OWNER’S MANUAL A MAJOR CAUSE OF FIRES IS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED CLEARANCES (AIR SPACES) TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THIS PRODUCT BE INSTALLED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS. TFB88PUB/ZB TFB57PUB/ZB ITM. / ART. 833853 66103_PRO15_v10.
IMPORTANT SAFETY READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLING AND USING THE APPLIANCE Please read this entire manual before installation and use of this pellet-burning appliance. Failure to follow these instructions could result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death. Contact local building or fire officials about restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area.
WARNING! Many parts of the grill will become very hot during operation. Care must be taken to avoid burns, both during operation and afterwards, while the grill is still hot. • Never leave the grill unattended when young children are present. • Never move the grill when it is operating. • Let the grill cool thoroughly before moving or attempting to transport. WARNING! • Assemble and operate this grill ONLY per the instructions in the Assembly Guide and the Owner’s Manual.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 66103_PRO15_v10.indd 5 2 Important Safety 8 Get to Know Your Grill 6 Grill Components 10 Initial Firing Instructions 13 Subsequent Start-Up 14 Operating Tips 16 Using the Meat Probes 17 Hopper Clean-out Register your grill online for a FREE Traeger ebook 18 Maintaining Your Grill 20 Reigniting Your Grill 22 Frequently Asked Questions Go online at traegergrills.com/register 25 Service and Support 30 Wiring Diagram 31 Warranty traegergrills.
GRILL COMPONENTS PELLETS Traeger makes eight different pellet types so you can serve up a feast of different flavors. Clean-burning and environmentally safe, our natural wood pellets are made from U.S. grown timber, ignite fast with low ash residue, and are crafted in one of our three Traeger-owned mills. By making our own pellets, we can guarantee that from mill to grill, there’s nothing but 100% pure virgin hardwood flavoring your food. 2.5” 17” «MADE IN THE U.S.A.
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GRILL COMPONENTS GET TO KNOW YOUR GRILL COMPLETE THESE STEPS TO GET TRAEGER'ING (REFER TO THE ASSEMBLY GUIDE) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Remove all items from inside the grill barrel and pellet hopper. Attach legs to grill frame assembly and braces to legs. Attach the chrome door handle and side handle. Assemble smokestack: attach the flue pipe to the grill frame assembly and mount the chimney cap assembly. Position the heat baffle over the hopper assembly. 6. 7. 8.
PELLET HOPPER An 18-pound-capacity pellet hopper will keep you cooking for hours. Pair that with Traeger’s Digital Pro Controller and delicious food is just a “click” away. BARREL SHAPE Traeger’s signature barrel shape creates a vortex of convection. It circulates hot, smoky air around the cooking chamber, surrounding your food with heat and cooking it evenly on all sides. GRILLING SPACE With either 884 sq. in. (Pro Series 34) or 572 sq. in.
INITIAL FIRING INSTRUCTIONS Countdown to Traeger’ing. To be used on initial firing or anytime the grill runs out of pellets. In order to ensure proper operation of the grill, you must first allow the auger tube to be “charged” with pellets. Smoke 375 Shut Down Cycle Power Probe 1 Probe 2 Probe Selector 1 2 Remove the porcelain-coated grill grates, grease drain pan, and heat baffle from the inside of the grill.
Probe 1 Probe 2 5 Probe Selector Fill the hopper with Traeger Hardwood Pellets and turn the temperature dial to HIGH. 6 ProbeWhen 1 the pelletsProbe begin1to fall into the firepot, turn the temperature dial to SHUT DOWN CYCLE to reset the hot rod. Then with pellets still in the firepot, turn the temperature dial back to SMOKE. Probe 1 Probe 2 7 Probe 1 Probe When flames startProbe coming out of the Selector 2 firepot, turn the temperature dial to SHUT DOWN CYCLE and switch to OFF.
INITIAL FIRING INSTRUCTIONS (cont.) Probe 1 Probe 1 Probe 1 Probe 2 Probe 2 9 Probe 1 Probe Selector Probe 2 Probe Selector Probe 2 With the door open, turn the switch ON (I) and the temperature dial to SMOKE. In about 2 minutes, the pellets will ignite and whitish-gray smoke will come out of the grill. After the pellets have ignited, close the door and turn the temperature dial to any cooking setting desired.
SUBSEQUENT START-UP Probe 1 Probe 1 Probe 2 Probe 2 Probe Selector Probe Selector Probe 1 Probe 2 1 With the door open, turn the switch ON (I) and the temperature dial to SMOKE. In about 2 minutes, the pellets will ignite and whitish-gray smoke will come out of the grill. After the pellets have ignited, close the door and turn the temperature dial to any cooking setting desired. 2 Probe Selector Allow the grill to preheat for about 10 minutes with the door closed before placing food in the grill.
OPERATING TIPS 1. You can change the temperature dial at any time 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. during grilling to increase or decrease cooking temperature. The HIGH temperature setting is for grilling. The SMOKE setting is for smoking and adding smoke flavor to foods being cooked. The SMOKE setting can also be used to “hold” foods at about 165ºF.
9. CARBON MONOXIDE: WARNING! Follow these guidelines to prevent this colorless, odorless gas from poisoning you, your family, or others. • Know the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning: headaches, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, sleepiness, and confusion. Carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Low blood oxygen levels can result in loss of consciousness and death.
USING THE MEAT PROBES Probe 1 Probe Selector Probe 2 Probe 1 Probe 2 1 Insert 1 or 2 meat probes into the plug-in holes on the lower left corner of the controller, then thread probes through the access hole grommet on the left side of the grill barrel. Probe 1 Probe 2 3 2 Probe Selector Insert probe tip into meat, making sure it's not in the fatty portion or touching bone, but is halfway into the thickest part of the meat.
HOPPER CLEAN-OUT Your Traeger Grill has a hopper clean-out system that allows you to quickly change from one pellet flavor to another without making a mess. Smoke 375 Shut Down Cycle Power High OFF ON 1 Turn the switch to OFF (O) and disconnect the power cord. If the grill is still hot, allow it to cool completely. 3 Unscrew the clean-out door fastener and open, allowing the pellets to empty into the container below it.
MAINTAINING YOUR GRILL 1. CREOSOTE AND GREASE FORMATION AND REMOVAL When wood pellets are burned slowly, they produce tar and other organic vapors that combine with expelled moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the relatively cool flue exhaust of a slow-burning fire. As a result, creosote accumulates on the flue lining. When ignited, creosote makes an extremely hot fire.
Outside storage: CAUTION! If the grill is stored outside during the rainy season, care should be taken to ensure that water does not get into the pellet hopper. Wood pellets expand greatly when wet and will jam your auger. A Traeger Grill Cover is highly recommended to protect the grill! Covers are available from your Traeger dealer, or log onto our website, traegergrills.com.
REIGNITING YOUR GRILL WARNING! If at any time the grill fails to light or the fire in the firepot goes out while cooking or smoking and there are sufficient pellets in the pellet hopper, it is important to follow these steps. Failure to do so may cause a hazardous "over-firing" of your grill due to an excess of unburned pellets in the firepot. Smoke 375 Shut Down Cycle Power 1 High OFF ON DANGER! If the grill failed to light or the fire went out, turn the switch OFF (O) and disconnect the power cord.
Probe Selector Probe 2 Probe 1 Probe 2 Probe 1 Probe Selector Probe 1 Probe 2 Probe 2 5 When flames start to come out of the firepot, turn the switch OFF (O). Let the grill cool down. Now you’re ready to place the heat baffle, grease drain pan, and porcelain-coated grill grates back into the grill. 6 Probe Selector Probe Selector With the door open, turn the switch ON (I) and the temperature dial to SMOKE.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question Answer Verify power at the electrical outlet. Why won’t my grill ignite? If the power cord is connected to a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter), check and reset if necessary. Initiate start-up. If no ignition, see next answer. DANGER! Turn the switch Remove the control and check the fuse on back. Replace the fuse OFF (O) and disconnect if blown. REINSTALL THE CONTROL. the power cord. Check the draft inducer fan and the auger drive motor for operation.
DANGER! Turn the switch OFF (O) and disconnect the power cord. CAUTION! If the grill is still hot, allow it to cool thoroughly. Remove any covers necessary to access the auger drive motor. How do I remove the auger if it jams? Remove the screw connecting the auger drive motor shaft to the auger shaft and the screw retaining the auger bushing into the auger tube. With a small pipe wrench or locking pliers on the auger shaft, turn the auger counterclockwise.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (cont.) Question With the Traeger Digital Pro Controller, what dial setting is recommended for starting the grill? How do I protect my paint finish? Where can I get a new part for my grill? Answer The auto-start procedure is the same for all grill controls. With the door open, turn the switch ON (|) and turn the temperature dial to SMOKE. In about 2 minutes, the pellets will ignite and whitish-gray smoke will come out of the grill.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT Parts are identified by number in the illustration below*. Use that number to look up the necessary part information on the adjacent parts list for ordering replacement parts or service. 6 9 37 59 39 38 28 26 7 60 1 Probe 1 Probe 2 56 Probe Selector 57 35 48 46 47 49 58 51 51 22 *TFB57PUB pictured — numbered parts present on all models 66103_PRO15_v10.indd 25 traegergrills.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT (cont.) To order parts: call, email, or write your Traeger dealer or Traeger directly. Please provide your name, phone number, address, model, and serial number of the grill (located on the label inside the hopper lid), along with the part identification number from the parts list above.
TRAEGER'S VIP-365 CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAEGER PELLET GRILLS LLC Phone: 1-800-TRAEGER Email: service@traegergrills.com 1215 E.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT (cont.) To order parts: call, email, or write your Traeger dealer or Traeger directly. Please provide your name, phone number, address, model, and serial number of the grill (located on the label inside the hopper lid), along with the part identification number from the parts list above.
TRAEGER'S VIP-365 CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAEGER PELLET GRILLS LLC Phone: 1-800-TRAEGER Email: service@traegergrills.com 1215 E.
WIRING DIAGRAM RTD SENSOR BLACK/WHITE WIRES POWER CORD TEMPERATURE DIAL RED/WHITE WIRES AUGER DRIVE MOTOR (SMALL FAN BLADE) RTD WIRES (FIBERGLASS INSULATION) PROBE RECEPTACLES RTD CONNECTOR ORANGE/WHITE WIRES DRAFT INDUCER FAN (LARGE FAN BLADE) Probe 1 Probe 2 Probe Selector PURPLE/WHITE WIRES HOT ROD (FIBERGLASS INSULATION) PROBE SELECTOR SWITCH SWITCH MOLEX CONNECTORS TYPICAL GREEN TERMINAL BLOCK FOR RTD WIRES BACK OF CONTROL FUSE HOLDER 30 66103_PRO15_v10.
3-YEAR WARRANTY Traeger Pellet Grills LLC warrants this barbecue grill against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and maintenance for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase. Traeger Pellet Grills LLC will provide a replacement part for any part found to be defective. Original part(s) approved for return by Traeger’s Parts Department must be returned prepaid.
Traeger Pellet Grills LLC 1215 E. Wilmington Ave Salt Lake City, UT 84106 traegergrills.com 11/2015 66103_PRO15_v10.
