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Too cold for a guru?
I was smoking a brisket Christmas eve went out to check it around 2am. It had been holding steady at 220 for hours.
Then the temp outside dipped down to -5. When I checked on it, it was down to 190 and the fan wasn't running.
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I don't know, but I do know it's just too cold in general.
Ball Ground, GA
ATL Sports Homer
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These devices are probably not designed to hold up in sub-zero temps."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Mine registers button pushes slow when its cold out but no issues with it stopping.
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I'm thinking that the folks who designed the guru asked themselves if people would be crazy enough to even think about using it at below 0 temps. Nah.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
I have had the issue in similar temps. My most recent cook was an overnight with temps in the single digits. Per someone's request, on this most recent cook I positioned the fan so the blower unit was oriented upward (bottom hole where you can see the fan turning tipped to the side). It worked. It think this prevents the moisture from dripping down into the fan unit...or it was a fluke. Give it try.
XL BGE; CyberQ Wifi; Adjustable Rig, Woo2 Green Bay, Wisconsin -
I too have encountered the same issue. Upon investigation I found frost on the fan. I brought it in the house to deforst and had two-three teaspoons of water that melted out of the fan. I did increase my heat with a back up fan which seemed to help. I'll watch my fan closer on a cold weather cook at a low and slow egg temperature.
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Kruegs said:
I have had the issue in similar temps. My most recent cook was an overnight with temps in the single digits. Per someone's request, on this most recent cook I positioned the fan so the blower unit was oriented upward (bottom hole where you can see the fan turning tipped to the side). It worked. It think this prevents the moisture from dripping down into the fan unit...or it was a fluke. Give it try.
Thanks for all input folks!
Dead smack in the middle of NH -
I have had moisture build up in the fan also in 20 degrees or colder.
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