Good job...

If you just turned it on for the first time, then you won’t get any smoke or anything because the hopper & auger is empty, to get smoke to start, prime the system. You have to push the prime button to make the auger turn a little bit faster to get pellets down the auger to the burn pot, but if your patient is short, take a half a cup of pellets directly into the burn pot the unit will start to smoke quicker. The pellets in the burn pot will start burning. The auger will continue to feed the burn pot to keep the fire going, just a pro tip…

Thanks for letting me know plan on trying it out tomorrow

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Yes, it gets the pellets burning faster, so you don't get fault codes or you can just drop a fist full of pellets in the burn pot to get started faster...

On any pellet smoker, the fan and the auger is what maintain the flame, closing the door just makes it more efficient...

The fan keeps running to burn up the pellets in the cup.

that's normal, the fan is going to run for about 15mins to burn all the pellets out of the burn pot, so the pot clear for the next cook...

I have the same one, i have the err code and fan flashing i replaced my fan, my temp probe and auger motor and still does the same thing, i have no clue ?

I don't think it's the extension cord bc I plugged mine directly into outlet and it's still throwing the err code

Good deal, that’s what we’re here for to keep each other up and running as soon as possible. For those who don’t have a Brunswick, those who are thinking about getting a Brunswick. This is what we do to help you make wise choices and if you do have a problem to get your back up and smoking as quick as possible. Good deal.

@Silverback Production would just like to clarify I replaced the igniter rod and I'm back up and running.

That's what we are here for to share and keep each other up and running, because our cooks is important to us...

any time the fire pot is burning, you pull the ash tray out ,fire from the fire pot is going to drop down into the ash tray...

It's great for cooking steaks

make the call, call pit boss customer service, it's on the back of the grill or manual. it's the igniter...

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2 pumps, a Zoeller M53 1/3 HP 38gpm, 2in pipe, a Zoeller M98 1/2 HP 72gpm, 4in pipe, (2) NDS FWAS24 50 Gal. Flo Stormwater Dry Well System Kit, system is working perfectly as the day I First installed it, it still amazes me...

@@silverbackproduction8476 thanks, I appreciate it.

Yes, So when you go to shut down mode, 1. make sure your unit is setting level, 2. then turn nob back to (smoke) setting to let those temps come down some, the push the off button...but with my Brunswick Platinum unit, I don't have to wait, I just pull the ash tray out and dump it because as you know the ash tray (is) the bottom of the burn pot so you're are dumping all of the hot pellets, ash from the unit instantly... Love my Brunswick Platinum

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Haters is gonna hate! Great informative video!

The Brunswick is a big boy if you are doing large cooks most of the time like weekends, holidays, catering, hosting, then the Brunswick will work fine it will carry the load it has a large interior for large Cooks when I’m using mine I’m usually cooking 6 to 9 slabs of ribs 3 to 4 butts or shoulders because I cook for all of my kids and they DoorDash over to get their‘s when we have family get together‘s holidays I cook for the events, but if you’re doing smaller cooks most of the time then a smaller smoker the pit boss pro sold at Lowe’s would be a better value if you don’t do that large of a cook most of the time it’s more for a family of 4 to 6 people not a lot of maintenance, is efficient and doesn’t take long to heat up when you open and close the doors. Now if you don’t cook a lot of large meats such as ribs, butts, shoulders, briskets, but more like steaks, burgers, chicken, fish, then your next option would be a pellet grill rather than a smoker. pellet grill will give you the best of both worlds being able to smoke small portions and grill at the same time and most of your pellet grills are feature rich with Wi-Fi Bluetooth built-in meat thermometers which makes them a better choice for quick traditional barbecuing. I hope this helps, just do your research, what do you like to cook, what do you cook the most, how large are your cooks, what meats do you cook? steaks, burgers, chicken or ribs butts,shoulders, what’s your cooking style these are some of the things you have to ask yourself to determine which unit will best serve you, when you think of smokers you think a low and slow cooks. Steaks, burgers, fish, chicken faster cooks then pellet grills will be the better option

How is it with spritzing? If you open the doors to spritz does it loose all heat? How long to recover to be proper temp?

I saw other vids that say on this smoker to run with damper all the way open when above 250. Maybe this would tighten up temp swing?

So is one of the things you are demonstrating here that it overshoots 150 by a lot when set to that 150 smoking level? Did you find solution?

Mine is a POS. hasn't worked properly since day one. The wiring harness inside the machine is faulty and pitboss won't do anything about it.

had the exact same thing happen today

make sure the unit is level so fire don't burn back into the auger, and / or when done, turn tempt knob back to 150 for five to ten minutes, then shut down

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Did it solve the problem (one year later)

The more we let pit boss know about this problem, maybe they will make a new and improved igniter. One that will hold up a lot better....Mine is still going strong...

@@silverbackproduction8476 01/22/2024 -They have a "new and improved igniter" that is available for purchase (upgrade) for 39.95. Has anyone tried it? I have a standard being shipped to me after a call to their very helpful tech support.

Hi R what Error or errors are you getting. are what problem are you having with your unit

@@silverbackproduction8476 it’s cool boss I called technical support and the guy just said to return the smoker so I just got another one.

cool copy that

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Replacing the Ignitor / Hot Rod is the fix...The controller on the Platinum Series Smokers uses The P.I.D. (proportional-integral-derivative) digital Control Panel which is a self diagnostic controller. It take most of the guesswork out of trouble shooting your smoker. When your smoker control panel flashes a code its' pretty much telling you what's wrong. for example; Err Error Code with Ignitor Icon Blinking means the Ignitor/hot rod is faulty from high resistance, high amperage. Pit Boss just wants you to check the connection to make sure it has a good connection, Set the smoker back up, run the unit again and see if you get the Error Code again and if so now you l contact Customer Care....and they will take your info and ship your warranty part out asp..w/instructions as to how to install it....the purpose of my video is for you to see the code first hand...THANK You so much for watching. Hope you were helped

@Silverback Production what kide of igniter and where do I get it

Hi Wayne, at this point the more you use it the sooner the ERR Code will come up. (if) you have have checked the igniter connection and it was tight, and refired up the unit and the code came back, notice the have day that you fire the unit up the code come back sooner, than that's all you can do. The controller on the Platinum Series Smokers uses The P.I.D. (proportional-integral-derivative) digital Control Panel which is a self diagnostic controller. It take most of the guesswork out of trouble shooting your smoker. When your smoker control panel flashes a code its' pretty much telling you what's wrong. for example; Err Error Code with Ignitor Icon Blinking means the Ignitor/hot rod is faulty from high resistance, high amperage. Pit Boss just wants you to check the connection to make sure it has a good connection, Set the smoker back up, run the unit again and see if you get the Error Code again and if so now you call contact Customer Care....and they will take your info and ship your warranty part out asp..w/instructions as to how to install it....the purpose of my video is for you to see the code first hand...THANK You so much for watching. Hope you were helped

if it's under warranty they will ship you a new part, if not the igniter is only like 19 dollars, my unit is back up and run...

I had the exact same issue. They shipped me a new igniter I installed it and now it won’t even heat up. It just blinks the igniter symbol with ERR. I’m about to demand they send me a whole new unit or refund me. I’m not taking this crap apart again!

Hi guys if u get the err code no question about it, it is what it is. the unit self diagnosed the problem for you. if it's under warranty let pit boss know and they we send you a new one...

Silverback Production 4 days ago Hi Andrew, JYates the controller on the Platinum Series Smokers uses The P.I.D. (proportional-integral-derivative) digital Control Panel which is a self diagnostic controller. It take most of the guesswork out of trouble shooting your smoker. When your smoker control panel flashes a code its' pretty much telling you what's wrong. for example; Err Error Code with Ignitor Icon Blinking means the Ignitor/hot rod is faulty from high resistance, high amperage. Pit Boss just wants you to check the connection to make sure it has a good connection, Set the smoker back up, run the unit again and see if you get the Error Code again and if so now you call contact Customer Care....and they will take your info and ship your warranty part out asp..w/instructions as to how to install it....the purpose of my video is for you to see the code first hand...THANK You so much for watching. Hope you were helped

Hi Mitch, thank you for taking the time to watching the video, this setup was for New Viewer to the Pellet grills and smokers arena to see what goes on in the Burn Pot underneath the Heat Deflector Plate, water pan, Flame Tamer plate during a initial smoker start-up cycle. It has a preset temperature, so it will begin to heat up. Now as the unit heats up, My chimney cap will vary, all the down for max smoke at low heat 150deg to 250deg, but at 200 to 250 I may raise the chimney cap up 1 to 5 turns up, depending on what's being smoked. Now for this video segment the chimney cap was not raise because I didn't reach that point of higher temps because the unit Error out first...again THANK for watching I like that very much attention to detail...

@@silverbackproduction8476 Let me know when you have a fix. I should receive mine in a week.

@@donmitch4729 I've talk to Pit Boss the Ignitor is under warranty 5yrs parts and the part is on the way. will post an update after repair...

@@silverbackproduction8476 Can you post a video of your replacement steps? I have a new ignitor on the way also and would love to see a visual of how it goes. Thank you

I got my Brunswick yesterday. I plan on doing my burn off this weekend.

Hi Aaron, JYates the controller on the Platinum Series Smokers uses The P.I.D. (proportional-integral-derivative) digital Control Panel which is a self diagnostic controller. It take most of the guesswork out of trouble shooting your smoker. When your smoker control panel flashes a code its' pretty much telling you what's wrong. for example; Err Error Code with Ignitor Icon Blinking means the Ignitor/hot rod is faulty from high resistance, high amperage. Pit Boss just wants you to check the connection to make sure it has a good connection, Set the smoker back up, run the unit again and see if you get the Error Code again and if so now you call contact Customer Care....and they will take your info and ship your warranty part out asp..w/instructions as to how to install it....the purpose of my video is for you to see the code first hand...THANK You so much for watching. Hope you were helped

Hi Aaron how are coming on your smoker???

got my Ignitor in the mail monday the 6th, install it on the 8th, reset it up on the 9th and now it cooking great again. No errors at all.

@@silverbackproduction8476 same here, I changed mine around the same time. Annoying but not too difficult. It works great now, but that was frustrating as you know.

Order the igniter from pit boss, so they are aware of the problem. The more calls reported, things have to change...

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@@silverbackproduction8476 great vid! any news of the upgrade? Looking forward to seeing it in action. Am doing something similar over the pond in London.

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The pump flow is fine I just need a larger reservoir for the heavier rains so that the water has a place to accumulate why the pumps handle the flow. I’ve just won a new reservoir system from the French Drain Man that’s going to do very well as an upgrade to my system it’s been two years and it’s flowing just as nicely as the day I built it, but the upgrade will help when we get torrential down pour‘s the water will have somewhere to hang out why the pumps catch up… thank you for sharing

@@silverbackproduction8476 very nice alwes good to have room to collect more water.

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Chris this water has been running across my yard for over 15 to 20 years so simply what I did is created a system that would stop the water on my North side, sending it underground and pump it out the opposite side of my yard and let it keep going in the natural flow of things protecting my Foundation & topsoil