Brian Winters
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Hey all,
Got a problem with a cook in progress. Tried to provide as much detail as possible, hope its not too much to read so early in the morning!
HM Version: 20141003B
All hardware purchased from HM store with the pre-soldered TC module
Setup:
Probe 0 is a TC ordered from Auber - "K Type Thermocouple w/ alligator clip tip. Smoker (TC-K6A)" - this is clipped to the V-rack my pork butt is sitting in
Probe 3 is a PR-005 high-heat probe ordered from maverick housewares stuck into the pig
Probe 2 was added around 6am and is the same PR-005. It is currently aluminium foiled to the v-rack
Maverick wireless - my old wireless unit that I am using for comparison and a backup alarm since this was my first HM cook and I have a $55 pork butt on the smoker
Problem Description
I have a 10.5 lb pork butt on the BGE since about 4:45pm yesterday. My TC probe was reading about 7 degrees higher than my old maverick wireless unit which wasn't a big deal to me. Everything worked GREAT until about 4:45am (almost exactly 12 hours). At about 4:45am, the Thermocouple for some reason thought that the temp was climbing and sent me a text message alert that my grill temp was 235 degrees. I got out of bed, checked the smoker and both the maverick remote and the dome gauge said it was 205 degrees. I went back to bed. The HM continued to believe that the temp was rising and kept sending alerts, but the dome and maverick sensors said she was holding steady at 200-205. At 6am, I *gasp* opened the lid and installed a 2nd probe which I aluminum foiled to the grate and plugged into the heatermeter as probe 2 just to have a comparison to see if the TC probe was the issue.
Questions:
So, its now 8am and the TC probe thinks the grill is at 227, so its shutting off all airflow to bring the temp down - unfortunately, the actual grill temp (measured by the maverick AND the dome) is 190. Immediate question is; should I put in a 37 degree offset on the TC probe? Move my set temp up 37 degrees? something else? I still have some hours to go on this cook and need to get the temp stabilized. Also, any suggestions on what could cause the probe/HM to go haywire after 12 hours? Probe 2 is only off 15 degrees, reading at 205, but that's still pretty bad.
Any help would be most appreciated.
-Brian
Here is a graph of the cook so far.
Got a problem with a cook in progress. Tried to provide as much detail as possible, hope its not too much to read so early in the morning!
HM Version: 20141003B
All hardware purchased from HM store with the pre-soldered TC module
Setup:
Probe 0 is a TC ordered from Auber - "K Type Thermocouple w/ alligator clip tip. Smoker (TC-K6A)" - this is clipped to the V-rack my pork butt is sitting in
Probe 3 is a PR-005 high-heat probe ordered from maverick housewares stuck into the pig
Probe 2 was added around 6am and is the same PR-005. It is currently aluminium foiled to the v-rack
Maverick wireless - my old wireless unit that I am using for comparison and a backup alarm since this was my first HM cook and I have a $55 pork butt on the smoker
Problem Description
I have a 10.5 lb pork butt on the BGE since about 4:45pm yesterday. My TC probe was reading about 7 degrees higher than my old maverick wireless unit which wasn't a big deal to me. Everything worked GREAT until about 4:45am (almost exactly 12 hours). At about 4:45am, the Thermocouple for some reason thought that the temp was climbing and sent me a text message alert that my grill temp was 235 degrees. I got out of bed, checked the smoker and both the maverick remote and the dome gauge said it was 205 degrees. I went back to bed. The HM continued to believe that the temp was rising and kept sending alerts, but the dome and maverick sensors said she was holding steady at 200-205. At 6am, I *gasp* opened the lid and installed a 2nd probe which I aluminum foiled to the grate and plugged into the heatermeter as probe 2 just to have a comparison to see if the TC probe was the issue.
Questions:
So, its now 8am and the TC probe thinks the grill is at 227, so its shutting off all airflow to bring the temp down - unfortunately, the actual grill temp (measured by the maverick AND the dome) is 190. Immediate question is; should I put in a 37 degree offset on the TC probe? Move my set temp up 37 degrees? something else? I still have some hours to go on this cook and need to get the temp stabilized. Also, any suggestions on what could cause the probe/HM to go haywire after 12 hours? Probe 2 is only off 15 degrees, reading at 205, but that's still pretty bad.
Any help would be most appreciated.
-Brian
Here is a graph of the cook so far.
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