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Maverick 732 problem

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bhugg
bhugg Posts: 317
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My dome temp reads 265 but my maverick grill temp is reading 325! WTF?!?
Large BGE Dallas, TX
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  • McStew
    McStew Posts: 965
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    I'd check them both in boiling water and see what one if off
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Is there anything between the grill probe and the burning lump?
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  • bhugg
    bhugg Posts: 317
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    My plate setter is in.
    Large BGE Dallas, TX
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Ok.  Just checking.  If you have the probe too far to the edge where it's getting some direct heat, it'll read high.  The probe needs to be shielded from all IR radiation from the burning lump in the "shadow" of the plate setter.  It should read the same or lower.  Also, check the calibration of the dome thermometer by putting it in some boiling water. Should read 212 if you're at sea level.
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  • bhugg
    bhugg Posts: 317
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    It's going down now. I bet it was getting direct heat.
    Large BGE Dallas, TX
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Because the egg is a tad warmer to the rear, I suggest you drop your setter in with one leg at the 12:00 0'clock position, next to the hinge. The others will be at the 8:00 and 4:00 positions. Put your pit probe over the setter leg on either side as appropriate, making sure the probe is not directly exposed to burning lump. 
    Also have found that the pit probe will read hotter when the egg is first fired. 
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