Fixed Pit Boss igniter

[masssmoke]

My Pit Boss Tailgater was tripping the circuit breaker when plugged into some outlets at my house and strangely this one outlet when I used it would never trip. But, I recently removed an old pool and want to re-use the space for a new paver patio so I converted the pool power to a regular outlet and want to plug my smoker into it. Finally a dedicated space that is out of the way and not used for 10 other purposes. But, the smoker would trip the new outlet too. So, I ordered a new igniter and just finished putting it in. Dirty job and kind of a pain but to my surprise I was able to get the screws off (the smoker is pretty old) and the igniter out and new one in. And it ran fine no issues with the trip. So, I think I am back in business! I am not the most handy so I take the small wins when I can!

 

[JIMSMOKES]

My PB1150 would trip one outlet occasionally on my deck and not others outside. When I finally checked it. It was a 15A and the others were 20A

 

[02ebz06]

The igniter (aka hot rod) does cause GFCI outlets to trip when they start to go bad.
To postpone replacing, sometimes you can plug into a non-GFCI outlet.
In your case, with it tripping the circuit breaker, you did the right thing.

 

[DemonPit]

I'll have to keep an eye out on mine. I just had an outdoor outlet (gfci) installed and use that for my pb.