@Steve H I have installed the new high limit switch I never bypassed it.
tallbm First I'm going to go get a can of expanding foam and spray all the foam that is now missing. I think the entire side of the smoker basically no longer has any foam and it was all burnt up. Then yes I will look into creating an access door for that section of the smoker.
Might I suggest you get high temp fiberglass insulation? The spray foam insulation has a much lower max working temp. Fiberglass doesn't burn at worst it will melt. Would save you some money and potentially be a better option in the end.
I am 99% sure the switch melted down and caught fire... simply because I've seen burnt up ones having replaced like 4-5 of them hahaha. I also put hi temp fiberglass insulation (fireplace or oven insulation cant remember) in place of removed foam insulation when I was dissecting an MES to to figure out all it's wiring since there was little consistent info online as I was getting to the bottom of rewire and PID configurations :)
