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31 responses to “Pellet hopper smoking – Z Grills – pellet grills – how to”

  1. @Trux3d Avatar
    @Trux3d

    thank you

  2. @MacAnthony19 Avatar
    @MacAnthony19

    Just happened todays saw your video doing everything you said now went from high heat to shutdown mode then saw the smoke and freaked out maybe because of that or idk if its from using pitboss pellets on a traeger

  3. @nastynateanddaboys Avatar
    @nastynateanddaboys

    Just figured out mine, it was the chimney, totally packed off with soot, cleaned it off and now the air has a place to go besides back up into the pellet box

  4. @davedubanoski2981 Avatar
    @davedubanoski2981

    Thank you

  5. @creativegamingsquadltd188 Avatar
    @creativegamingsquadltd188

    mines a cheapo zgrill the fire creeped into the shaft cause my auger motor died

  6. @richardzink6026 Avatar
    @richardzink6026

    Give it up im sorry go back to the weber kettle this is the best grill

  7. @josefamilia3558 Avatar
    @josefamilia3558

    You don’t need to empty the hoper in order to achieve the same result brotha just push the button until the burning pallets are out.

  8. @NRB_75 Avatar
    @NRB_75

    Im 3 hours in to my smoke…
    My hopper is smoking bad
    1st step?

  9. @skipdog9912 Avatar
    @skipdog9912

    Mine was smoking so bad right now, the fire helicopter just did 2 water drops over my back yard! 😂 thanks for the tip! (I know, that’s what she said)

  10. @demondmccray8582 Avatar
    @demondmccray8582

    This just happened to me….I just started shooting it hoping it would stop. Eventually it did….but now I need to purchase another one.

  11. @NOne-yt1tj Avatar
    @NOne-yt1tj

    I get auger fires, more regularly than I care to admit. For me, traeger with pellet pro pid, I just turn on the feed to push the pellets into the fire pot, stopping the fire in the auger tunnel. No need to stop your cook. You just have to monitor for a temp swing. Happy smoking!

  12. @SebastianKachel Avatar
    @SebastianKachel

    Is there not a measurement guide for how many cups of pellets are needed for certain amounts of food??

  13. @bradleytannehill9585 Avatar
    @bradleytannehill9585

    Thanks for the advice. I’ve only been smoking less than a year and didn’t know what to do when my smoker kept smoking heavily after I was finished. Awesome advice!!

  14. @gtarbmx Avatar
    @gtarbmx

    So it's caused by ash buildup

  15. @guitarsrcool4922 Avatar
    @guitarsrcool4922

    What to do is easy to figure out. Trying to find out why it happened so I can prevent it from happening again.

  16. @johnsmith-dm2tq Avatar
    @johnsmith-dm2tq

    So basically what your telling me is if my hopper is smoking, I need to get up off my a$$# and clean it. I knew that..lololol

  17. @masoncomeaux4105 Avatar
    @masoncomeaux4105

    If u don’t blow the dust out of the auger tube it will do it again soon probably the next time u cook.

  18. @CoD_Maj3st1k Avatar
    @CoD_Maj3st1k

    I bought the 1000D3E the second use this happened in mid-cook. Not sure if it was this machine or if the power outage caused it I had a power outage happen. It lost power.

    I had to power it back on and power it back on in smoke mode then the smoke starting coming out of the pellet hopper. I put it in shut down mode.

  19. @a.rivera6646 Avatar
    @a.rivera6646

    I have a pit boss and my hopper has done this twice during the shut down process. And both times I immediately emptied the hopper and turn the smoker back on to empty out the pellets still left in the auger

  20. @JMan377 Avatar
    @JMan377

    They should've added a primer button to push the burn stuff out

  21. @USA__2023 Avatar
    @USA__2023

    The reason for smoke coming out of the hopper is too much pressure in the grill. Or said in another way, not enough air flow in the grill. When that happens the fire goes towards the easiest way out…. the hopper. If your hopper is sealed well. Maybe even a gasket on the lid it would cut down on these issues.
    I would be willing to bet the protective tin foil helps cut the air flow.

  22. @ChrisHansenBBQ Avatar
    @ChrisHansenBBQ

    Cool video. Some good knowledge to have for when I do get one👊🏻✌🏻

  23. @PoorGuyOutdoor Avatar
    @PoorGuyOutdoor

    This is cool RJ. Another reason I enjoy your channel. I see that happens often with pellet smokers so great video to show the safe way to take care of it. ✌️

  24. @carterhall6392 Avatar
    @carterhall6392

    If you unplug it it should stop immediately

  25. @joeshack2679 Avatar
    @joeshack2679

    This is the kind of videos I like to see. Helps me out a lot if this would ever happen to my grill.

  26. @bbqlover3942 Avatar
    @bbqlover3942

    This video is great. It’s nice to know what to do when a situation like this happens. Great job bud.

  27. @ryanschneider5710 Avatar
    @ryanschneider5710

    Great, I got the cheap model with no trap door

  28. @michaeldonahue Avatar
    @michaeldonahue

    Great heads up thanks

  29. @Seven7ails Avatar
    @Seven7ails

    Because it’s a ZGrills lol. Just kidding. Happy Friday bro !

  30. @MikeSmith-ex1yv Avatar
    @MikeSmith-ex1yv

    Man this is good to know. Great video.

  31. @J-Banks Avatar
    @J-Banks

    Oh man haven’t run into that yet thankfully but great video always looking out 👍🏼

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