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Teltrue replacement thermometer

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Rusty Rooster
Rusty Rooster Posts: 1,239
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
BGE oem has a 3" probe length. Teltrue offers 2 1/2" & 5". Seems most prefer the 5" but I cannot remember for sure or the reasons. Advice please.
Thanks,
Tom
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  • BobS
    BobS Posts: 2,485
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    I cannot comment about what people use, but the TelTrue info I have seen shows them as 2.5" or 4".
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  • Mike in MN
    Mike in MN Posts: 4
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    Either one would be fine. Mine has a large face, way easier to read.

    You must drill the hole in the dome to use a TelTrue as they are a bit larger diameter than the original. I believe you need a 1/4" masonary bit. Don't worry, the dome drills like butter. EZ.

    Mike in MN
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  • Rusty Rooster
    Rusty Rooster Posts: 1,239
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    I never got a real answer to this last night so if everyone does not mind I will bump it up to this morning. Thanks again for any help.
    Tom
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  • Rusty Rooster
    Rusty Rooster Posts: 1,239
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    I posted this question twice and no answers. Guess I can tell my status on this forum!! BYE YALL
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  • DynaGreaseball
    DynaGreaseball Posts: 1,409
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    I have a TelTru which I bought a couple months ago, and it's great...very accurate. On the advice from others, I chose the 5 inch stem which is supposed to be more accurate, but either will work. I did NOT have to drill into my dome for it to work. It fits the pre-drilled hole just fine. I own a medium BGE. Only trouble is how far down into the Egg the stem extends. Here's how I solved that:

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    Hope that helps.
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  • DynaGreaseball
    DynaGreaseball Posts: 1,409
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  • BamaBackdraft
    BamaBackdraft Posts: 318
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    TNW has a section on the Teltrue thermometers. Per his recomendation I purchased the 5" stem for my Lg. Hope you get this, looks like you are not getting all the replys to your messages to come up on your screen.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,761
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    the 2.5 is the one i use, i like the shorter stem. the problem with it is that you need to add about 10 percent to the temp reading, the shorter stem gives a false reading as the temperature part does not fully extend thru the ceramic. adding 10-15 percent is close enough though and having the shorter probe lenght avoids breaking it when the egg is full of butts or a big dutch oven etc. with an inderect setup it actually gives you a more accurate reading of whats happening at the grill level, you dont need to compensate for grill level verse dome level. the naked whiz has a writeup on this gage verse the 5 inch one
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,895
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    curious why you would shorten the stem that much? The Tel-Tru is 5" vs the 4" of a BGE thermometer. A mere wooden toy wheel like this takes care of 1/2" and to me the extra 1/2" is nothing to worry about. I've been using 3 Tel-Tru for years and haven't bent one yet.
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  • DynaGreaseball
    DynaGreaseball Posts: 1,409
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    I should probably take your advice, just like I did when I purchased the 5 inch Tel-Tru. But...

    I ruined the original BGE thermometer by not remembering to not close the dome on it when I had a full egg. So, I wanted to get the new one as short as I could and still obtain accurate readings. What you see is what it took. Just an extra measure of protection from Old-Timers Disease. Thanks for the advice, both times.
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  • WileECoyote
    WileECoyote Posts: 516
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    Good tip. I have seen a lot of posts about people refering to temps as high as 1000 but I have been wondering how they measured it. The BGE thermometer cuts off at 750 and most digital units won't even go as high as the BGE dial. I think I will get a Tel-Tru unit soon unless someone knows of a better unit. And for those that want to get one, just click here to buy the Tel-Tru 5" thermometer on their site for $19.00
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