Smoker wont shut down.

[Smokinpat]

Hey all. New here. I have a MES 20070311 40 inch smoker that won't shut down. Has the rear top controller. Works great otherwise and I really like it. Thanks for any help.

 

[tropics]

Unplug it before it catches fire
Richie

 

[Smokinpat]

What I mean is that it will stay correct temp but after reached preset time it does shut down...just continues cooking

 

[Smokinpat]

Excuse me...does not shut down

 

[SmokeThisMeat]

I am not sure I understand. It's an electric with a timer? And when it reaches that shutdown-timer it does not shutdown? If that's the case, that means it's defective.

 

[tropics]

What I mean is that it will stay correct temp but after reached preset time it does shut down...just continues cooking

Excuse me...does not shut down

Most MES smokers have a little swing upward that is normal.
My first one had almost a 50* F swing watch it and move it away from the house til you know what it is over shooting JMHO
Richie

 

[Smokinpat]

Most MES smokers have a little swing upward that is normal.
My first one had almost a 50* F swing watch it and move it away from the house til you know what it is over shooting JMHO
Richie

This is electric..temperature holds fine etc..if I set it for example 5 hours @ 250 degrees, it will do it's countdown cycling on and off to keep temperature up. When it reaches 5 hours it just keeps cooking until you manually hit the on/off button.

 

[SmokeThisMeat]

So the timer is supposed to stop the cook? But then it doesn't? That does not sound normal. I would consult the manual and then the company about it. A timer that does nothing on a electric smoker does not make any sense.

 

[Bearcarver]

LOL---I can't help you with that one:
I've had 3 MES units that worked Great Always, over the last 10 years, but I never set any of them to shut off on their own.
I always set mine for 20 hours, so I don't have to worry about them shutting off on their own. I want to personally shut them off when I decide it is time.
I always set at 20 hours, so it's easy to tell how long it's been going at any given time.

Bear

 

[tropics]

This is electric..temperature holds fine etc..if I set it for example 5 hours @ 250 degrees, it will do it's countdown cycling on and off to keep temperature up. When it reaches 5 hours it just keeps cooking until you manually hit the on/off button.

Why didn't I think of that ? A timer who would have though of using it on a MES
Richie

 

[Bearcarver]

This is electric..temperature holds fine etc..if I set it for example 5 hours @ 250 degrees, it will do it's countdown cycling on and off to keep temperature up. When it reaches 5 hours it just keeps cooking until you manually hit the on/off button.

Forgot to mention:
We Smoke-Cook to Interior Temperature & Tenderness.
We don't cook to time, so I never use the Time setting feature, except for like I said, setting it for 20 hours, to avoid it shutting down on it's own.

Bear