Stoker performance issue in sub freezing weather

Just wanted to see if anyone has had similar problems with their stoker.

Started up the fire at about 4am Sunday; ambient temps were in the high teens. The stoker kept starting up and then shutting down... over and over again. :shock: I had to stoke the fire the old fashioned way.:clap: I kept trying to get it working for the next couple hours, occasionally turning it on to see if it was working but no luck. It wasn't until around 9am or so the outside temp was around 34 degrees by then, and it started working! I don't recall ever having this problem before... not that I make a habit of cooking in such cold weather... but this sure seems odd to me. Any thoughts?

Hmmm... I keep mine in an enclosure also but it isn't heated. I suppose I could just chalk this up to bad luck and do some testing next time the mercury dips... I did manage to get the cook finished so no harm done this time. Thanks for the feedback.

I may try the heating pad for those super cold cooks... Heck, and I have a power strip in there already. I :loco:

The power strip always had power so I don't think it was the cord... I will keep that in mind though. I think we may be in the 20's this weekend so I will do some experimenting then. Thanks for the replies!