Wild Temperature Swings
I regularly clean the firebox, interior, deflector, pan, temperature probe, etc of my Traeger Pro 22. Since I’ve had the unit I’ve experienced wild temperature swings. I’m currently smoking a brisket at 180 degrees and the temperature spiked to about 375 degrees then crashed to 122 degrees and then shot up again to 425 degrees. This is with the lid closed at all times. This pit has done this since I used it the first time. Sometimes it does this and sometimes it only fluctuates 20 degrees or so. What is the deal? What can I do to correct this? Frustrated…
UPDATE: The “Pro” 22 ran away to the point it overcorrected and dropped to 122 degrees when set to 225 degrees. Then it went into death smoke mode with pressurized acrid smoke coming from every opening including the pellet hopper. Guess this brisket is “cooked” as the kids say… 😏