Traeger Digital Thermostat Kit BAC236

I own the Traeger Junior, and I was unhappy with the medium setting on the three position temperature switch (it was too hot, often close to 300 degrees), so I decided to upgrade.

I recommend installing the new controller by removing the hopper:

1. Remove the two screws on the old controller.

2. Remove the pellet hopper (it's only held on by 4 screws). I also removed the 4 screws on the bottom of the hopper to make the final installation easier.

3. Feed the old controller through the front of the hopper. This will allow you to completely remove the pellet hopper and get it out of the way.

4. Install the temperature probe (RTD) per the directions; the diagram isn't great, but it's much better than the written directions.

5. Cut all the the zip ties.

6. To keep from improperly connecting the wires or having to study the wiring diagram, simply disconnect the old wires (pull apart the molex connectors with a slight rocking motion)and reconnect the new wires ONE AT A TIME.

6. At this point your done with the connections. I turned on my Traeger briefly to make sure the fans turned on and the LED illuminated. Make sure there aren't any wires interfering with either fan.

7. I used lots of zip-ties to clean up the installation.

8. Feed the new controller through the hole in the hopper.

9. Attach the hopper

10. Attach the controller

11. Look under the hopper to make sure there aren't any wires interfering with the fan(use more zip-ties if necessary), and install the bottom of the hopper.

I am a college student, so I bought the junior Traeger model, which does not come with the digital thermostat kit. After smoking my first set of ribs I went straight to my computer and bought this because controlling the temperature with the 3-speed was quite a pain. Many burger patties and racks of ribs later I am still completely satisfied with my purchase.

Note: This takes a bit of work to install, so unless you are at least somewhat comfortable working with electronics then I would find a friend who is to install it. Still, don't let this deter you from buying it. The kit does not require any soldering to install.

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got thermostat quickly and in great shape, have older grill with smaller hole, followed instructions and fit in. turned on and works great have grilledand smoked several times since.

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I love my Traeger! I was looking forward to upgrading my lil Tex and adding the benefits of this. When the product arrived the fuse and fuse holder was missing from the main PCB. I called Traeger and they did send me a replacement right away. My smoker was down for a week while I waited on shipping.

This does allow the smoker to have finer control of the temperature and it does allow the smoker to get hotter that the standard temperature control. That is important when trying to cook outside in MN in January. Yep, its that good! Better quality control or overnight shipping would have made this a Love it!

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I have been debating the purchase of the thermostat for a couple of years. I was too cheap to spend the money, but I was continually frustrated because the grill would run out of fire when it was set to smoke. Now the grill stays burning when it is set to a low temperature.

The installation instructions are pretty stinky; I could not figure out which holes the instructions referred to on the grill. They indicate a sticker next to the hole. Guess what? The grill has been used for several years and the smoke has destroyed every sticker that may be referred to inside the grill. The temperature probe is installed vertically at the end of the grill next to the grating. Once I figured out the details, the installation was very easy.

Bottom line, a great purchase. It is very nice to see the temperature from inside the house.

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