I’ll leave this here incase someone has the same question, but you can totally leave the pellets in there. Easy fix. You don’t have to use a ratchet for the 7mm fire box screws. A phillips head works, may need to blow it out with an air compressor to see. If you Google “Stove & Grill Parts For Less” and look up “Cuisinart Pellet Grill Igniter-Fits Most Models” you’ll be good. Works great now! Just make sure you don’t have damp pellets if the grill has been out of commission for a while.

I was wondering the same thing!

@@dp6770 Same here. I broke the rotary switch moving my Oakmont and need to replace the circuit board because the rotary switch is integrated. Even Embers has the entire controller available for purchase but a little more than I wanted to spend.

Do you like this pellet grill, I’m thinking about getting me one never had one always cooked with charcoal, but tired of adding charcoal on long cooks so would like to try this cheap one before spending a lot on one

Did you replace the orfaces or just remove them)?

There are no batteries; the Piezo igniter works on friction.

@@movick5657 I am not the person asking BUT thanks for the information. I purchased a GAS2400AS already assembled at Tractor Supply and did not receive an Assembly Manual. I wondered re the ignitor as the TROUBLE SHOOTING matrix mentions 'battery'; but, I found no evidence of one. Again Thanks.

@@cyberboxx You're quite welcome! Those piezo ignitors can be a bit tempermental at times, so I make sure to slowly rotate the temp knob whilst depressed, holding in for a couple of seconds - then I rapidly snap the knob to activate the ignitor. Cheers!

Does it smoke fairly well? Give a good bark?

@@DezMusic247 Mine does.

Just got mine today too thank god it was Allready built lol

I just got one too!

@@alexbones5173 you clean out the ash??

I own one and I have had really good cooks out of this. There is not mush swing in the temperatures and hold its consistency. I have smoke many chicken, brisket, Turkey, ribs hotdog. hamburgers. I have also done allot of veggies. It is a really good grill and smoker.

@@mammamias-smokehouse4699 How much smoke does it produce? I watched a video on KZbin that showed no smoke and it was more like an oven. Does it smoke and does it add smoke flavor?

@@charleshipp2477 yes it does produce smoke but it’s not as heavy as a charcoal smoker or a stick burner. If you go too high of heat it’s less but low and slow you will get a great taste.

Holds temp in windy and cold weather as well done very long cooks and is very consistent

Yes i am thinking you're a cheapass peasant, since these grills are really cheapass crap made with crap materials.... Firebox will be gone in a year... not even closely comparable to a weber or napoleon, rosters are even worse, table is unstable.. good luck, nobody wants these crap grills

Thanks for this feedback. I'm looking to purchase this one or the GAS1466AS. Two questions - does it always require a match to light or does the friction igniter simply require a turn of the knobs? I saw a few people note this as downside. Also, do you know if you can use soap/water or other solution to clean the grates? I was initially going for stainless grates, but it appears Even Embers website doesn't have stainless grates that are compatible with this model.

@@ronniekister Happy to help! It does *not* require a match to light. My buddy has the grill featured here and I have a GAS2400AS -- each of the 4 knobs has its own independent electric ignition and we've both been using them all summer without issue. Just open the gas and then turn the knobs to ignite whichever burners you want to use. I'm curious about what caused those reviews you read to say they needed matches. The porcelain the cast iron grates are coated with is textured, but I don't see how washing them with soap and water would be any different than washing a Dutch oven. I haven't bothered hand washing because salmon and NY strip aren't very messy and that's all I've been grilling. I'll hand wash my grates this weekend and tell you how it went.

@@ndzapruder Thanks. I appreciate your insight. This makes me feel a lot better about the ease of lighting it. We just received our grill today in time for the holiday weekend and look forward to getting it put together!

@@ronniekister Awesome! (pro-tip: you get way better grill marks with the flat side facing up!)

You are the same guy who commented something similar on another video. You are just the seller.... it's 100% not equal to a weber variant. Its 100% cheaper and crappier. Firebox is cheap and very weak, grates are cheap. Burners are just below minimum standard chinese tubes. Stop putting fake bullshit on the Internet. After one year it will already degrade. Table and standard are wobbly and very unstable. Just admit you can't afford a decent grill... like Weber or Napoleon. That's why you're constantly hating on them... while you never ever had one in real life... otherwise you wouldn't say this crap... like it's equal.... whahahah.

Tip... don't buy these crap bbqs

Just got one. Works fine and built pretty well for a $300 smoker. No wireless capability but holds temp well and plenty of space. I’m smoking some ribs now and just came here looking for some more ways to play with the smoke settings.

This is the 2nd summer cooking on ours works just as good as any! The only thing we have never tried was smoking a brisket but I picked one up tonight an plan on smoking it all day tomorrow I’ll update this post and let everyone know how it comes out!

@@jjnichols705 How did it come out? Thinking about picking one of these up from Tractor Supply on sale this week

For years I never knew either. One day I finally stumbled across the answer - It's to hold a match if you need to light it that way!

Lmao it would be nice if they would have explain that in the manual