clean-out port is closed by pushing in the knob on
the right side of the grill before selecting any of
the cook settings. Never open the burner clean-out
port when the grill is hot.
Emptying the Hopper
This grill is equipped with a hopper drain to quickly
remove the pellets from the hopper. This can be
used to remove pellets if the grill is being stored
for a long time or to remove pellets to change to a
different flavor pellet.
Warning: Never remove the auger guard from the
hopper while the pellet grill is on. Never operate the
grill without the auger guard in place.
Caution: The instructions below must be followed
when emptying the hopper.
1. Unplug the grill from the power source.
2. Hang a bucket or use a box to catch the pellets
that will come out of the tube on the rear of the
hopper.
3. Lift the pullout lock on the left side of the hopper
and pull the hopper clean-out knob.
4. Sweep the remaining pellets in the hopper
towards the drain hole using the included rake to
reach through the guard.
5. Push in the hopper clean-out knob and lock in
place using the pullout lock.
6. Store the rake in the corner of the hopper as
shown in Fig.13.
FIG. 13
Controller Explanation
Power Switch
Used to turn the main power onto the pellet grill.
If the dial is on Shutdown when the power switch
is turned on the digital readout will display "---
--". The dial must be rotated to any of the other
positions before the grill will start. If the power is
turned on with the dial in any other position than
Shutdown the grill will immediately start that
function. "O" is Off. "-" is On. See Fig. 14
Dial Positions
Shutdown
This setting must be used after each use. Turn the
dial to this setting and the fan will remain on for
10 minutes before turning off. This setting will burn
up any extra pellets in the burner and cool down the
grill. Do not turn the main power switch off when
the grill is hot.
Feed - This setting is used to feed pellets to the
burner. It will be used the first time you use the
grill to fill the auger tube and any time you may
inadvertently run the hopper out of pellets. See
instructions on filling the auger tube.
Low Smoke - This setting is used for smoking foods
at an average temperature of 160F. This setting will
produce large amounts of smoke.
High Smoke - This setting is used for smoking
RAKE
foods at an average temperature of 220F. This
setting will produce large amounts of smoke.
175F to 400F - There are 25F increment settings
from 175F to 400F. You can simply select any
temperature you want and the grill will control the
temperature within 15F of the selected temperature.
High - This setting can be used to achieve
temperatures up to 500F depending on ambient
temperatures.
HOPPER CLEAN-OUT
Display
"START" - The digital readout will display "START"
each time the dial is changed from the OFF,
SHUTDOWN, or FEED settings to any of the cook
settings. The startup cycle is approximately 8
minutes. During the cook cycle after the start
sequence the digital readout will display the
temperature inside of the grill. If the Probe Temp
FIG. 14