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title: "Twin Eagles READY icon: the sear plate has reached its setting"
description: "What READY (sear plate) means on Twin Eagles READY icon: the sear plate has reached its settings, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at…"
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# Twin Eagles READY icon: the sear plate has reached its setting

In SEAR PLATE mode the grill runs at HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW with the briquette tray in place.

## What READY (sear plate) actually means.

In SEAR PLATE mode the grill runs at HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW with the briquette tray in place. When the target is reached, a READY icon appears so you know it is time to put food on the center grate.

Twin Eagles grill display

What to do when READY (sear plate) shows on the grill

### Kind of code Mode, not a failure

Nothing on the grill has failed; the controller is showing a state it was put in on purpose. A shutdown cycle keeps the fan running to burn off the last pellets before the grill goes quiet, a keep-warm setting holds the cook box low, a demo mode lights the display without feeding fuel, and a pairing screen waits for a phone to connect. No part is needed; the button sequence in the manual, or simply letting the cycle finish, returns it to normal.

### Usually leads to No repair

Wait for READY before you open the hood and put food on.

### Shows up as Grill Error Code on a Pellet Controller or Digital Panel

A grill error code shows as letters and numbers on a pellet grill controller, a flashing light on a digital control panel, or an alert in the maker's app paired with the grill.

### Make Twin Eagles

Twin Eagles grill work starts at the control panel, where the tech tests the ignition, the lights and every knob before lifting the grates.

### Source Twin Eagles Wood Fired Pellet Grill installation, use and care manual (TEPG36G, TEPG36R), P/N 17543Q

Twin Eagles 36-inch Wood Fired Pellet Grill with its weatherproof touchscreen: TEPG36G, and TEPG36R with the rotisserie. The Twin Eagles C Series gas grills (TEBQ) have plain knobs and show none of this.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Twin Eagles's own guidance for READY (sear plate) on its grills. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Wait for READY before you open the hood and put food on.

02

Sear over the center grate, where the briquette tray sits.

03

If READY never appears after a long preheat, check the hopper and firepot; book a visit if the grill still cannot reach the setting.

### Cleared?

The code is gone from the controller, the grill climbs to its set heat and holds it through a full cook, the pellets keep dropping and the probe readings stay believable, all without a new part. If the same code comes back within a week, or after the next rain, mention it when you book.

### What not to do

READY is not an alarm and does not change the setting. Its absence after a long wait is the thing to look into.

## What you may notice with it.

The grill problems READY (sear plate) tends to arrive with. Answer these at the grill before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Grill Error Code on a Pellet Controller or Digital Panel](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/grill-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/grill-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Grill Not Getting Hot Enough to Sear**](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/grill-not-getting-hot/)

Problem

### Grill Error Code on a Pellet Controller or Digital Panel

7 causes, cheapest first

No repair indicated

## Nothing to repair.

Nothing on the grill has failed; the controller is showing a state it was put in on purpose. A shutdown cycle keeps the fan running to burn off the last pellets before the grill goes quiet, a keep-warm setting holds the cook box low, a demo mode lights the display without feeding fuel, and a pairing screen waits for a phone to connect. No part is needed; the button sequence in the manual, or simply letting the cycle finish, returns it to normal.

[How to read what your grill is telling you](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/grill-error-code/)

## Twin Eagles grills.

Twin Eagles grill work starts at the control panel, where the tech tests the ignition, the lights and every knob before lifting the grates.

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More Twin Eagles codes

[LOW HEAT](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-low-heat/) [STAND BY](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-stand-by/) [LOCK (display locked)](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-display-locked/) [Cooldown Mode](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-cooldown-mode/) [DURING CHARCOAL STARTER MODE, YOU MUST KEEP THE LID OPEN](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-charcoal-starter/) [Blue light above the knob](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-blue-knob-light/) [Knob bezel yellow, orange or red](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-bezel-color/) [Temp Track LEDs](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-temp-track/) [Six flame-intensity LEDs](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-flame-leds/)

Mode, not a failure on other makes

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[All 17 codes of this kind](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

Twin Eagles builds this

### Built-in gas grill

A stainless grill head dropped into a masonry or steel island, fed by a tank or the house gas line, with its burners, knobs and lid working in open weather.

Twin Eagles builds this

### Freestanding gas grill

A gas grill on its own cart with wheels, side shelves and a propane tank below, or a hose to a house gas outlet, rolled into place on the patio.

Twin Eagles builds this

### Infrared grill

Grills that cook with radiant heat: ceramic or mesh infrared burners, sear stations beside the main burners, and radiant glass or emitter plates over a gas flame.

## In Twin Eagles's own words

> a READY icon will appear just below the LOW setting button signifying that the grill reached the desired temperature.

[Twin Eagles Wood Fired Pellet Grill installation, use and care manual (TEPG36G, TEPG36R), P/N 17543Q](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0776/8175/4403/files/17543q---twin-eagles-pellet-grill-manual.pdf?v=1729529232)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Twin Eagles 36-inch Wood Fired Pellet Grill with its weatherproof touchscreen: TEPG36G, and TEPG36R with the rotisserie. The Twin Eagles C Series gas grills (TEBQ) have plain knobs and show none of this.

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## Questions about READY (sear plate).

### Can I clear READY (sear plate) myself?

Wait for READY before you open the hood and put food on.

### How long until READY shows on a Twin Eagles in SEAR PLATE mode?

It depends on the setting and the weather. HIGH on a cold day takes the longest.

### Do I need the briquette tray for SEAR PLATE mode on the Twin Eagles?

Yes. The manual swaps the vaporizer plate for the briquette tray before choosing SEAR PLATE.

### READY came on but my Twin Eagles is not searing well. Why?

Opening the hood lets heat escape fast. Keep the hood shut until READY, then work quickly.

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