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jllbms
jllbms Posts: 381
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Smoking a brisket, guru set at 225, Egg temp is 265. WTF? I have the top closed. Thanks in advance, John
Kemah, TX
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,989
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    Extra air must be getting in somewhere. I have a XL, use the guru, have not had problems. How do you have yours set up? Using a PS? Where is the temp probe attached?
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
    edited June 2015
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    Close the slide vent on the guru fan mounted to the lower vent to at least Half closed.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • jllbms
    jllbms Posts: 381
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    Plate setter, yes. Probe is on the grate.
    Kemah, TX
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  • jllbms
    jllbms Posts: 381
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    With everything closed, it's coming down. Should normalize soon, I think.
    Kemah, TX
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,989
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    Good call on the slide vent for the guru 
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • jllbms
    jllbms Posts: 381
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    @Photo Egg my "other" place is in League City. Unfortunately, no Egg out there! I may have to remedy that.
    Kemah, TX
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Dome and grid temps are gonna be different. I clip the guru pit probe to the dome probe, never the grid. Speaking of which, is the dome thermo calibrated?

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • jllbms
    jllbms Posts: 381
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    I'm not looking at the Egg thermo, just the guru. Back at 225 though.
    Kemah, TX
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  • pescadorzih
    pescadorzih Posts: 926
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    Make sure the pit probe isn't at one of the openings of the platesetter getting direct heat from the lump. How much is the top vent open? With the guru on I keep it closed.
    SE PA
    XL, Lg, Mini max and OKJ offset
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  • aukerns08
    aukerns08 Posts: 253
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    Sometimes you get a few spikes along the way with the guru after opening the lid. The system takes a minute to realize you opened the lid and you can hear the fan on at constant for a minute or so. That combined with the lid open brings more air to the fire so you can see the spike. I usually don't worry about 40 degrees unless it doesn't stabilize and keeps climbing because the system is designed to bring it back down. 
    Large and Mini BGE

    Hamilton, VA
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