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Have you changed the thermometer on your egg?
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I have not replaced it, but i also have a thermometer that sits on the grate. I compare to the two readings to make sure they are in the same ballpark. I recalibrate my dome thermometer twice a year, usually when the weather changes.
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if you have a newer bge thermometer then you dhouldnt have to change it. because the newer thermometers on the eggs and the one they send you when you buy a replacement is made by a company named tru tel. i replaced a thermometer several years ago with a tru tel and i replaced my second lardes thermpometer earlier this year. the tru tel thermometers don't have to be calibrated as often as the old ones. if you have an old one it will not say tru tel on it. and if dont say it then i would think about getting a new one to save yourself the hassel.
HTH
happy eggin
TB
Anderson S.C.
"Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
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How do you calibrate them? I think mine is ok but I was just wondering?
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You fill a glass with ice, dump in some water, then stick the thermometer in it. It should read 32 degrees.
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Heat a pan of water to boiling, stick the thermo in it should read 212 F at sea level or 100 C. If it is off hold what looks like a nut (hex) on the back a nd turn the dial to make it read proper.
Ova B.
Fulton MO -
Do the boiling thing. They don't have readings to do the ice water bath calibration.
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I do opposite. Boil water and see if thermometer is close to 212FColumbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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happy eggin
TB
Anderson S.C.
"Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
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I recalibrated mine on Saturday. The one on the large is the old school one. It was off 30, but it hasn't been calibrated in about 2 years. The one on the mini is new and I never calibrated it. It was dead on at 212. It only takes a few minutes, I'm just lazy.
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
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Another thing to do is simply clean it. The boiling water tends to make 'em look like new.Twice a year is not so much, and well worth it.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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I replaced mine this week because I broke my original a few months ago when replacing my base with a new one (don't ask). My other was fine for 8 years. Recalibrated every so often but the new thermos are tel-tru and I like that betterKeepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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Not on the Large they del on Tuesday, but on the other 4 I have had.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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I bought mine in September and it says Tru Tel on it. Do I need to mess with it?
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Plano_JJ said:I bought mine in September and it says Tru Tel on it. Do I need to mess with it?
Very good idea to check it.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
This.calracefan said:Heat a pan of water to boiling, stick the thermo in it should read 212 F at sea level or 100 C. If it is off hold what looks like a nut (hex) on the back a nd turn the dial to make it read proper.
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If you are NOT at sea level, you can google "Boiling point of water at different elevations"
I am at about 3900' above sea level, for me, water boils at about 206.
Ernie McClain
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
(in the extreme western panhandle of NE)
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