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Posted on May 16, 2009
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Traeger Grill has inconsistent smoke temperature

Just bought the smoker lil tex and used it twice now - tried smoking for 4-6 hours and several times the digital temp display showed 60 degrees and the auger and blower were still working... shut it off and restarted with no hassles, but it happened again an hour later.... we turned it off and on again and it sent the temo to the mid-300s... how do i fix this issue?

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