MES30 heating element died!!

[diverboss]

I have MES 30 analog smoker, love it, except for the fact that I am now on my (soon to be) third heating element.  Any body else have this problem?

 

[miatawnt2b]

How old is it, how long does each element last and how often do you use it?  I would say there is probably something wrong with the smoker. I'd try and get Masterbuilt to give you a new one, even if out of warranty considering you've dumped 3 elements in it already.

-J

 

[Bearcarver]

I guess most Masterbuilt Analogs on this forum are older ones, but I can't remember a lot of heating element troubles mentioned by Analog owners.

The only fix I had to do in a combined 9 years of MES Digital units was a wire going to my heating element. Are you sure it's not just the wire corroded off??

How old is yours?

Bear

 

[miatawnt2b]

failed to read the word analog in the OP. doh.

 

[tsin]

I had the wire burn off on the heating element too I thought it was the element Glad I found before I ordered a new element

 

[diverboss]

Smoker is less than a year old, element is less than 2 months old. I use it once or twice a month, and keep it covered when not in use.

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Smoker is less than a year old, element is less than 2 months old. I use it once or twice a month, and keep it covered when not in use.

Then if it's not the wire this time, I would have to say there's something else wrong that is causing this.

I would call Masterbuilt---They have a Great CS these days.

Bear

 

[diverboss]

took the back off of the element and this is what I discovered:

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Any clues as to why this happens. TWICE??