Masterbuilt 30"

[flan1]

i'M NEW TO POSTING and smoking. I just ordered a MASTERBUILT 30 in. elect.. Can anyone tell me the power requirements ie. amperage or wattage. thank you

 

[ronp]

800 watts, no biggie. Just don't use an extention cord unless its is a heavy guage one.

 

[eman]

No problem running your MES on normal house current . I would try to use a circut that doesn't have anything else running on it.
If you need an extention cord , Go to lowes ,home depot ,etc and buy
10 guage cord and get heavy duty plugs. You can buy the cord cut to whatever length and buy the ends and assemble it yourself.
I made a 20 foot cord as this was all i need to set up my MES where i want it.

 

[mr mac]

Welcome to the SMF! Go by the Roll Call section of the forum and give us a proper howdy doo!

Mac

 

[rickw]

At 800 watts that is only 6.6 amps. Any house hold circuit should be able to handle that.

 

[cigar smoker]

Does anyone know if the 40" has the same heating element?

 

[ronp]

Yes it is 800 watts also.

 

[beer-b-q]

Congratulations on the new Masterbuilt...

 

[Bearcarver]

I use my 30" MES on the front porch. I plug it right into the outlet on the porch.
I had my doubts at first that it would work properly, because that one is a GFI outlet, but it seems to work fine.

Bearcarver

 

[gnubee]

The MES is a good choice, any household curcuit will do.

It seems to be suseptible to cold which screws up the digital controller. I solved that by putting a heated towel on top of it during cold weather smokes.

It really is almost set it and forget it. I'm sure you will love it.

 

[Bearcarver]

Hmmm, thanks for the warm towel/cold digital controller tip !

BC