Traeger TFB88PUB/ZB User manual

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.

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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 re ofcials about restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area.

Cooking with a hardwood re will bring years of enjoyment to you, your family, and those lucky friends you will be cooking for. Your new Traeger Grill is especially designed to make cooking easier, while giving you optimal performance with the most savory-avored food.

As with all grills and cooking appliances, anytime you burn a material (whether it be wood, gas, or charcoal), organic gases are formed during the cooking process. One gas that can be particularly harmful in concentrated quantities is carbon monoxide. In an outdoor, open-air environment, carbon monoxide should naturally dissipate and not harm you.

WARNING! Follow these guidelines to prevent this colorless, odorless gas from poisoning you, your family, or others:

• Know the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning:

headache, 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.

• See a doctor if you or others develop cold- or u-

like symptoms while cooking or in the vicinity of this appliance. Carbon monoxide poisoning, which can easily be mistaken for a cold or u, is often detected too late.

• Alcohol consumption and drug use increase the

effects of carbon monoxide poisoning.

IMPORTANT: READ CAREFULLY AND RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

If you are assembling this unit for someone else, provide this manual for the owner to read and save for future reference.

DANGER!

• Plug into an appropriate 3-prong outlet.

• An electrical supply with GFCI protection is required.

To protect against shock hazard, locate a grounded 3-prong receptacle in reach of the 6' (1.8-m) power cord. When installing the receptacle, follow the National Electrical Code and local code and ordinances.

• Carbon monoxide is especially toxic to mother

and child during pregnancy, infants, the elderly, smokers, and people with blood or circulatory system problems, such as anemia or heart disease.

• Only use your Traeger outside on a noncombustible

oor and away from combustible materials.

• Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel,

kerosene, charcoal lighter uid, or ammable liquids to start or “freshen up” a re in this appliance. Keep all such liquids well away from this appliance when in use.

DANGER!

• Hazardous voltage is present which can shock,

burn, or cause death. Disconnect the power cord before servicing the grill unless otherwise noted in the Owner’s Manual.

• Never use or store ammable liquids near

the grill.

• Never use gasoline or lighter uid to manually

light your grill. Use ONLY alcohol gel for this procedure AND according to the instructions in the Owner’s Manual.

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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.

• This grill is intended for OUTDOOR USE ONLY.

• Never use heating fuel pellets in the grill, due to

potential hazardous contaminants and additives that may be present.

• For best results and avor, use genuine Traeger wood

pellets.

WARNING!

• When operating this grill, maintain a

MINIMUM distance of 12 inches from the grill to combustibles.

• When operating this grill under overhead

combustibles, a MINIMUM of 40 inches is required.

40.00"

CAUTION!

• Always store wood pellets in a dry location, away

from heat-producing appliances and other fuel containers.

• Keep the grill clean – See the cleaning instructions

in this Owner’s Manual.

• Do not use accessories not specied for use with

this grill.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 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

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18 Maintaining Your Grill

20 Reigniting Your Grill

22 Frequently Asked Questions

25 Service and Support

30 Wiring Diagram

31 Warranty

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GRILL COMPONENTS

PELLETS

Traeger makes eight different pellet types so you can serve up a feast of different avors. 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 avoring your food.

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Versatile because of

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most delicate avors.

HICKORY

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The most widely used pellets in barbecue, hickory pellets release

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GRILL COMPONENTS

GET TO KNOW YOUR GRILL

COMPLETE THESE STEPS TO GET TRAEGER'ING (REFER TO THE ASSEMBLY GUIDE)

1. Remove all items from inside the grill barrel and pellet hopper.

2. Attach legs to grill frame assembly and braces to legs.

3. Attach the chrome door handle and side handle.

4. Assemble smokestack: attach the ue pipe to the grill frame assembly and mount the chimney cap assembly.

5. Position the heat bafe over the hopper assembly.

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6. Position the grease drain pan over the heat bafe.

7. Position the porcelain-coated grill grate and extra grill rack.

8. Hang the grease bucket.

TOOLS SUPPLIED FOR ASSEMBLY

(2) Open-end wrenches (1) Hex key (Allen wrench) (1) Screwdriver

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Part Description Part Description

1 Smokestack 7 Grill Door

2 Extra Grill Rack 8 Digital Pro Controller

3 Porcelain-Coated Grill Grate 9 Auger (Pellet Hopper Interior)

4 Grease Drain Pan 10 Pellet Hopper Clean-out Door

5 Heat Bafe 11 Dual Meat Probes

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PELLET HOPPER BARREL SHAPE

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.

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 NO FIREFIGHTING

With either 884 sq. in. (Pro Series 34) or 572 sq. in. (Pro Series 22) of grilling space and

up to 76,000 BTUs of wood-red heat, your

Traeger grill has the real estate and cooking power for party-sized orders of T-bones or racks of ribs.

You don’t ever have to worry about drippings

aring up* and causing those nasty reballs

that destroy your meal, because Traeger grills are designed to cook by using indirect heat. All drippings are safely channeled outside of the cooking chamber into a bucket for easy disposal.

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INITIAL FIRING INSTRUCTIONS

Probe

Probe 1

Probe

Selector

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Probe 2

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Countdown to Traeger’ing.

Probe 1

Probe Selector

Probe 2

Remove the porcelain-coated grill grates, grease drain pan, and heat

bafe from the inside of the grill.

To be used on initial ring or anytime the grill runs out of pellets. In order to ensure proper operation of the grill, you

must rst allow the auger tube to be “charged” with pellets.

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With the switch in the OFF (O) position, plug the power cord into an appropriate grounded electrical outlet.

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Make sure there are no foreign objects in the auger. Turn the switch ON (I) and the temperature dial to SMOKE. Make sure the auger is turning (inside the pellet hopper).

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Check that there is air movement from the draft inducer fan by placing your ngers over the repot. If the hot rod is getting hot, it will turn red. CAUTION! Do not touch the hot rod. Turn the temperature dial to SHUT DOWN CYCLE.

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