If you have an A/C volt meter you can touch one probe to the body and the other to something metal and see how much voltage is shorting. Your shoes maybe insulating you enough not to shock you when opening the door/touching the smoker.
Only if the other metal you are touching is grounded from another source. You can also pick this up with a low voltage non-contact detector.If you have an A/C volt meter you can touch one probe to the body and the other to something metal and see how much voltage is shorting. Your shoes maybe insulating you enough not to shock you when opening the door/touching the smoker.
Yes. That will put full power to the heat element and could result in a total meltdown if left on for a long time. I only did it long enough to see if it tripped the GFI. Took about four seconds.You mentioned that you took the Auber PID out of the loop as a test. Was this ending up with you plugging the element directly to your GFI outlet, totally bypassing any controllers?
Good info. That will save me some frustration. Thanks.Braz I just did mine in the 30 . This tip may or may not help . There's a ground wire that sits behind the mounting bracket . I've read some guys struggle a bit putting it back together . Used a seal pic to align the ground wire with the mounting screw . Put the gasket on the element . Slide the whole thing into place and attach the element bracket to the case and tighten . Pull the pic out and put the screw thru ground wire .
Makes it simple ...
I am surprised you can run it off a 10 amp circuit.... running off outside GFI 10 amp outlet.
Mines floating but if the resistance wire is shorting to the outer element jacket to the press fitted aluminum mounting bracket at the legs of the element where the ground wire attaches, I figure that a floating element wouldn't help anything.I'd be curious to hear if anyone has gotten over 10 years (or even 5 years) out of their electric smoker 1) who's used it more that 20x per year and 2) uses it on a GFCI outlet and 3) hasn't "cheated" by floating the element off the smoker case. (And PLEASE never use one of these!) I suspect the average 10yo electric kitchen oven has >5mA of ground leakage current, but of course they're not on GFCI.
I'm gonna recheck the amps, but I'm pretty sure it's 10amps. I'll let you know, it does seem odd that I'm running off 10 amps, and also running my shed (tv, small fan, etc off the same outlet) the last 3 years with no issues. Maybe it's a 15 amp. LEt me check and let you know, I'm curious. LOL.I am surprised you can run it off a 10 amp circuit.
Ah, so you're saying your element includes a green ground wire connection to the support leg(s). Yeah, my Rule 5b is kinda' saying it's ok you temporarily disconnect it (and slide something under the leg) as long as you have a replacement element on order and you can't get your cooker to work otherwise....Mines floating but if the resistance wire is shorting to the outer element jacket to the press fitted aluminum mounting bracket at the legs of the element where the ground wire attaches, I figure that a floating element wouldn't help anything.
I'd be curious to hear if anyone has gotten over 10 years (or even 5 years) out of their electric smoker 1) who's used it more that 20x per year and 2) uses it on a GFCI outlet and 3) hasn't "cheated" by floating the element off the smoker case. (And PLEASE never use one of these!) I suspect the average 10yo electric kitchen oven has >5mA of ground leakage current, but of course they're not on GFCI.
Braz I just did mine in the 30 . This tip may or may not help . There's a ground wire that sits behind the mounting bracket . I've read some guys struggle a bit putting it back together . Used a seal pic to align the ground wire with the mounting screw . Put the gasket on the element . Slide the whole thing into place and attach the element bracket to the case and tighten . Pull the pic out and put the screw thru ground wire .
Makes it simple . I think some try to hook the ground wire first . I used an alignment tool , and did it last .
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Russ I'm not sure what you're talking about . The element connections ? The connections are turned up at 90 degrees .Hey Chop, what are the two lug looking items up and outside of the element legs? I couldn't tell from your other two pix...
Russ I'm not sure what you're talking about . The element connections ? The connections are turned up at 90 degrees .
I wouldn't power wash the inside . I would remove the element and look for a worn or burnt spot .
Check the ground wire behind the element bracket .
Those are the mounting screws .The two thing-a-ma-bobs circled in red.