Bypass the Switches! - Masterbuilt Gravity Series

[@sukeshsuckesh745]

Have to let you know that this video saved my cook. The tin foil trick worked a treat, my family and friends thank you :)

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

That is awesome to hear! Smoke on!!

[@patricknichols3187]

I love my 1050 but these damn switches are it’s Achilles heel. I’ve replaced 3 of them and now I’m here. Thanks for the easy fixing!

[@LegendaryOldwarrior]

Thank you! I ended up doing this for all 3 just so I can rule out what is not working with the MB. It ended up being the fan once I put a new one in lol. Anyways I am staying with this because it does rule out the switches being bad doing it this way the next time it stops working on me.

[@StrippedVeneers]

You are a life saver! The chimney switch burnt out on me and the lid switch is a pain in the Boston butt. This is exactly what I was looking for. Also thanks for the links! Subscribed 😅

[@travisjames1274]

My Masterbuilt Gravity series 600 came with a detached wire to the ash door sensor this video helped me get it up and running. happy pre 4th of July!

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Awesome! Happy 4th!

[@JoeAnshien]

Thanks for the video and links. I have an 800 - Almost a year old and luckily no issues so far. I may pick up those connectors just in case. I am temped by the rack;-)

[@StevesRC]

Nice thanks for watching. Yes that rack is nice and cheap compared to the other options out there :)

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Good stuff! That rack is nice i have to say

[@datmunanski8690]

You just saved the Super Bowl!!! Thanks man

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Hell yea!

[@bottomtiercollector]

Another testimonial here. Saved a low and slow 12 hour plus butt cook for 4th of July. Will be buying the connectors and bypassing the switches

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Love it! Happy fourth!! We have a brisket on too!

[@bottomtiercollector]

@Smokingmeatsbbq I really appreciate your Redneck "in a pinch" solution and then a more professional safer solution.

[@Kueh44]

If you're fully commited to the bypass, just cut out the connectors and join the black wires together. Use heat shrink to make it look better. You can always re-install the connectors if you want.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Yep fair enough! Good advice

[@quique18poker]

I think @smokingmeatsbbq's idea is better without cutting the connectors.

[@kevinking3394]

Bypassing the way he did in this video won't void any warranties. If you just cut the wires and join them together, any warranty you may have will most definitely be voided.

[@eotmanoftheyear]

You save my birthday. Thank you for this video very much.!!!

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Glad I could help!

[@rickhayes]

Woodford is hungry!! Feed that boy!! LOL!!

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Oh he’s fine!!

[@MainahTony]

is it common for a brand new grill to have the fan issue? worked once on burn off then nothing $500 dollar machine for something simple not to work. but ill be getting these for by pass thank you

[@KimpactRealtyGroup]

saved my dinner party! can confirm the tinfoil works. Bought the linked connectors to bypass forever.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Love it!

[@christopherochoa1446]

Great video! My question is how does the fan regulate heat if you bypass and complete circuit for the fan?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

It still works as intended. I only bypassed the lid/door sensors.

[@GetAlfaroful]

Hey great video. I recently brought the fireboard 2 pro for my 1050. So i brought the cables that were made for the masterbuilt to use with the fireboard. Did u also use that? Just curious as to how u have ur fireboard connected? Tnk u.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Yes I bought the one with cable made for MB. Just plug and play pretty much.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

I am powering off a usb bank for higher fan speeds

[@privateusername2222]

@@Smokingmeatsbbq how do you do this!?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

@@privateusername2222 using a powrbank?

[@conradkostelecky7935]

One of these got me about an hour and a half into a cook Grrr. So I just moved my brisket over to my pellet grill. I am putting in toggle switches in parallel to original plunger switches. This won't get me again.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Yea thats a great way to handle it too!

[@MrDoodles42]

Hey! Thanks for the vid. If the tin foil trick doesn’t kick in the fan is there a problem elsewhere? Fan stopped after I opened the hopper lid and wouldn’t come back on after closing. This was the first fire up after winter. Was fine for 30 mins then stopped.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Make sure the connections at the board are good… check your fan too and make sure mice haven’t made a home in it haha

[@MoldovaDIZEL]

Happened to me once also after starting a cook I just gave it a gentle spin with a screwdriver and off it went working

[@jbeckerman]

I am super remedial and I wasn't sure what you did with the wires to get them in to that connector then connecting it back to the grill itself. Can you spell it out for me please?

[@patrickfreeland5798]

So my 560 fan wont turn on. I think its the switches and want to buy/make the loops. If i do that and the fan wont turn on still, what would be the next think to replace...fan itself. Control board, plug seem to be working fine...just cant it to turn on. May be i try the short term foil truck first to see if that gets it turned on. Link for the bypass loops?

[@MikePetrella]

Made the switch for all 3 connections as shown in the video, but the fan still won't kick in... suggestions??

[@MrJeepfreak1972]

I realize this is a year old vid but I just found it researching this grill. May I ask why the need to unplug the bypass you installed to open the hopper lid to add charcoal? Thank you.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

No worries. I try to manage all comments :) Anyways, the reason is if you allow the fans to run while you open that chimney, you run the risk of really creating a flame thrower out of the top. I've singed my eye brows before. Just be careful, but its not 100% needed if you are quick to add more. The flame risk is low when the hopper is very full and more of a risk when the hopper is low. Just a lot of oxygen entering the system.

[@MrJeepfreak1972]

@@Smokingmeatsbbq That makes sense. Thank you.

[@Verily_Seville]

So now I have to watch a how to video on connecting wires and electrical work... I'm hoping cramming in tin foil will solve as wiring is not something I've done. But this explains why I can't get fan running at 500....

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Yep!

[@SUAVEWILL]

Life saver , thanks 🙏🏾

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Glad it worked!

[@estherroh743]

thanks so much - so easy!

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

You're welcome!

[@RichLasVegas]

Question for you. I bypassed the switches with the ones you linked to in your other video. I also added the Fireboard drive 2. Every once in a while I get a lid error even though they are bypassed. Any ideas? I twisted the switch wires and sealed all three. Should I replace the 3 ? Thx

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

A lid error on a fireboard? Try going into the settings. There’s something to do with the lid in there. I think mainly it’s designed to cut the fans off if the ambient temp drops temp too quickly. Then it pauses the fan output for a set time. Sorry, I hope that helps!!

[@RichLasVegas]

That was it. Lid detection was on and set for 7 minutes. Turned the feature off. Thx for the help.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

@@RichLasVegas perfect! 👍

[@briandelsi7386]

Maybe you can help me. I’m having trouble running steady temperatures with my FireBoard it shoots way past temp. I can’t seem to hold a steady. Do you have any advice?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Have you tried any other of the algorithms? Are you running it on a poker source or from the battery?

[@deviantx5220]

Thanks man!

[@Aapfgang]

My fan went out a couple of months ago on my 560. I replaced the switches and to no avail. I want to replace the fan or possibly the controller but don’t want to buy unnecessary parts. You think the tin foil trick could work for? If so how exactly do I do it?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

I would absolutely try it first. Likely chance it helps! Just stuff tin foil in the connectors I show. You want to make contact of the two pins in each plug.

[@YayaOrchid]

I have seen several video that the temp switch gives out after several cooks. Is that why you are using the Fire board 2?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Not entirely. The temp switches will give you a hassle but it’s easy to work around. I’m using Fireboard due to the consistency of temp, the app experience and because I’m a tinkerer at heart and I can’t leave well enough alone!

[@YayaOrchid]

@@Smokingmeatsbbq Do you think that the 800 is better quality with issues fixed like temp switch and quality of metal used than the 560.

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

@@YayaOrchid honestly I’m not sure but I doubt it’s vastly different. I’ve only owned the 800 but generationally speaking it came out after the 560 so it may be improved.

[@YayaOrchid]

@@Smokingmeatsbbq Ok. Thank you. I will keep researching

[@souljasky999]

can you buy the jst connectors pre soldered like you have them?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

I don't think you can. Twisting the together and using electrical tape would work just fine honestly. There also is a product called solder seal that you can use a heat gun to connect the wires but honestly that's likely too much work.

[@jheffer8200]

The bypass works on the two hopper sensors when connect the pins.... but when I do it on the connector by the mother board for the lid switch nothing happens? Am I missing something?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Lid switch is only really active above 500 degrees

[@jheffer8200]

@@Smokingmeatsbbq I see what you're saying here. What I don't understand is even though I'm not at 500° yet the fan is running, I disconnect it and the fan stops. I use a screwdriver to ground the two contact pins to each other and it will not turn on again

[@belavet]

@@jheffer8200 you sure you aren't actually looking at the fan power cable and not the switch cable?

[@jheffer8200]

@@belavet hahaha thank you! I actually figured that out a few weeks ago, but much appreciated.

[@hsimpsonjr]

Do you have a link to the Heat shrink wire covers you used?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

It is now in the description box :) Its an assortment, but the right size is in there.

[@metastash]

I just got a 560 for my birthday - put the whole thing together today and the fan won’t kick on no matter what. Frustrating exp so far

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Hmm. Might be an issue with the board. Sorry to hear. I’m sure MB will make it right.

[@belavet]

could be your fan too... I contacted masterbuilt about the issue and they sent a new one. It worked the second I plugged it in. This thing cooks really well but it feels like it's made out of about $45 worth of parts.

[@UnitGFC]

Any safety considerations if you bypass the lid switch?

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Do at your own risk but if you’re only smoking that lid switch isn’t ever active anyway. It’s only active at 500+ degrees

[@BIGKG1982]

Anyone have the link for the rack? I dont see it

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Its there. Second Link - Grill Grate

[@troybrumley3979]

I think that’s the wrong link for the warming rack…

[@Smokingmeatsbbq]

Ah shoot they’ve changed it. I’ll get that updated asap.

[@troybrumley3979]

Thanks!

[@leonzhou31]

Tin foil fixed it immediately after I swapped 3 fans. 😢

[@Aapfgang]

So you just stick Tim foil in the wires and it works?! Hoping you see this comment my fan went out a few months back and haven’t smoked meat since