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  • Page 1 O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    C O NTENTS Dangers, Warnings & Cautions..........................6 Burning-in Your New Grill............................8 ACS Controller Overview............................10 Cooking Styles & Set-ups............................14 Pre-Grill Checklist..............................16 Operating the Grill..............................18 Fireboard App................................20 Routine Maintenance...............................34 Troubleshooting Bluetooth Connection......................36 Troubleshooting WiFi Connection........................37 Troubleshooting Ignition............................38 Manually Igniting the Grill............................39 FAQ’s....................................40 Troubleshooting.................................41 Diagnostics.................................42 Temperature Test..............................44...
  • Page 5 COOKING GRATES 2-PC HEAT DIFFUSER HOPPER THERMOCOUPLE ACS CONTROLLER BURN GRATE IGNITER FIRE POT VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT DAMPER...

  • Page 6: Dangers, Warnings & Cautions

    DA N GE R S , W AR NING S, A N D CAU TI ON S PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR NEW YODER SMOKERS S-SERIES PELLET GRILL. Failure to follow the instructions in this manual could result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
  • Page 7 DA N GE R S , W AR NING S, A N D CAU TI ON S WARNING! WARNING! Burn Hazard: Air Contaminant Hazard: Many parts of the grill will become intensely hot • Assemble and operate this grill ONLY per during operation.

  • Page 8: Burning-In Your New Grill

    B U RN ING -IN THE G RI L L BURNING-IN THE GRILL 01. COOKING CHAMBER Install the burn grate inside the firebox (FIG 1) making sure it rests securely against the back wall with the igniter tube passing through the grate. Next, install the heat diffuser plate (FIG 2) into the cook chamber. Pull the variable displacement damper (FIG 3) all the way out.
  • Page 9 BUR NING- IN TH E GR IL L BURNING-IN THE GRILL (CONT.) 04. PELLETS & POWER Before cooking for the first time, “burn-in” the grill to rid it of any foreign matter. First, fill the hopper (FIG 7) with pellets, and put a handful of pellets into the burn grate (FIG 1). Next, connect the power cord between the receptacle on the back of the hopper (FIG 8) and a GFCI-protected wall outlet (FIG 9).

  • Page 10: Acs Controller Overview

    A C S CONT ROLLE R OV ERV I EW ACS CONTROLLER LAYOUT POWER SELECTION LCD DISPLAY ROTARY INDICATOR TEMPERATURE BUTTON BUTTONS SCREEN SELECTOR LIGHT PROBE JACKS POWER BUTTON – Powers the grill on and off. SELECTION BUTTONS – These buttons are used to make selections throughout the menu. LCD DISPLAY SCREEN –...
  • Page 11 A CS CO NTR OL LE R OV ERVIEW HOME SCREEN DISPLAY OPERATING MODE SET TEMPERATURE INDICATOR 350°F 350°F °F °F PROBE/CHANNEL 1 TEMPERATURE COOKER PROBE/CHANNEL 2 TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE – Displays the current temperature of the cooker at the center of the main cooking surface.
  • Page 12 A C S CONT ROLLE R OV ERV I EW SELECTION MENU DISPLAY This menu allows access to options that are available during a cook. To access the menu, press any of the three selection buttons while at the home view screen. The menu will appear and allow for a selection to be made for three seconds before returning to the home view.
  • Page 13 ACS CONTR OL L ER OVERV IEW MAIN MENU DISPLAY The main menu is accessible in either the start-up menu or in the in-cook selection menu. This menu allows the user to access their different programs, settings, and general information about their cooker.

  • Page 14: Cooking Styles & Set-Ups

    C OOKI NG ST YLES + SET UP S TIMES, TEMPS, AND HELPFUL TIPS YOU SHOULD KNOW... When the cooker is set up traditionally (diffuser plate installed), the heat up time is 20 to 30 minutes. When the cooker is set up for direct grilling (diffuser plate out), the heat up time is about 15 minutes. It is also important to note that when the cooker is set up “direct”, the temperature at the center of the grate is hotter than the reported temperature.
  • Page 15 CO OK ING S TYL ES + S ETUPS THE VERSATILITY OF YOUR GRILL IN 4 UNIQUE COOKING SETUPS SMOKING Temps from 175 to 275°F with diffuser plate installed, with access door in place, and standard round bar cooking grates in place. In this setup, the variable displacement damper is generally pushed in five inches from the right hand side of the grill to create an even temperature across the grates.

  • Page 16: Pre-Grill Checklist

    YODER SMOKERS RECOMMENDED PRE-GRILL CHECKLIST 1. Open the cooking chamber door and remove the cooking grates. 2. Remove the access door from the heat diffuser plate. (FIG 13) 3. Remove the burn grate from the firebox (FIG 14). Inspect and clean thoroughly. Make certain that the combustion holes in the burn grate and the igniter tube in the firebox are free of debris or ash build up.
  • Page 17 pr e- gr il l c he ck lis t FIG 13 FIG 14 FIG 15...

  • Page 18: Operating The Grill

    OP ER ATING T HE GRI L L RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR OPERATING THE GRILL Start-up Procedure 1. Plug the female end of the power cord into the receptacle on the pellet hopper. Next, plug the male end into a 120 volt, 15 amp GFCI-protected outlet. If an extension cord is required, see caution notes on page 6 of this manual.
  • Page 19 REIGNITIO N FEA TURE 350°F 350°F °F...

  • Page 20: Fireboard App

    FIREBOAR D AP P App Install + Account Creation The very first thing you’ll need to do is download the free FireBoard app onto your smartphone or tablet. From your mobile device, please visit https://apps.yodersmokers.com to obtain download links for iOS or Android platforms. After installing and opening the FireBoard app, you’ll be presented with a login screen (FIG 16).
  • Page 21 F IR E BO AR D A PP pairing your device Next, make sure your cooker is plugged in, and the power button has been pushed. You should see the default screen with the “YS” logo and the default menu displayed on your cooker. Also, please make sure your mobile device’s Bluetooth connectivity is on.
  • Page 22 FIREBOAR D AP P CONFIGURING WIFI Tap your cooker’s serial number from the list, and a few tasks can be accomplished from this new screen (FIG 22), but for now, we’re interested in getting Wi-Fi connectivity configured, so tap on the “Manage WiFi”...
  • Page 23 THE APP IN DEPTH Before we get into all the details, we’d like to point out that the cooker cannot be started from the app. You will have full control once it has been started - including the ability to shut it down - but the cooker must be started from its front panel before the app can do anything aside from reporting current status.
  • Page 24 FIREBOAR D AP P NOTABLE DASHBOARD FEATURES • You can change the pit’s setpoint by tapping on the setpoint in the gray banner (FIG 28). Simply enter your new desired setpoint and tap the “Set” button. Please note that changes to the setpoint take a few seconds to take effect.
  • Page 25 NOTABLE DASHBOARD FEATURES (CONTINUED) • You can choose between two visualizations of the running temperature data: a basic chart, and a detailed chart. You can toggle between the two by tapping on the word “Chart” or “Detail,” respectively, in the title bar area of the app (FIG 31, 32). •...
  • Page 26 FIREBOAR D AP P SESSIONS The second icon from the left on the icon bar will navigate you to the sessions screen. This is straight- forward. A session is a record of pit and probe temperatures throughout a cook. Sessions are created automatically when probes are plugged in, or your cooker is started.
  • Page 27 PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) You have three options: • Time Cook: Cooks at a given setpoint for a given amount of time. Once complete, the cooker will change its setpoint to given holding temperature. All three parameters are user-definable. • Temp Cook: Cooks at a given temperature until one of the probes reaches a given temperature. Once complete, the cooker will change its setpoint to a given holding temperature.
  • Page 28 FIREBOAR D AP P PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) Steps save automatically. Just press the back button to return to the previous screen, and add a second step. This time, we’ll set the cooker to run at 450° until the measured temperature on probe 1 has reached 145°.
  • Page 29 PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) While a program is running, you have the freedom to tap on any other step in the program, which will cause the cooker to skip to that step after a few seconds. You may also stop or pause a running program at any time, or delete a program by tapping into it and then tapping the “Delete”...
  • Page 30 FIREBOAR D AP P SETTINGS Some of the information you’ll see in this screen you’re already familiar with and is covered in the First Steps section of this document, so we won’t cover that again here. Tapping on the gear icon of the tab bar in the lower right corner of your screen takes you to the settings page.
  • Page 31 App alerts are the most convenient and straightforward alerts; they use your mobile device’s native alerting system and one of our custom tones to let you know one of the criteria you’ve set up has been reached. (FIG 46) By tapping the “Notification Tone” line, you can customize the notification tone used to one of your liking.
  • Page 32 FIREBOAR D AP P DEVICE SETTINGS By tapping on your device, you’ll be back in the “Device Settings” section. If you have more than one device listed, these settings are specific to each of your device. NAMING YOUR COOKER You can change the name your cooker is referred to throughout the app. By tapping on the “Change Device Name”...
  • Page 33 This section of the app contains some seldom-used but occasionally helpful options regarding your preferred app temperature scale, adjusting your cooker’s display screen contrast, and a couple of troubleshooting options that should only be used as instructed by your Yoder Smokers support representatives.

  • Page 34: Routine Maintenance

    ROU TINE MAINT E N AN CE RECOMMENDED INSPECTION PROCESS FOR ROUTINE COOKER MAINTENANCE COOKING GRATES Every three months, or depending on use, bring the cooker up to the desired cooking temperature and use a cooker brush to clean the grates before evenly coating the grates with vegetable oil. HEAT DIFFUSER PLATE Every three months, or depending on use, it is recommended that the heat diffuser plate is scraped clean to removed any buildup of grease.
  • Page 35 Visually inspect the grease drain and surrounding area for buildup, and scrape clean as needed. EXTERIOR PAINTED SURFACES Yoder Smokers are painted with high heat silicone paint. When cleaning the smoker, surfaces should be washed with mild soap and water to remove any grease, food oils, errant seasoning sprays or rubs as they are corrosive to the surface.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting Bluetooth Connection

    TROUBLE SHOOT IN G B L U E TO O TH RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR RESTORING BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY 1. Confirm that the Bluetooth and location services are enabled on the device used to connect to the ACS controller. a. To use FireBoard on your Apple product, make sure your device is one of the following with iOS8 or later: •...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting Wifi Connection

    TR OUBL ES HO OTING W IFI RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR RESTORING WIFI CONNECTIVITY RECONNECT FIREBOARD TO WIFI To regain your WiFi connection, go to the Fireboard app on your mobile device and tap on the “Settings” icon on the bottom right of your screen. From here, tap on the name of your FireBoard under “Devices”, and then tap “Manage WiFi”.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting Ignition

    TROUBLE SHOOT IN G I G N I T I ON RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING FAILED IGNITION WARNING: If your pellet cooker fails to start, you MUST remove the grates, heat diffuser and any accumulated pellets BEFORE you attempt to start it again. Failure to do so could result in an uncontrollable fire in the body of the cooker, which has the potential to cause physical damage to the cooker.

  • Page 39: Manually Igniting The Grill

    MANUAL LY IGNITING T HE GR ILL RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR MANUALLY IGNITING THE GRILL Here are the steps to manually light the cooker in the event that the igniter fails. (Steps 2 & 3 only apply if the igniter has developed a dead short and is tripping the GFCI or blowing the fuse.) 1.

  • Page 40: Faq's

    RECOMMENDED TO USE IN MY GRILL? Yoder Smokers uses them exclusively for all product testing and development at the factory. Yes. Make sure it is a heavy-duty cord rated for outdoor use and CAN I USE AN EXTENSION CORD? marked with the suffix letter “W”...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    TR OUBL ES H OOT ING TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUE SOLUTION • Make sure burn grate is clean / free of ash. • Ensure igniter is positioned in center hole of burn grate GRILL WILL NOT IGNITE • Remove the burn grate to visually verify if the igniter is red / getting hot. If not, AFTER PUSHING ‘START’.

  • Page 42: Diagnostics

    DIA G NOST ICS GETTING STARTED FOR TESTING WITH ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS The Yoder Smokers ACS controller features built- FIG. 52 in test diagnostics to assist with verifying and testing functionality, and to help diagnose issues and potential component failure. To run the tests, begin with the steps below: 1.
  • Page 43 The ACS controller will now apply power to the igniter for 30 seconds, as per the countdown on the display. During this 30 seconds you should observe the igniter get hot and glow red. If the igniter does not react or get hot, please contact Yoder Smokers Customer Support: CustomerService@yodersmokers.com | 877.409.6337 (Option 2).

  • Page 44: Temperature Test

    TEMP E RAT U RE TE S T RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR THE ACS TEMPERATURE TEST This test will allow you to verify that your pellet cooker is functioning normally. When running this test, it is strongly suggested that you use BBQr’s Delight brand pellets, if available. For proper results, remove old pellets from the hopper and use fresh pellets.
  • Page 45 TEMPER A TUR E T ES T 1. This test requires that you first completely clean your cooker by vacuuming all ash from the burn grate, firepot, and the entire body of the cooker. You also need to clean all cooking debris and degrease all surfaces inside the cooker, including the heat diffuser, thermocouple, grease channel (including the drain hole), and inside the chimney.

  • Page 46: Acs Controller Temperature Offset

    A C S CONT ROLLE R OF F SET RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR INPUTTING A CUSTOM TEMPERATURE OFFSET Calibration of the ACS controller is a function that allows you to “dial in” your cookers performance, based on your requirements. This calibration is NOT something that you do constantly, but rather something that you may do to periodically verify your cooker’s performance.
  • Page 47 A CS CONTR OL L ER O F FS E T A CS CONTR OL L ER O F FS E T 3. Rotate the selector knob clockwise to highlight “Advanced” then press the selector knob to continue. 4. Press the selector knob when “Calibration” is highlighted. 5.
  • Page 48 NOTES...
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  • Page 54 ITEM # PART # DESCRIPTION QTY. 90737 STAINLESS HINGE 1024X12FHMSSS FLATHEAD MACHINE SCREW, STAINLESS 10-24 X 1/2 1024WHN 12-24 WHIZ NUT 24497 SERIAL PLATE 236-2489-02 POP RIVET W90780 YS640s CHAMBER LID 41435 HANDLE ROD 22866 HANDLE SPRING 22924 3/8” PUSH CAP 90901 UNIVERSAL CHROME COOKING GRATE 8”...

  • Page 55: Index Of Grill Components

    640 COOKING COMPONENTS...
  • Page 56 ITEM # PART # DESCRIPTION QTY. W90779 YS640 CHAMBER 1420WHN 1/4-20 WHIZ NUT 10X34HHSDS HEX HEAD SELF DRILLING SCREW 1420X1HB HEX BOLT 1/4-20 X 1” LONG 91713 STAINLESS AUGER COVER BRACKET W90811 STAINLESS FIRE POT 92401 STAINLESS REINFORCED BURN GRATE 24667 CERAMIC IGNITER ASSEMBLY A93011...
  • Page 57 IGNITER & THERMOCOUPLE COMPONENTS...
  • Page 58 ITEM # PART # DESCRIPTION QTY. A92473 HOPPER ASSEMBLY, YS480s/YS640s WITH ACS 10X34HHSDS SCREW, HEX HEAD, SELF DRILLING 10 x 3/4 1420X12HHSTS SCREW, SLOTTED, HEX HEAD, SELF TAPPING, 1/4-20 x 2...
  • Page 59 HOPPER & COOKING CHAMBER 640 HOPPER AND COOKING CHAMBER...
  • Page 60 HEX HEAD SLOTTED SHEET METAL SCREW 90172LFP YS 640s BOTTOM SHELF W90786 RIGHT FRONT LEG (D) W90784 LEFT FRONT LEG (C) 24252 8” WHEEL 90166LFP YS640s LONG SKIRT 90165LFP SIDE SKIRT W/ YODER SMOKERS LOGO W90782 REAR LEG (CASTER) (E)
  • Page 61 STANDARD CART...
  • Page 62 8” CASTER WHEEL, SWIVEL 3816X1FHB FLANGE BOLT 3/8-16 x 1” LONG 3816HNNL 3/8-16 NYLOCK NUT 90527 YODER SMOKERS COMP CART SIGN 1420X12BHCSSS BUTTON HEAD CAP SCREW, STAINLESS 1/4-20 x 1/2” 1420X1FHB FLANGE HEAD BOLT 1/4-20 x 1” LONG 1420HNNL 1/4-20 NYLOCK NUT...
  • Page 63 COMPETITION CART...
  • Page 64 ITEM # PART # DESCRIPTION QTY. 90101 HOPPER FRONT PANEL 90102 HOPPER BULKHEAD MOUNT 90106 HOPPER FAN END PANEL W90791 STAINLESS HOPPER A91999 AUGER BUSHING ASSEMBLY 24673 CONTROLLER KNOB W92017 AUGER WELDMENT 90027 AUGER ANTI-TORQUE PLATE 90001 AUGER MOTOR 90060 INNER FAN 115 CFM 1420X12SHCS SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW, 1/4-20 .05 LONG...
  • Page 65 COMPLETE HOPPER ASSEMBLY...

  • Page 66: Warranty

    This Limited Warranty covers parts deemed defective by Yoder Smokers, Inc. (the “Company”) only, and does not cover any labor costs for diagnosis, troubleshooting, removal, installation, export duties, or shipping, freight, or other transportation to or from the Company.
  • Page 67 UNIT, quality of the UNIT; or condition of the UNIT. THE COMPANY’S obligations shall not exceed its obligation expressly set forth in THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. For warranty claims, please verify you have registered your cooker within 30 days of purchase to validate your warranty. Contact Yoder Smokers Customer Service via email at customerservice@yodersmokers.com or by calling 877.409.6337, option 2, and include the model of your cooker, the serial number, the build date, your name,...
  • Page 68 3 YEARS 3 YEARS Your Yoder Smokers YS640 is fully backed by our exceptional customer support and warranties. The 10-gauge cooking body is warrantied for 10 years, the control system for 3 years, and the ceramic igniter for 3 years. Tires and casters are warrantied for 1 year against manufacturing defects.

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