BBQ Guru Trouble

Danny Noonan · May 2015

My guru has suddenly stopped functioning properly. It will power on fine and allow me to adjust the pit temp, food temp, etc. However once it says "pit set" and I clip the temp sensor to the grate the display simply shows 3 lines. The fan will not engage either. I have had this guru for about 5 years. Any advice or ideas as to what may be wrong. I am trying to avoid buying a new one altogether if possible. Thanks.

Jeepster47 · May 2015

Thinking that the pit probe might be at fault. Does the same problem occur with the meat probe plugged into the pit position?

RRP · May 2015

The Guru folks have a good reputation for trouble shooting so I'd give them a call tomorrow.

Danny Noonan · May 2015

Thanks. Didn't try the meat probe as I was setting up for baby back ribs. That's a good idea so I will try it and see what happens.

Danny Noonan · June 2015

Thanks Jeepster 47. I put the meat probe in the pit position and it seemed to work fine. Good news I only need a new pit probe.

swordsmn · June 2015

I pulled the alligator clip off the pit probe and slid it on a meat probe. It worked fine

rosco · June 2015

While we are on the subject, I never clipped the probe to the grate. I clip mine to the inside dome thermometer. Since this community has engineered bbq to a science, where is the most widely accepted probe clip location?

swordsmn · June 2015

I think the prevailing opinion is that the longer the cook the more irrelevant it becomes - if I remember correctly. If you are indirect, I think the temp disparity tends to converge unless you look more than u cook.

i'm usually a dome clipper.. (And day tripper yeah...). I think that's the proper Beatles quote...

RRP · June 2015

rosco said:

While we are on the subject, I never clipped the probe to the grate. I clip mine to the inside dome thermometer. Since this community has engineered bbq to a science, where is the most widely accepted probe clip location?

I have always attached my clip to the dome thermometer probe. Works for me 14 years now and I'm still using my original Teflon coated Guru cables though I do have the new cable clad ones for back up.

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Terrebandit · June 2015

I always clip mine near the surface of the meat. I want to know the temp that's closest to the item that I'm cooking.

Jeepster47 · June 2015

This might be interesting ... published two days ago ...

http://www.thermoworks.com/blog/2015/06/declare-independence-dome-thermometer/

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