Adjusting The Traeger P Setting - What is the P setting, where is it, and what do I do with it?
Channel: Crazy Dave's Kitchen
Date: 2016-01-24

How to change the P-Setting on your Traeger grill. 

There has been a lot of discussions, forums and so on about this so called "P Setting". What is the P setting, where is it, and what do I do with it.  

Watch Dave as he shows you how to locate the P setting, and make the adjustments needed. 

There is a little "call service" button to the left side of the led display. Changing the P-setting affects the temps on all settings not just the smoke setting.

Smoke Setting Auger Timing
P-0 15 sec on 45 sec off
P-1 15 sec on 55 sec off
P-2 15 sec on 65 sec off
P-3 15 sec on 75 sec off
P-4 15 sec on 85 sec off
P-5 15 sec on 95 sec off
P-6 15 sec on 105 sec off
P-7 15 sec on 115 sec off
P-8 15 sec on 125 sec off
P-9 15 sec on 135 sec off

When you set the controller to a specific temp the auger runs continuously until that temp is reached. Then the controller goes into smoke mode based on the above table. When the grill's temperature drops 3 degrees below target temperature, the auger will run until the set point is again reached.
NOTE: 
*** Don’t confuse "Smoke Mode" with the "Smoke Setting" ***

When the 225 controller reaches the set temp it starts the smoke mode with 15 sec on. That's why it has such large temp swings. Example P-2 on 15 sec - off 65 sec.

When the newer 180 controller reaches the set temp it starts the smoke mode with the off setting.
Example P-2 Off 65 sec - on 15 sec.

So it depends if you have the older 225 F controller or the newer 180F controller. The 180F has a " delay" because it automatically starts with the 65 second off timing when set point temp is reached.

They have new controller that is currently shipping and they got rid of the ability to change the P setting You can tell which controller you have by whether or not you have a 180 setting. If not then it is a 225F

When starting your Traeger always let it go for 5-10 minutes with the lid open, then close it up and settle before adding your food.
if you Traeger is running hotter than you like, say you set it for 225 and it is holding steady at 260+ then increase your P-setting from the factory P-2 to P-3. This adds a delay to the auger which will bring your temps down, the Higher the P-setting the longer the auger delay and the lower the temp. The lower the P-setting the shorter the delay and the higher the temp.