Understanding The Probes; Understanding The Control Board - Pit Boss PB0820D3 Assembly And Operation Manual

UNDERSTANDING THE PROBES

• GRILL PROBE
Located inside the main barrel, on the left wall, is the grill probe. It is a small, vertical piece of stainless steel. The grill probe
measures the internal temperature of the unit. When the temperature is adjusted on the Control Board, the grill probe will
read the actual temperature inside the unit and adjust to the desired temperature.
IMPORTANT: The temperature of your unit is highly affected by ambient outdoor weather, quality of pellets used,
flavor of pellets, and the quantity of food being cooked.
• MEAT PROBE
The meat probe measures the internal temperature of your meat in the grill, similar to your indoor oven. Plug-in the meat
probe adapter to the meat probe connection port on the Control Board and insert the stainless steel meat probe into the
thickest portion of your meat and the temperature will be displayed on the control board. To ensure the meat probe is
connected properly to the connection port, feel and hear it snap into place.
NOTE: When placing the meat probe into your meat, ensure the meat probe and meat probe wires avoid direct contact
with flame or excess heat. This can result in damage to your meat probe. Run the excess wire out the rear exhaust holes
of the main grill or the top of the main grill (near the grill lid hinge). When not in use, disconnect from the meat probe
connection port and place aside to keep protected and clean.

UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL BOARD

CONTROL DESCRIPTION
"P" SET
Press the Power Button to power on the unit. The button will glow blue if connected to a power source. COOK
PROBE 1
Press the button again to turn the unit off.
FC
PROBE 2
PRIME
FC
The Temperature Control Dial allows you to set your desired smoking temperature. Once connected
to a power source and the Power Button is pressed, turn the dial and select from any of the ten preset
temperatures, between 82-260°C / 180-500°F. When the dial is turned to a temperature preset, the Digital
LCD Screen with light up, displaying that it is ready to operate. When the dial is turned to off, the Digital LCD
Screen will remain off.
The "P" Set Button is used to select one of the eight fine tunings when the Temperature Control Dial is set
"P" SET
to the Smoke Setting . Press the button to change the "P" setting to accommodate to your cooking style and
cooking environment, as preferred. With a short push of the button, the setting increases from P0 to P7, then
PROBE 1
repeats. Adjustments are only possible in the Smoke Setting. Factory default setting is "P4". If the "P" setting
is adjusted, your preference will be locked-in (saved) until further adjustment is made.
The "P" Set Button is also used as a Temperature Switch Control to change the temperature readout on PROBE 2
PRIME
the LCD Screen. Press and hold the button for two seconds to switch to Celsius (ºC) or to Fahrenheit (ºF), as
preferred. Default is set to Fahrenheit.
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"P" SET
COOK
PROBE 1
FC
PROBE 2
PRIME
FC
300º
250º 350º
"P"SET
225º 400º
ACTUAL
FC
200º 450º
SMOKE 475º
OFF HIGH
COOK
"P"SET
FC
ACTUAL
FC
"P"SET
225º
ACTUAL
FC
200º
SMOKE
250º
225º
FC
200º
SMOKE
OFF
300º
250º 350º
400º
450º
475º
OFF HIGH
300º
350º
400º
450º
475º
HIGH