Sort of dissapointed in my MES 30

[runway1]

On my 25th month of the older style MES 30. Control box totally died today. Yeah, I do use it a lot, but barely over 2 yrs old and dead.

Ok,
1. I use it a lot. A good.. almost 3 times/month. Say 30-36 smokes
2. Sure, I only paid $175 for it
3. Yes, I'm still whining like a girl who dropped her cookies
4. Silver lining: You guessed it - NEW SMOKER!! Woooo Whooooooo

Ok, now the hard part.....

 

[TomKnollRFV]

You know I just replaced a part on mine and some how when messing about I jacked up the control box. <I need to press the buttons pretty hard> but I mostly use my remote control because I couldn't -read- the control box in the sunlight...the glare.

Did yours have a remote control? Wonder if that still works for it.

 

[runway1]

No remote. I had the older model as shown here:

 

[runway1]

Older model is much more than the newer model.

 

[SonnyE]

On my 25th month of the older style MES 30. Control box totally died today. Yeah, I do use it a lot, but barely over 2 yrs old and dead.

Ok,
1. I use it a lot. A good.. almost 3 times/month. Say 30-36 smokes
2. Sure, I only paid $175 for it
3. Yes, I'm still whining like a girl who dropped her cookies
4. Silver lining: You guessed it - NEW SMOKER!! Woooo Whooooooo

Ok, now the hard part.....

Yeah, that's the ch-its.
I don't roll over that easy. The element may still be good.
So, if you are so inclined, you could get a PID, bypass the defunct MB controls, and have a working and better smoker. I use an Inkbird PID.
But if you do decide on new, look at Smokin It.

 

[Braz]

Like Sonny said, consider keeping the box and converting to a PID controller. I run mine with an Auber PID and I couldn't be happier with the performance.

 

[runway1]

Like Sonny said, consider keeping the box and converting to a PID controller. I run mine with an Auber PID and I couldn't be happier with the performance.

Yeah, I get it. You guys trying to take away my excuse? Given my frugal nature, I'll definitely look into it.