more than likely it's the grill probe. mine did the same thing after a couple months of use I just called them up and they sent me a replacement one. you'll have to put it in yourself.

hey, I have the same issue, did you fix it?

I have the same problem have you found a solution?

Way late with this answer, but you have stripped a gear in the gearbox. I just went thru this on my OKJ DLX. Cheap enough fix at least.

@Dwight Crumpler bought a new / different controller. It's been working great

there is a bare wire touching metal somewhere. find it and put some black tape around it and get back to cookin.

Stop grilling in the pool any you should be good. Jk! Sounds like a short to ground. Jiggle wires and look for a spark or bare wires.

Are you plugged into a GFCI outlet? If not, you should be. If the GFCI trips and keeps tripping after you reset it, you'll need to troubleshoot what's causing it to do that. Usually, it's a bad hot rod (igniter). You can prove that by disconnecting the molex connector between the hot rod and the controller. If the controller comes on without tripping the GFCI when you plug in the cooker, then you know it's a bad hot rod. Some people will plug into a non GFCI outlet if they have a problem with the GFCI constantly tripping, but It's dangerous to do that. The GFCI is a safety feature to prevent electrocution when there is a short to ground. Sometimes GFCIs can go bad. If you haven't replaced yours recently, it might be worthwhile calling your friendly electrician.

RTD sensor is probably bad. It is is located on the left side of the smoker, on (Traegers).

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