Smoke from the hopper

patrick.illingworth · May 26, 2022

Has anybody had an issue with heavy smoke coming out of the hopper? I’ve had a little in the past but now it’s a lot. It’s not in the cook chamber and the smoker is holding temperature.

GAnewbie · May 26, 2022

Never had that happen to me. I think that would make me nervous. Can you hear the fan going? What model do you have?

patrick.illingworth · May 26, 2022

GAnewbie said:
Never had that happen to me. I think that would make me nervous. Can you hear the fan going? What model do you have?

I have the KC Combo and yes I can here the fan. The fire pot is working fine. I’m wondering if some of the pellets are smoldering

GAnewbie · May 26, 2022

patrick.illingworth said:
I have the KC Combo and yes I can here the fan.

Maybe dust from pellets. That is the only thing I can think of. Do you sift the pellets before adding to the hopper? Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in.

patrick.illingworth · May 26, 2022

GAnewbie said:
Maybe dust from pellets. That is the only thing I can think of. Do you sift the pellets before adding to the hopper? Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in.

Dust is definitely a possibility, I did just finish a bag for this smoke! I will start sifting in the future!

cthunder · Jun 4, 2022

GAnewbie said:
Maybe dust from pellets. That is the only thing I can think of. Do you sift the pellets before adding to the hopper? Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in.

Can you recommend a good sifter? I see too many on Amazon. Thanks

Steve In Pa · Jun 6, 2022

cthunder said:
Can you recommend a good sifter? I see too many on Amazon. Thanks

There are many sources, but basically you just need a device that will sift. I eyeballed up the pellets and factored in what is the smallest size I’d want to keep. Then I assigned my shopping loving wife to the task. In a day or so she came back from one her favorite haunts, T. J. Maxx with a metallic sifter that was on sale for 5.99.

MKinHB · Jun 20, 2022

dollar tree aka ($

1.25 tree)

eqarigon · Jul 4, 2022

I have that problem when I shut it down after using higher heat 400+. I find that turning the temp all the way down for 5-10 min then start the power down procedure fixed that.

Never had that happen during a cook.