If the fan isn t working there may not be enough oxygen in the environment for the pellets to catch.
Traeger smoker fan not working.
First of all do not assume immediately that the motor has gone completely bad as there would be a couple of things that make the auger motor stopped.
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The tip of the ignitor should glow red.
You know what that means call traeger.
The main purpose of a grill is to smoke.
Grill not powering on.
First it could be that you don t have any power running to the orange wires from the controller.
Sometimes if the grill sits unused for some time or it is really cold out it can cause the grease on the fan to seize which prevents the fan from moving.
The grill is not smoking.
If not there s your issue.
So when you fix it you can run the auger motor once again.
The induction fan circulates hardwood smoke through the cook chamber adding to the convection factor versatility of your traeger for evenly cooked wood fired food.
It was a bad auger motor which cost only 20 to replace.
Another common problem the induction fan not working is actually connected to a lot of other areas and affects the performance of other components.
Second the problem could stem from grease on the shaft of the fan which stops it from running due to disuse.
It s also possible this is a fan issue.
With traeger troubleshooting the fan not working can be for a number of different reasons.
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Listen for the hum of the fan motor to determine if it s working.
If the fan is idle or not working it could be due to three things.
How do you come to know whether it is gone completely bad or still have some options to make it works again.
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It is a vital complaint about traeger grill that sometimes the grill is not smoking.
If the fan is not running turn the grill off then spin the fan around manually about 5 10 times each way to loosen the grease on the shaft of the fan.