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Digital readout says eaaf
The unit will not turn on if the internal temp sensor is below 40 degrees. Warm it with a hot rag or hair dryer, or bring the unit inside to warm up and it will turn on. Once the unit turns on for a minute or so, it will work fine outside.
This isn't the ideal solution, but it will work. I don't know why they don't want the smoker to turn on when it is cold out (unless they are worried that the quick change in temp will damage the heating coil).
Why am I getting an EAA1 error after 5 minutes of first use?
READ FIRST!
Before trying any of the lengthy suggestions regarding repairs on Masterbuilt electric smokers, consider this. It APPEARS (based on testing, not reverse engineering) that Masterbuilt designed the controller on my unit (140S) to error out below a certain minimum temperature. If you are like me and have your smoker outside (as you should), but in sub freezing temperatures, you too may get this error. Just shoot the short temperature probe (on the back wall of the cabinet) with a hair dryer for a minute or two. Then plug back in for no error (assuming you do not have an actual wiring or probe failure). Just make sure to immediately start it heating before it drops too low again...
If this was by design, shame on Masterbuilt! If this was by error, shame on their engineers! If this behaviour is due to an intermittent problem with my unit, shame on me for not fully testing all possibilities once I found an easy fix...
I put a new burner assembly, I have the same problem. The first of three plaques won't light correctly.
In the past I have owned several portable gas room heaters of a similar design and I remember needing to blow gently across the unlighted radiant of two of them before it would light.
I am not absolutely certain but I seem to remember the centre radiant of the heater that worked well was slightly different in that at each bottom corner there was a slightly bigger hole that allowed a little tongue of flame to emerge at an angle so when 2 or 3 radiants was selected they lit without hesitation.
12/19/2020 1:22:17 AM •
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on Dec 19, 2020
My grill is not getting gas and has a new tank
First, check and inspect the tank's propane level to make sure that the tank has gas. Next, reset the pressure regulator to restore gas flow through the regulator if the regulator's flow limiting device tripped. Replace the pressure regulator if it does not allow the gas to flow to the manifold after resetting the flow-limiting device.
11/24/2020 4:09:38 AM •
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on Nov 24, 2020
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