BenHornReplacement Electric Smoker and Grill Heating Element For Masterbuilt 30" Electric Digital Contrl Smoker 800 Watts Higher Heat

I have a Masterbuilt 30" smoker. I went to use the smoker one day after about a year of ownership. The only thing it would do is trip my breaker where it was plugged in to. I researched the issue and found that Masterbuilt has issues with their heating element. My thought was, I can spend a couple of hundred dollars and go buy a meat smoker one OR buy this as a suitable substitute replacement heating element. I bought this replacement element. I installed it. It wasn't the easiest thing to install but with the unit un-plugged, most anyone can figure it out using the instructions that came with the element. When I got it all put back together, I plugged it back in and turned it on. The breaker did not trip. My smoker heated right up to the maximum temp. I had it on for many hours as a test. I had NO issues or failures or breaker tripping during this time. I now have my smoker back and can smoke meats just as designed. I Highly recommend this product if your Masterbuilt 30" smoker no longer heats.

This works very well and installation was fairly easy. It was a little difficult to work the prongs through the chassis of the smoker. IDK if they are longer than OEM...? As others have stated, there isn't a hole in the middle of the mount for the ground wire. I just stuck the little loop of the ground wire over one of the mounting bolts. It was a perfect fit and is nice and secure. The heating element seems to be very even heat based on the even cooking. I think I have already used it more times than the original Masterbuilt element that shorted out after not much use. I will update my review if it fails or stops performing as well. I smoke about once a week, so assume it is getting plenty of regular use from this point on. Review left 3/18/2019

I purchased this new element because my Master-built smoker was tripping the GFI when in use. The replacement element installed perfectly, but it does not get as hot as the original. Both elements are supposed to be 800W. I did not test the power consumption of the new element, but have used the smoker twice since the replacement and the smoker struggled to maintain 245 degrees F. This is abnormal for the previous performance of the smoker. I think this unit will work for my needs, but smoking in sub freezing temperatures like I did on occasion with the original element will probably be out of the question.I will update the review if any new information develops.

My electric smoker was constantly tripping the breaker, I installed this today solved the problem right away. Did not have to drill any holes for ground just attached the ground to one of the screw nuts while attaching the new element as the directions stated. Pretty easy install took me about 30 minutes total and I was back up and running with no issues having the breaker tripping all day use today.

I ordered this element to replace the one in our Masterbuilt smoker. The part number for our smoker was listed in the ad, indicating this was a direct replacement. That was not the case. Our element had a ground wire attached to it via a nut and bolt. This replacement element did not have the required hole drilled in it to attach the ground wire via the nut and bolt. So I had to drill the additional hole in the new heating element mounting plate. Not a show stopper but a little more work than I expected, for a direct replacement part. Our smoker is up and smoking again so the extra effort was worth it, though next time I'll just call Masterbuilt and get the correct part.

This was not an exact replacement part. My original one had a screw for attaching the ground. I drilled a hole to make one.It did not work when I first installed it. I called Masterbuilt and they said that their branded replacements include new connectors since they are often damaged when the rods die.I went to HomeDepot and bought some crimp connectors and replaced the connectors on the leads. Then it worked fine.Note you really need to outgas these things. I left mine running for at least an hour to get it to burn off all of the oils. Nasty smelling. But after that, it seems fine.Seems to heat OK, But have only used it twice since repairing.

I had a 200$ smoker that I used a lot, and the element got fried, I didn’t want to spend another 200$ and found the element . I saved a lot of money and replaced the element, it does take a little time but if you can turn a screwdriver and operate a ratchet, then you can have a working smoker again and spend what you save on the food you’ll be smoking

I bought this to fix a 30" Masterbuilt smoker that kept tripping a GFCI plug. It solved that issue but in the box I found an invoice from ApplianceFactoryParts.com for the element for almost half the price. Wish I would have searched online more.