Learn how to replace an RTD on your Scout or Ranger grill below.
SUPPLIES YOU'LL NEED
- Grill cleaner
- Paper towels or rags
- Gloves
- Phillips screwdriver (#2 size)
- Slotted screwdriver (1/8” or 3mm)
- Cutting pliers or scissors
- Zip ties, 8” (1-3)
- Thin wire or string, about 2 ft/60cm
BEFORE YOU START
Please take the steps below:
- Whenever you're doing maintenance on a Traeger grill, make sure it is unplugged and cooled to room temperature.
- Use caution around metal edges.
- Wear gloves when working around the fiberglass insulation in the grill and do not touch it more than necessary.
- When re-assembling the grill, make sure all wires are secured so that they do not contact any moving parts.
HOW TO REPLACE THE RTD
Please take the steps below:
- Ensure the grill is turned off and unplugged.
- Remove the components below:
- Grease bucket
- Grill grate
- Drip pan
- Remove the pellets inside the hopper and firepot.
- Clean your grill thoroughly.
- Check out Grill Maintenance.
- Remove the five Phillips screws using your Phillips screwdriver.
- The picture above shows three screws holding the Hopper Burner Assembly (HBA) to the grill body and two screws holding the RTD Temperature probe to the HBA.
- Gently pull the HBA up with the handle that says Caution Hot.
- If the grill does not have a handle, pull it from the hopper and auger tube/firepot (older Ranger and Scout models do not have this handle).
- Cut the zip ties that bundle the wires together.
- Use caution to avoid cutting the wires.
- Unplug the two black wires from the power switch on the back of the grill body (Ranger only).
- Skip this step for the Scout as the power switch is on the controller.
- Skip this step for the Scout as the power switch is on the controller.
- Remove the two Phillips screws from the controller and gently pull the controller out of the grill body.
- Loosen (but DO NOT remove) the two slotted screws holding the RTD sensor wires.
- Pull the RTD wires from the controller and tie string/wire to the RTD connectors.
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Gently pull the RTD up and away from the grill, stopping when the leads that connect to the controller are out of the grill.
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DO NOT pull the wire/string out completely. This will be used to facilitate getting the new RTD wires in the grill where they belong.
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Attach the new RTD contacts to the string, staggering the leads slightly.
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Pull the RTD wires through the grill with string/thin wire.
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Make sure the RTD wires go through the same access port that the red hot rod wires go through.
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Remove the wire/string from the RTD connectors, and connect the RTD contacts to the controller, tightening the slotted screws gently.
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Re-install the controller to the grill body using your Phillips screwdriver.
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Bundle the wires together and secure them with at least one 8” zip tie.
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Ensure that the wires do not contact any moving parts.
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Re-connect the main power switch wires on or inside the rear of the grill body (Ranger only).
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Gently lower the HBA back into the grill body.
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Install the five remaining screws, noting the difference between the machine thread and self-tapping screws.
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Machine thread: 3 total, secure HBA to grill body
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Self-tapping: 2 total, secure RTD to HBA
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Reinstall the drip pan, grill grate, and grease bucket.
If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service.