fix masterbuilt electric smoker control panel won't stay on clicks and turns off
hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Granny if you love your Masterbuilt electric smoker as much as I
do perhaps you'd be as annoyed as I was
when it wouldn't turn on or stay turned on properly clicking and turn off I had a huge batch of salmon
all brined and laid out ready to go in the Masterbuilt electric smoker and when I turned it on it
wouldn't stay on and then it would flip turn off won't turn on it was sometimes make some clicking
noises I couldn't get Masterbuilt electric smoker control panel to work properly every time I turned it on it
would turn off and I couldn't get it back on no matter what I tried so I did
a little research on the internet and I found a solution that works for me you
need three things to fix the controller on your electric masterbuilt smoker you
need a Phillips head screwdriver a can of WD-40 and a can of compressed air if
you look on the back of the controller you can see it's attached to the smoker
by two Phillips head screws remove those screws and carefully pull the controller
up off of the smoker now there are two clips that connect the wires carefully
unclip both of the clips
now look on the control panel there are four little tiny Phillips head screws
carefully remove those four screws and pull the top off so that you can see the
control panel that runs the buttons
lay it on a paper towel and do a light spray of W-40 over the control panels
now take your compressed oxygen or air and blow off to dry the whole panel
thoroughly now take your compressed air and blow off the clips and clip the two
wires back together
nestle the cords under the cover set it back down and reattach the two
Phillips head screws to the back
now plug it back in
and it should be working again I found that this works for me it turned on I
could set the controls my smoker is still heating up I can still use it it's
staying on long enough for me to use it I can still use my smoker to smoke the
food things that I want everything from salmon to brisket sausages and ribs the
masterbuilt electric smoker is just an awesome appliance but it's extremely annoying if
it doesn't work when you count on it now remember it's an electrical appliance so
you need to store it out of the weather if it means putting it in your garage or
your shed using the cover but don't let the Masterbuilt electric smoker ever get wet don't leave it out in
the rain or the snow you can bring it out to use it but then put it back away
so that you protect it just as you would any other valuable appliance that you
count on having try these steps see if you can get your masterbuilt smoker
control panel to work again and if this works for you I hope you'll share my
video with someone else you think would learn from it
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