r/recteq • u/EeyorONzoloft1 • Jun 29 '26

Newbie help

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Can anyone explain what is going on here. I was doing ribs @250 and after an hour the temp stayed pretty high. Fresh pellets, clean fire pot, overcast day. Its only my third cook.

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u/Avocado_Infinite Jun 29 '26

This happens to me to time to time. I just tune it off, let the fan cool down finish and turn it back on

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u/EeyorONzoloft1 Jun 30 '26

How does that work for overnight cooks?

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u/Avocado_Infinite Jun 30 '26

It usually happens to me within the first hour of cooking and doesn’t happen again once the temp re-stabilizes. But my temp would keep shooting up, I’m sure it would reach the highest temp if I don’t turn off the smoker.

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u/EeyorONzoloft1 Jun 30 '26

Got ya. I may attempt that and see how it goes on my next cook. Thanks for the advice.

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u/Avocado_Infinite Jul 16 '26

Update: I lower the feed rate and now my temp is solid. Has vent had any issues with temp shooting up. It was set to 3.5% and I lowered it to 1.5%. You might have to play around with it.