Hi, I just finished building a HM 4.3 with a Pi Zero W that boots up with LEDs working, it connects to the network, and seems to work with the blower except for something wonky with the pit probe.
I had intended to use my Maverick 732 probes with the HM (understanding they aren’t ideal), but they are flaky in all the probe ports. I plugged in a Weber BBQ probe and it is rock solid stable in ports 1-3.
The wonky part is that when I have a probe in the pit probe port, the HM display will show “no probe” then high numbers like 843 or 569 degrees, then read a stable temp for a while, then jump around again and go back to no probe then a stable temp (this happens with the 732, Weber, and Ponder probes). I changed the pit probe to port 1 (disabling the pit probe in LinkMeter as recommended in a recent post), and the HM seems to otherwise work perfectly. In an oven test the Weber probe is accurate from ambient to 300 degrees using a 31 offset and the fan goes on and off at the appropriate temps around the set point.
I was hoping to find out whether someone had seen my pit probe port issues, and had guidance on whether I should take the HM apart and try troubleshooting or use the HM with ports 1-3 and quit while I’m sort-of ahead. I’m electronically challenged, so I’d prefer not to have to dig back into the HM unless necessary.
I had intended to use my Maverick 732 probes with the HM (understanding they aren’t ideal), but they are flaky in all the probe ports. I plugged in a Weber BBQ probe and it is rock solid stable in ports 1-3.
The wonky part is that when I have a probe in the pit probe port, the HM display will show “no probe” then high numbers like 843 or 569 degrees, then read a stable temp for a while, then jump around again and go back to no probe then a stable temp (this happens with the 732, Weber, and Ponder probes). I changed the pit probe to port 1 (disabling the pit probe in LinkMeter as recommended in a recent post), and the HM seems to otherwise work perfectly. In an oven test the Weber probe is accurate from ambient to 300 degrees using a 31 offset and the fan goes on and off at the appropriate temps around the set point.
I was hoping to find out whether someone had seen my pit probe port issues, and had guidance on whether I should take the HM apart and try troubleshooting or use the HM with ports 1-3 and quit while I’m sort-of ahead. I’m electronically challenged, so I’d prefer not to have to dig back into the HM unless necessary.