PitBoss 1100 not smoking

[Bher]

My brand new PittBoss 1100 doesn’t seem to be working right... I set it to “Smoke” and P4. Every 20-25 minutes I will see smoke coming through the lid, it lasts for about 2 minutes then disappears.

Did I do something wrong here?

 

[mike243]

No is the temp stable? set it to a higher P number for more smoke, it will cause temp swings but that's what makes smoke.

 

[Bher]

It does seem like the only time it smokes is when it is heating, maybe that’s normal....but that means the majority of the time there is minimal smoke coming out. I guess I always assumed it would be a steady stream of smoke for hours.

 

[bigfurmn]

You will generally SEE the smoke coming out the stack and around the lid only when it's adding a decent amount of pellets, usually when the temp needs to be increased. It's always burning pellets so the smoke is always there just not always very obvious. My 1000SC is the same way.

 

[Bher]

You guys are dead on...I realized that there is always a bit of smoke AND most smoke comes from temp flux...thank you!