Maybe I got a dud because I've been less than impressed with my Green Mountain, I really want to love it but they've had to send me a new igniter and chimney gasket on warranty after only maybe 20 uses.
The igniter wires burnt out because the ignitor doesn't attach in anyway, it just sits in the tube which allows heat to get behind it, the replacement ignitor is the same so I'm just waiting for it die again.
The chimney leaks grease where it bolts to the body of the smoker, I cleaned and degreased everything, installed a brand new gasket and it's leaking again a couple of months later. I'm going to have to buy some gasket maker and try that, which seems ridiculous, doesn't seem like you should have to modify an almost new grill to get it function properly.
I also dislike the power supply setup, this may have changed and I don't if it's the same on other brands but it's terrible. It goes from the wall into an adapter that you would expect to see on an old laptop, this connection is not fixed and can become unplugged. It then does to a 12v female, then 12v male, with one last 12v male into the smoker. They do this so you can run it on a battery if need be but it provides a lot of points for disconnection, which easily happens. None of it looks very weather resistant either which is a concern.
Now that it's all typed out it sounds like anti GMG rant. It's functionally and I'm not looking to get rid of it but I wouldn't buy it again if I could go back.
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