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PitBoss austin XL

Postby CD82 » Fri May 24, 2019 12:08 am

so I have the Austin xl and ive cooked two briskets on it
well I came home on days off last month I work oilfield
and I was going to cook some more on it and it kept popping fuses
called tech support come to find out the auger motor was bad they sent me one
they were back orders so I just now got it and installed it ..
was careful took it all apart paid attention on how it came apart
installed the new auger motor and then cleaned up the auger tube the grill the pot etc made sure it was clean
went to fire up the grill cause was going to cook some chicken breasts
needed to let the grill pre heat and temp kept climbing and it kept loading pellets and kept loading pellets
like it wont stop like it is stuck in prime mode Thursday after noon is when this happened and I waited on the phone for an anser on hold when I phoned pitboss now I cant get ahold of them

what could be this issue it got bad it even overloaded pellets and small explosion had a fire got it put out but it does not stop loading pellets
its loading them fast
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby Rambo » Fri May 24, 2019 5:20 am

sorry to hear your troubles . there are some Pit Boss owners here so maybe someone can help . welcome to the Forum
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby spacetrucker » Fri May 24, 2019 9:02 am

Greeting and welcome to the forum, do post often (as time allows) and include pictures..
Sorry to hear of your pit boss woes... I am sure they will get you up and running in time, the problem is time as I see it on your schedule you will probable be back on shift and it may take a while to get the pellet muncher running the way you want it to, There are a lot of PB owners out there, several on here. I guess that explains why my patio looks like a bbq store, two pellet munchers, gasser, webber kettle, electric smoker, pizza turntable; The point is if one dont work one of the other will until I get the one I want fixed. I have been down that road a few times, it is frustrating, good luck hang in there you will get it in time
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby OldUsedParts » Fri May 24, 2019 9:33 am

Howdy and Welcome from a Satisfied Pit Boss owner - - - Good Luck with your problems and please keep us informed of the process :tup: :salut:
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby CD82 » Fri May 24, 2019 9:55 am

well I just got off of the phone with tech support for my Austin xl trouble shot some stuff so its the control board..
its constantly feeding pellets right evert I plug it in even before I press the power button..

I do however have a pitboss verticle so it wont stop me from cooking my brisket
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby Papa Tom » Fri May 24, 2019 10:05 am

How do you like that PB vertical?
I've looked @ them interesting...
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby CD82 » Fri May 24, 2019 10:12 am

so far so good its maintaining temp real well..
im trying something different this time I soaked a brisket in claudes all night in a foil pan..
and this morning I emptied the pan put new claudes in and cookin the brisket in the pan top of the pan is open so we will see how well this turns out



I enjoyed my Austin I hope the control board solves the issue lol if not well not sure what to do
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby spacetrucker » Fri May 24, 2019 3:57 pm

I have a friend that has a PB vertical, he likes it. he is PB fan anyways...
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby ramon » Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:19 am

I have a Pit Boss Austin XL the temperature doesn't go up it feeds the pellet fine the smoke comes out but like I said doesn't go up and temperature can somebody help me out with this
Thank you
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Re: PitBoss austin XL

Postby Chasdev » Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:37 am

Higher temps come from burning more pellets so perhaps the auger is clogged up with congealed pellet mash/dust (from wet pellets and debris) or it's not turning fast enough.
Are you relying on the units temp readings or are you measuring with a remote digital probe?

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