How to install a lid sensor/light on a touchscreen Timberline or Ironwood grill.
Applicable Grills & Part Numbers
The instructions to replace a lid and light sensor outlined in this article apply to the following Traeger pellet grill models and replacement part numbers:
| Grill Models | Replacement Part |
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KIT0633: Lid/Light Sensor with Lid Magnet |
How to Replace a Lid Sensor & Light
IMPORTANT: Before proceeding
To continue you'll need to remove your hopper service panel. To remove this panel for the first time, you'll want to use an impact driver to remove the screws behind the P.A.L rail on your hopper service panel.
- If this is your first time removing the hopper service panel and you don't have an impact driver of your own. Contact our customer support team and we'll send you a complimentary manual impact driver.
- If you already have a manual impact driver, proceed to removing the hopper service panel.
- If you have already removed the service panel screws, you can disregard the impact driver and use a regular Phillips screwdriver.
- Once you've removed the screws using the impact driver, continue with the next steps outlined here in this article.
- Turn off and unplug your grill.
- Remove the hopper service panel.
- Remove smart combustion cover.
- Locate lid and light sensor cables and disconnect from
- Cut zip tie holding light / lid sensor cables
- Open hopper lid
- Remove screw holding ETL grate and remove ETL grate
- Remove remaining screws on the display access panel
- Remove display access panel with light / lid sensor attached
- Remove screws holding light / lid sensor to access panel
- Attach new lid / light sensor to access panel and repeat previous steps in the reverse order, adding a new zip tie in place of the one that was cut.
- Turn on your grill to see if issue has been resolved.