Temperature Thermometer question

wes w

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I'm getting close to completing my brick smoker.  I've been researching temperature  thermometers for the steal doors.  I am looking at the   BBQ-300-GL-4 at the KCK.com web site.   Does anyone know if they are water proof?  Can I leave them in year round, or do I need to take them out each time when done.   Thanks in advance!  Hope everyone had a great week-end!

 

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Wes, evening....  Waterproof ?? Don't know.... I'd take 'em out, between uses, just for the H' of it...    Dave

 

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• Aug 6, 2012

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Don't know about that thermometer, but I've had a 3" Tel-Tru model in my WSM since 2005 and it's been rained on many a night.  Lives under a covered porch since we re-sided the house and extended the roof, but in all the years before, I never had a problem with a Tel-Tru in the weather.

They have a lot of options and sizes, and I got this one on E-bay for around $20 in 2005.

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wes w

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Thanks for the reply.   Just wanted an opinion.  They are a little pricier they I figured on. 
 

 

jarhead

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• Aug 10, 2012

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I had a pair of Tel-Tru's on my FAT-50.

They were out in the weather and I never had a problem with them.

 

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• Aug 16, 2012

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The info I got from the company was that they are water proof.  They did advise taking them out on the winter when they "could" freeze.   Thanks for the replies.  I got mine the other day.  I'm excited to get them installed and my smoker fired up.  Only about 3 more weeks for the masonry to fully cure out.   I plan to post an outline of the build with pictures.