Controller Video! Fireboard in the Lone Star Grillz Pellet Smoker

[@Rwhittaker]

I haven’t used half of those features. I do use the app on my phone a lot. While at kids games etc. I also use the program mode and makes lots of custom programs so I can cook briskets and pork butts over night or while I’m not at home. It’s great. The hold at 165 when done is super nice. That way I don’t have to be there or awake when it’s finished and it will hold it perfectly

[@txbluzmn]

It's good to 160! But I've found the meat to drop to 145 while at 160 on hold. Perfect temp

[@BabyBackManiac]

Lawn mowing and dogs barking is standard issue with making youtube videos around here. lol. I really like that display. Tons of information on the screen all at once and no need to dive into the app to see the graphs. I don't think I've seen that before. What I do NOT like is that it's 102 degrees in Dallas during the evenings...but I don't blame Fireboard for that. Good walk though, man. Very detailed.

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks brother! Go to the wrap up on the app video.... 😁👍

[@PacoRobbins]

Wife and I are just about to build a privacy fence and I'm hoping after that we still have enough to get one of these. I grew up with family members using stick burners and I have a Camp Chef that just gave out and am ready for a real pellet smoker. This video is fantastic.

[@txbluzmn]

Thank you!

[@sheletdennis869]

Great video I ordered my Lone Star pellet grill a couple of days ago so this video will definitely help me get a head start on how to navigate the controller love your videos very informative keep up the good work also I watched your video on picking up your Lone Star Grill I am going to do the same thing I'm driving from Shreveport Louisiana can't wait to get that call I am very excited

[@txbluzmn]

Congrats! It'll be a great day!

[@VLC1959]

Thanks for all the time you spent making this, it helped allot. What an amazing controller, just cooker my first try tip, and the app allowed me to change the temp on the fly so I could have it done when I needed. Thanks again

[@txbluzmn]

Glad it helped!

[@Uraja]

Thank you so much for this video. My LSG is on order and your videos are so informative about the smoker.

[@txbluzmn]

You're welcome!

[@henryfabian3187]

Just got my LSG pellet grill. Awesome video!

[@txbluzmn]

Congrats! 🎉

[@V8laca]

Thank you for the great 411!

[@txbluzmn]

You bet!

[@JC-dg1lh]

Thanks Paul, I appreciate the info. I’m lookin forward to the vid on the Programs!

[@txbluzmn]

I was editing and realized I didn't record how to set alerts! Planning on finishing this week.

[@jamesmcbride1553]

Hello Paul, I finely received my Lone Star pellet smoker. I want to thank you for all the hard work you put in to this video. I have ran my smoker once the day I received it, day before yesterday. I have notice the temp on the gauge to the fire board was way off. I have not yet put a few thermometers in the pit to see what is off. The way I understood your video you can adjust that, amazing. Tomorrow after church a few of us are going to have smash burgers wish me luck. Thanks again for the info.

[@txbluzmn]

Strange. How long did you run it? The deflector was closed? How far off was it?

[@cjjblaster]

Let it run for awhile 4 hrs plus once it completely heat soaks all the metal it will be right on same temp. I’m amazed how accurate it is

[@jamesmcbride1553]

@@txbluzmn it is about 100 degrees off. I did notice today there is a adjustment screw on the gauge as well. I will get it right I have everything to do it with. Cook some smash burgers today after church and they came out great!

[@jamesmcbride1553]

I just didn’t want to put a gator pit gauge on it. Lol

[@txbluzmn]

@@jamesmcbride1553 I'd call LSG...

[@JeremyGillard]

Great detailed video! Could you please show us how the LSG utilizes the Aux port on the Fireboard? How are the two buttons, fans, auger, and additional pit-probe all attached and run through the Aux cable?

[@txbluzmn]

They all go through the multi-pin connector I unplugged.

[@JeremyGillard]

@@txbluzmn I understand that.... But what does that harness look like... how are they accomplishing the auger and extra temp sensor

[@txbluzmn]

I haven't taken it apart that far@@JeremyGillard

[@danlarue8295]

When I got mine home, I had to go underneath to connect the strap and I noticed there are two fans, one of them at the bottom of the hopper. I started mine today and they’re both working. Maybe we can find out what the fan at the bottom of the hopper is for, I only assume to aerate the pellets before they get into the worm Great video, save me about eight hours of reading and messing around with the controls!

[@msknapp0182]

The 2nd fan is just to keep the electronics compartment cool so the fireboard doesn't overheat. I have had to go into that compartment multiple times to clean out pellets that are falling into that compartment due to shoddy welding on the hopper unit, so unfortunately I'm very familiar with that compartment.

[@jordanmel236]

Thanks for the detailed info! I'm going to pull the trigger on a pit soon and this helped alot

[@txbluzmn]

Glad to hear it!

[@RobertMarshall-d2n]

the flashing light on the top right is for your wifi. slow flashing tells you it is locked and talking to the cloud. if it is flashing fast it is searching for your router and trying to log on. setting up the log on is a pain trying to get log in info correct it hides the pass word as you type it in and my fat fingers don't always hit the right key and that character disappears before I can focus on it sometimes so I have to redo it several times. wish I had the view or hide the pass word.

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks for the additional information!

[@colecrawford1838]

Hey Friend, since you clearly have this FireBoard figured out quite well I have a question for you… Is there any way to just run the fan without firing the igniter? Just wanted to get air flow while I’m running my charcoal basket. I appreciate any info, your friend from Canada.

[@txbluzmn]

No, there's no way to run the fan by itself using the controller... but you really don't need to for just using the charcoal basket. The fire will create a draft.

[@toddgregory5850]

Dude!! Where have you been? could of used this video last weekend lol. The fire board was stuck in the on position. Had to hold 2 buttons down for 5sec to get it to turn off. Guess you call it a hard reboot. Thanks This defently helps.

[@txbluzmn]

Sorry brother! 😁

[@Cummins-smoke-team]

I have a recteq, I love it…is it worth spending 4 grand on a new smoker? When this one dies of course are these everything I heard they are cracked up to be?

[@txbluzmn]

No - if it does everything you want it to do, then enjoy it!!!! It is. and so much more I think!!

[@cjjblaster]

Great tutorial warning if you go to contrast and adjust till it not visible and cotrol times out it’s tough to get back.I used your video to get back to the contrast menu😀

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mh2739]

Hello Paul, I’m impressed, you did a great job putting this video together. I’m going to save this for the future when I get my LSG. Why is there a battery on the fireboard? Do you have to keep it charged to run the smoker?

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks, friend! The fireboard is made as a standalone cook monitor. That's why it has a battery. When it is in the LSG, it runs on wall power and will not use the battery. You don't have to worry about it at all! Thanks for asking!

[@codysanford1988]

Hello there, you seem pretty tech savvy to me. Just got my LSG in and the fireboard computer is off by at least 100 degrees. Smoked 3 racks of ribs for the family and cooked them 100 degrees too low for 5 hours. Finally figured out what was going on by looking at the tel-tru. I saw you can adjust it by 50 degrees via the controller, but I have a feeling I'm missing something. Any ideas by chance? Def has more heat near the fire too. I was expecting it to have even heating. What are your thoughts?

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks for the reply. My first advice would be to use the ambient probe with the Fireboard to check temps around the cook chamber. You can try running a cook using the ambient probe for the set point. You're pit probe could be bad. other than that - 100 deg is too much. Contact Chris and tell him what's the results from your tests I mentioned. LMK how it turns out!!

[@MrDavidwesty]

Mine is doing the same. I will reach out to Chris

[@LutherDCline]

Thanks! You are awesome!

[@txbluzmn]

You are!

[@davidpayne871]

Once you started using those wood chips with pellets have noticed a difference in smoke flavor? good or bad....?

[@txbluzmn]

Video coming on that soon! In one word - great!

[@YkkTJ]

Thanks for the great video man!

[@txbluzmn]

You bet!

[@MIKER-ey8sq]

Will it update randomly during a cook in progress and affect the cook

[@txbluzmn]

No . Not at all.

[@Reedler74]

Awesome man! Would love to see some info on the cold smoke feature. Also did you order your wood pellets from lonestar grillz or source them from somewhere else. I have two bags on the way but would love to find a cheaper alternative. Excited to try the wood chips.

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks! Did you see my video on smoking cheese? I did order them from LSG. Video coming soon...

[@JustGrillingandChilling.]

Excellent and informative video….. it is videos like these that are getting me very close to putting in an order…. Gotta figure out shipping to Ontario, Canada though…. Thanks for your efforts here, very much appreciated….👍🏼👍🏼

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks friend!

[@BigChuck525]

Thank you so much. As far as I know you are the only one to give this information. The Fireboard and Lone Star Grillz websites are little help. Great job.

[@JustGrillingandChilling.]

@@BigChuck525 agreed….👍🏼👍🏼

[@dawsonmckeown4242]

Great job with this tutorial. Thanks.

[@txbluzmn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bigbooth44]

What ratio do you do for the pellets to wood chips

[@txbluzmn]

I do a 50/50 blend. Just eyeballing it of course ...

[@rszzzfhobertbguysuinsgkfro3301]

Can this smoker run without the wifi? Will the temperature probes still read read temps?

[@txbluzmn]

Yes! Yes!! no problems. It will run as is or you can also use Bluetooth to your phone to connect the app.

[@MrDavidwesty]

My channel 7 pit temp is showing 70 degrees higher than my test probe set in the middle of the grill. Should I set the offset to 70 degrees?

[@txbluzmn]

I don't think you can go higher than 50degrees. I'd call LSG and see what they say.

[@MrDavidwesty]

@@txbluzmn ok Thanks!

[@seuells]

Could you help me out with understanding how to the temps to read accurate with each other. When I did my burn the FireBoard and the teltru read the exact same. Now every cook after the teltru has read a consistent 25ish degrees lower than the FireBoard has, I don’t get why and I’m so confused on how to get that troubleshooted.

[@txbluzmn]

The Tel-Tru is probably next to a cold piece of meat while the pit temp probe is right over the fire. They're not always the exact same on mine until the lid has been shut for a while. You can also change to the external probe for pit temp if you want.

[@johngaber8451]

Outstanding sir

[@txbluzmn]

Many thanks!!

[@Jeeptj1300]

THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFO

[@txbluzmn]

You bet!

[@matthewhaas3263]

Thanks for taking the time to go over these features. I was curious how you would see the different temps with the probes. Feel like this will help a lot when mine arrives. Do you recall how long it took for yours to be done? I’m at 11 weeks today and every day feels like a month lol

[@txbluzmn]

You are welcome! I think I was quoted 17 weeks and it took every bit of it. :(

[@MWE-693]

I ordered on 3/14/23, production start 5/25, balance paid 5/29, cover delivered 6/8 and grill delivered 7/13.

[@matthewhaas3263]

@@MWE-693 hmmm, yeah I ordered and paid on 5/3, still haven’t gotten the production start email yet. My last correspondence he said the were at 3 months plus or minus “a bit”. I hope “a bit” isn’t a whole month 😩

[@MWE-693]

@@matthewhaas3263 Hard, though worth the wait...

[@emailaccount2904]

@@matthewhaas3263 Not sure why you haven't got a build start email yet. I ordered mine the day after you (5/4) and build start email was received on 8/31. Was quoted 14 week and today (8/9) is the end of the 14 weeks. If @ME-by5gs build time frame holds true for me, I'll be pushing 17 weeks. Not happy about that. Moving to new facility didn't seem to help production any. Seems ridiculous for a build to take a month and a half.

[@stevemyers1611]

Please help, I tried to do the 0-400 wing method and I had a problem. I started the pit and put in 400 for my set point, it went thru its ignite phase and went to running but I noticed that the auger speed only went to 60% and thats as fast as it would go almost like there is max 60%set point . Help please

[@txbluzmn]

My auger never goes above 60% unless it's starting or I put it in manual mode. Did it not come up to temperature?

[@stevemyers1611]

@@txbluzmn thx for answering No it didnt come up to temp only 360

[@stevemyers1611]

@@txbluzmn I told chris that im going to experiment tomorrow

[@brentpiper469]

Good video!! Thanks

[@txbluzmn]

Thank you too!

[@rattlesnakebbq]

Hi Paul, I had to change out my Fireboard controller and watched your video to see how it's done. So, when my new controller arrived, I hopped out to my Lone Star and started unscrewing the "tiny tiny" screws...right side, no problem...left side a little more effort because there's not much room...I then exchanged the controller as you showed in your video...easy Breezy...put the tiny tiny little screw on the right side, no problem...then started trying to put the tiny tiny screw on the left...30 minutes later, I finally got that little sucker in...🥴🥴🥴Holy Guacamole...there needs to be a better and easier way to remove and replace that cover...only because of that left screw...I was to a point where I was going to cut a slot (just wide enough for the width of the treaded part of the screw to pass through it. That way you can leave the screws in place and slip the cover through the slots and tighten them up from there...chose not to for warranty reasons...but really, that was a pain in the butt. Thank you for the video!!!👍 👍 👍...your videos are very informative and I enjoy them very much.👍👍👍

[@txbluzmn]

Thanks!! Glad it helped!

[@RobertMarshall-d2n]

in the pit itself there is a nut and bolt you unscrew to allow you to reach the left screw with a screwdriver. I dropped that screw several times and lose it eventually.LSG sent me several replacement screws and a tiny screwdriver that made it easier. still less than desirable method of adding that left side screw but I can see why it is how they did it. don't forget to replace that nut and bolt which only function is to keep smoke from leaking out while providing access to that one screw.

[@garyag45]

👍🤛😎🙏🦅🇺🇸

[@txbluzmn]

😎🤜👍🇺🇸

[@-MOYST-]

My firebox channel 7 , which controls auger ect is about 40 degrees hotter than pit temp. How can I correct this?

[@txbluzmn]

I would start by using the ambient temp probe and sticking it near the Tel-true to make sure that it is reading correctly. If it is, I would put it by the pit probe to make sure it's reading the same. 40° is too much of a difference - something is off.

[@alex_talley]

I’m also having a pretty large variance between tel tru and built in probe on my lone star. I tried to blame on large cooks at first but I did a few ribs and pork butts on recent cook and noticed the cook time was taking 50% longer than expected. Looked at my tel tru with pretty much empty pit and it was 40-50° off from FireBoard probe. I’m setting a probe in the pit this weekend to try to verify which is accurate. Disappointed as it seems like the pit typically held for people reviewing by almost match between tel tru and probe.

[@-MOYST-]

@@alex_talley I would up take 50 degrees off the probes calibration and now it’s spot on.

[@txbluzmn]

@@alex_talley I would really check all the probes for accuracy in some ice water to begin with. There can't be 50 degrees difference in 15 inches of space.

[@alex_talley]

@@txbluzmn thanks both for comments. I placed ambient probe in back furthest away from fire pot (have the 42”). Set temp on smoker is 225°. Temp on ambient probe on the bottom rack in back is 178°. Tel tru is 175° (basically spot on with ambient probe in smoker) . Built in ambient probe is saying 226°. I can make the calibration adjustment it just seems based on what I read that’s a large adjustment.