I will continue searching for what am sure are similar issues with... have a Masterbuilt Pro. Purchased a year ago. Used a couple of times. I noted that when running full on, high, the unit directly behind the gas adjustment on the front panel would catch fire. It leaks propane. It appears to be poorly designed. Home Depot built the unit so I was not part of the assembly. And I am out of warranty.
Now however, I ran a test for smoking a turkey tomorrow and when running the smoker on high, it would catch fire directly behind the dial. The propane is fed to the adjustment dial, and there is about a 2" line that feeds into a tube that goes directly to the burner. There are aeration holes at the point where the flames come on. I am trying to figure out if something is missing from the assembly that either keeps the burner flame from exposure to this point of propane being injected into the tube that feeds the burner.
It is all a bit crazy as I can't fathom a unit being that susceptible to catching fire like this. The burner does not appear to be restricted, meaning when the burner is on it produces and even flame... on low, medium and high. But it also means propane is leaking from just behind the dial and once it catches fire, yeah, I can dial it back to low and blow it out. But this is dangerous. And of course not smoking a turkey tmrw in the smoker.
So thought I would toss this out there to see if anyone has had experience with this particular smoker and if there is a solution. I wish this had revealed itself when I first purchased it and I may just have to toss the unit as it is out of warranty (Home Depot).
Ideas anyone?
tx
Now however, I ran a test for smoking a turkey tomorrow and when running the smoker on high, it would catch fire directly behind the dial. The propane is fed to the adjustment dial, and there is about a 2" line that feeds into a tube that goes directly to the burner. There are aeration holes at the point where the flames come on. I am trying to figure out if something is missing from the assembly that either keeps the burner flame from exposure to this point of propane being injected into the tube that feeds the burner.
It is all a bit crazy as I can't fathom a unit being that susceptible to catching fire like this. The burner does not appear to be restricted, meaning when the burner is on it produces and even flame... on low, medium and high. But it also means propane is leaking from just behind the dial and once it catches fire, yeah, I can dial it back to low and blow it out. But this is dangerous. And of course not smoking a turkey tmrw in the smoker.
So thought I would toss this out there to see if anyone has had experience with this particular smoker and if there is a solution. I wish this had revealed itself when I first purchased it and I may just have to toss the unit as it is out of warranty (Home Depot).
Ideas anyone?
tx