Not holding temperature

[Smokie]

I was doing a 10-hour smoke and 3/4 the way there the smoker quit making heat. No er.code so I unplugged it and did a restart and it couldn't reach 225. Also the red /blue flame doesn't work like it did when new , no blue flame. I cleaned the temp probe , removed the auger , cleaned up everything the best I could and it happened again. Looks like it has a hard time lighting the pellets. How hot does the igniter get? My digital ir thermo is saying 110 degrees. I would like to use the smoker for Thanksgiving but I'm a little bit scared . Any help will be appreciated

 

[Cowboy1955]

I was doing a 10-hour smoke and 3/4 the way there the smoker quit making heat. No er.code so I unplugged it and did a restart and it couldn't reach 225. Also the red /blue flame doesn't work like it did when new , no blue flame. I cleaned the temp probe , removed the auger , cleaned up everything the best I could and it happened again. Looks like it has a hard time lighting the pellets. How hot does the igniter get? My digital ir thermo is saying 110 degrees. I would like to use the smoker for Thanksgiving but I'm a little bit scared . Any help will be appreciated

First question is how often you clean the grill and the temperature sensor?
Both play a roll in temperature’s
I clean mine after each cook
If you’ve done that you probably have a controller issue
Hopefully this helps you

 

[Mike From R.I.]

I was doing a 10-hour smoke and 3/4 the way there the smoker quit making heat. No er.code so I unplugged it and did a restart and it couldn't reach 225. Also the red /blue flame doesn't work like it did when new , no blue flame. I cleaned the temp probe , removed the auger , cleaned up everything the best I could and it happened again. Looks like it has a hard time lighting the pellets. How hot does the igniter get? My digital ir thermo is saying 110 degrees. I would like to use the smoker for Thanksgiving but I'm a little bit scared . Any help will be appreciated

Ignitor should get to around 1000 degrees.

 

[NewbieForLife]

Here is some info Pit Boss sent me. They told me the wiring is the same for all all grills