MES 30 popping circuit; wont start up.

[barflyngrill]

gfcis have a End Of Life issue built into them. Yours may be borderline EOLife. just saying.

Thanks, but I have tried that with the same result.  I live in a brand new house as well so all the outlets are new and shouldnt do that anyway.  It appears to be the element.

 

[daveomak]

Barfly, evening... I don't recall seeing the suggestion of using an ohm meter and checking all the wiring to the smoker ground and to each other wire...  UNPLUG THE SMOKER FIRST....

Maybe there is a short circuit inside the unit you can locate.... If you were my neighbor, we would solve this over a cold one.... Dave....

 

[barflyngrill]

Thanks Dave. I do have an ohm meter and will try that next week. My old man is coming in for XMAS and he's good with that kind of stuff. 

Too bad we arent neighbors. I gotta whole fridge in the garage dedicated to craft beer "storage". :)  We fix it or have fun tryin'... lol

 

[barflyngrill]

Over New Years weekend, my Dad was in town and he checked the dead smoker with an ohm meter but was unable to find a problem with the element or any shorts in the wiring. He believes the problem lies in the little electronic part on the very bottom of the unit which cant be replaced.  oh well. hope to make one working one from 2 dead ones.... a summer project.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!