerned when smoke started coming from the pellet chamber! End quote... The Poster had pics as well. I wouldn’t try it for obvious reasons, but if You’re willing to give the wood chips a shot and take one for the team... Smh. Just make sure You have a fire extinguisher near by and keep anyone that could be at risk, “Far” away... Oh and take Grill temps and pics too. Seriously though, here’s a link to the same question asked here a few years back...
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t...a-pellet-smoker-fast-eddy-traeger-rec.186957/
Pellet Pro Austin XL and a few more mods... in SoCal and Always... Semper Fi