What have I done?

[Billy]

So I’m going to ask the experts here, as I was very hesitant to purchase a pellet.....but pulled the trigger today anyways and bought an EX6. I already have fears, is this the right place to ask questions?

Billy

 

[AHoneyman]

Billy, you can ask anything you wish. Somebody here has probably dealt with similar issues.

 

[tigermikie]

....and some haven’t had any major issues, other than the pellet feed.

 

[Billy]

Ok, thank you for the response. I bought the EX6 yesterday afternoon. Got it home, took about an hour to put together. Popped open a beer and started it up for its seasoning run. I didn’t time it, but it seemed to get up to 600 in about 15 minutes. It held 600 for about 30 minutes, then it dropped to 565 in about 5 minutes and it didn’t go back up. Is this normal? Additionally, when I went to shut it down after the run, there was ash everywhere. Again, I’m new to this pellet grilling so all of this is new to me and I’m not sure what the norm is with these things. It also had a lot of what I assume was scale and I’m not sure if this is normal during the seasoning process as well. Thoughts, insights and advice is greatly appreciated!

 

[Billy]

See if I can add photos

 

[bbq4ever]

See if I can add photos

Looks like a seasoning burn to me

Just make sure you do all the firmware upgrades. Tip: use iPhone and take your time.

 

[AHoneyman]

Everything looks normal. The amount of ash depends upon the brand of pellet and the temp that you are running at. Higher temp, more fan, more ash flying. But I have never noticed ash in my food.

 

[MikeM]

See if I can add photos

Looks pretty normal. Your lower fire shield looks like it's off a little. It should be right over the fire pot.

 

[bbqking]

I have found that treager pellets produce ALOT of ash. I’ve used off brands from the shelf at wallyworld. They don’t produce as much.