New Maverick and Temps Are Off

[snyperx]

Just got my ET-732 from Todd. Unpackaged it and got everything connected. On first power up and only measuring ambient temp the Food and BBQ temps are off 3 degrees from each other. As an example, Food will read 72 and the BBQ with read 75 Is this normal?

 

[noboundaries]

Run a boil test and see how far they are off from the temperature of boiling water.  Write down the temps for Food and BBQ. 

Switch the probes and write down those temps.  You'll then figure out if it is the probe or the Food/BBQ algorithm that is off. 

My Food/BBQ difference is 2F on my Maverick, with the Food lower by 2F, which is similar to yours.  I contacted Maverick when mine was new and was told that a 2-4F difference between the probes or the boil test is within their acceptable parameters. 

A 3F difference in the chamber temp is absolutely nothing to worry about.  What is important is the difference between the boil test and the Food temp.  For example, at sea level water boils at 212F.  If your food probe reads 209F in a boiling water, just mentally add three degrees to whatever your food probe is telling you.  If it reads 215F, subtract three degrees from your food probe reading. 

The temperature of boiling water is impacted by altitude, about 1F per 500 feet of elevation (.9F actually).  So your test elevation can impact your reading too.   

 

[dward51]

May or may not be relevant.....  You can either do a web search or just use the GPS in your smart phone to find your altitude. Boiling point of water for various altitudes:

water_boiling_chart.jpg

• dward51
• Dec 18, 2016

 

[snyperx]

Ok, so last night I did another "boil test" and got the following results:

Probes in correct location:

214 Food

212 BBQ

Probes Reversed:

216 Food

216 BBQ

No idea what to think of these results. Reached out to Todd (where I bought it) as well as Maverick last week with no responses from either.  At this point I am super disappointed in the ET-732 considering it was $60.

 

[SmokinAl]

Something is not right, don't know what though.

If you bought it from Todd, I'm sure he will make it right.

Al

 

[crankybuzzard]

 
Ok, so last night I did another "boil test" and got the following results:

Probes in correct location:

214 Food

212 BBQ

Probes Reversed:

216 Food

216 BBQ

No idea what to think of these results. Reached out to Todd (where I bought it) as well as Maverick last week with no responses from either.  At this point I am super disappointed in the ET-732 considering it was $60.

The units that we use for BBQ aren't going to meet NIST standards.  +/- 3 degrees is an acceptable range for most of the operations we would be performing.