PIT BOSS HEAT DEFLECTOR UPGRADE

The other reason why I like these hopper extensions is that they are easy to remove, but why would that matter? Well, you wouldn’t want to leave one of these hopper extensions on if you store your pellet grill outside. Therefore, having the ability to add an additional 20lbs of pellets to the hopper is going to remove any concerns of running out of pellets during the cook.Įxample of a hopper extension fitted to a Pit Boss 340 Tailgater: Image – However, if you are going to be doing an extended cook of 8 hours+ and it’s cold out you are going to experience higher than average pellet consumption. Now, in most instance, a full hopper on most pellet grills will cope with pretty much all indirect cooking requirements. Hopper extensions are available for 340, 440, 800 and 1,000 series models to provide an additional 20lbs of hopper capacity.

PIT BOSS HEAT DEFLECTOR UPGRADE

Easy To Fit & Remove Hopper Extensionsįor many of the legacy Pit Boss pellet grills/smokers which can benefit from the SmokeIT control panel upgrade above there is also the option of a hopper extension. Then again, for a $150 upgrade the SmokeIT control panel is a relatively affordable means to provide WiFi functionality that I know many people want on their pellet grill/smoker. Also, currently, none of the Pit Boss vertical pellet smokers can use the SmokeIT control panel.įurthermore, the SmokeIT legacy control panel upgrade does not feature PID temperature control which the SmokeIT control panels found in the Gen 2 Pro Series and Platinum Series do. Now, as I discuss in my full article on the SmokeIT control panel upgrade, it’s not as simple to upgrade to a WiFi control panel as I or many Pit Boss owners would have hoped.įirst off, not all legacy horizontal Pit Boss pellet grills/smokers can benefit from the upgrade.

There are currently two Pit Boss Legacy SmokeIT/WiFi controllers which cover many (but not all) Pit Boss pellet grills/smokers: Images –

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