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> wrote:

> On 5-Feb-2011, JerrysBBQ >
> wrote:
>
>> I have an Ole Hickory EL-IB Pit on a trailer. I'm having a problem
>> with the thermostat/igniter kick in. I've set my smoking temp to
>> 225 F and it's been working just fine, but sometimes the burner
>> won't kick in until the temp has dropped to 200 F. Now lately the
>> burner hasn't been kicking in at all, so every 30 minutes or so I
>> have to shut down the whole smoker and start it back up for the
>> burner to kick in...any suggestions or prior experience with this
>> problem?!?!
>>
>> --
>> JerrysBBQ
>
> I would suggest a phone call to "Ole Hickory". It's entirely possible
> that they might know something about the pits they make.

No kidding. These http://www.bestolehickorypitsdiscoun.../pdf/el-ib.pdf
are well supported by the factory. But from my experience with the similarly
controlled Cookshack FE-100 the obvious duh would seem to be a bad
thermostat or a dirty igniter.