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Temp gauge on the Egg

Hoffrock
Hoffrock Posts: 24
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I'm using a Thermoworks grill temperature sensor and my XXL BGE temp gauge is ready about 60 degrees under what the sensor detects at the grate (about 1/3 from the front of the Egg).  How often do these built in temperature gauges need replacing?
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,291
    You'll get two different readings from the grate and the dome thermometer. You can always double check the dome thermometer in a pot of boiling water and adjust it to the correct temp if the thermometer needs readjusting. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,291
    Calibrate thermometer video:

    https://youtu.be/vgHdqflEnBY
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,093
    Gotta believe/trust your indications.  All BGE's come with a dome thermo and absent any descriptors, when cook temperature is referenced here convention yields to dome temp.
    Just pick one and go with it-learn how your BGE responds and continue to have at it. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,165
    Thermometers are overrated 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Yno
    Yno Posts: 529
    I hook my temp probe to the dome thermometer. They stay pretty close, but never exactly the same. Minor fluctuations are totally unimportant.
    XL BGE in San Jose, CA. Also a Pit Barrel Cooker, a Cal Flame P4 gasser, and lots of toys including the first ever Flame Boss 300 in the wild. And a new Flame Boss 500.
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  • Hoffrock
    Hoffrock Posts: 24
    Appreciate the feedback.  Thanks
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  • Hoffrock
    Hoffrock Posts: 24
    Calibrated the gauge but it was 200 on the first pass so that puts the delta at about 50 degrees from the dome to the grate.  Maybe the deflector radiates that much heat.  Either way, I can still get a good sense for the grate temp by adding 50.
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