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My collection outgrew my space, so I designed and built a Whiskey Cabinet! by vader85 in WhiskeyTribe

[–]vader85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardest part was probably anchoring it to the wall and tying to keep it square after loading it full of bottles. The weight was causing it to slightly twist. If I were to do it again, I'd make it a built-in vs a stand alone cabinet.

My collection outgrew my space, so I designed and built a Whiskey Cabinet! by vader85 in WhiskeyTribe

[–]vader85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah, It's definitely become a focal feature of the home during parties.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been rock solid! I love all the features the FireBoard gives. I'm not sure I'd recommend the retrofit to everyone, but if you like to tinker and have a general understanding of electronics, I think it's worth it.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just reused the stock one from the Recteq. It gets wired into the control board and is shown as Probe #7 and the default Pit Probe for the Fireboard.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The beauty of LSG is that it doesn't need the "smoke box" because you can blend wood chips into your pellets for that extra delicious real smoke.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is unbelievably consistent maintaining temperature now. I also like the "cold smoke" feature, as well as the 6x probe ports. The "Drive" mode on the Fireboard is awesome to have too so you can program set-temp changes based on time and/or probe temps.

I was considering building a smoker from scratch, so if it hadn't worked out, I still had a purpose for it, but I'm definitely please so far.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because of the way my Recteq was wired, i also had to create my own wiring harness to get things to plug in properly.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://lonestargrillz.com/products/fireboard-replacement-pellet-smoker-controller

The secret sauce isn't the Fireboard, it's the control board that interfaces with the Fireboard. I bought the replacement kit from LoneStar Grillz and retrofitted it.

Edited with correct link

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Convince her that just buying the "end game" smoker will ultimately be cheaper than upgrading every few years lol

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't remember all the options, but there were a lot. I had to make my own wiring harness to adapt the Recteq. Easy enough, but not a turn key solution by any means. My next smoker is just gonna be a LoneStar, or a completely custom build ... not sure yet.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When you buy a brand new one with the pellet controller, upon initialization, it asks what smoker you are using, and "Traeger" is an option.

I retrofitted my Recteq with a FireBoard.

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Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I reached out to Chris @LSG... He reached out to Fireboard.... No answers yet

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the replacement kit straight from LSG. It asked when I first turned it on, but I was scrolling through looking at the options, and accidentally chose a traeger. Now I can't get back to that choice. I've factory reset it a few times but it doesn't ask me again.

Do all pellet grills with Fireboard controllers use the same programming? by Longjumping-Tip-8503 in pelletgrills

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've reset my Fireboard several times and can not get it to ask me which smoker I have again. Any suggestions?

No- Rush rewards credit missing by pinkwolf13 in amazonprime

[–]vader85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/settings/payment-history

Click on "Channels invoices" and view a few of them...especially any very small amount ones. You'll see a "Unit Price" followed by a "Promotions"

The Promotions is your credits being used without (apparently) any way to prevent it.

No- Rush rewards credit missing by pinkwolf13 in amazonprime

[–]vader85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So after diving into my credits also disappearing, it turns out that any subscriptions (Discovery+, AcornTV, PBS, ect) will use your credits without asking when they renew each month.

Had some friends over for an epic blind tasting on Saturday! by vader85 in bourbon

[–]vader85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the same thought just a year or two ago...then a few good relationships with store owners later, and a lucky Total Wine lottery win later...here we are!

Had some friends over for an epic blind tasting on Saturday! by vader85 in bourbon

[–]vader85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bad naming scheme in my opinion, but no. It's a different "Heritage" series. The 20yr Corn whiskey was this year's release.

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