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Flameboss Help

kdink
kdink Posts: 336
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The Pit Probe for Flameboss 200 is not responding.  Can you use the meat
 probe to control fan by placing in Pit and not meat?
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Pizza Oven in Bergen County, NJ
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  • jccbone62
    jccbone62 Posts: 248
    I'm sure about the FB200 but the FB300 has a manual mode where you can control the fan.  It isn't easy to get into but if you can find some instructions for the FB200 it may shed some like on what you may be able to do in your current situation.  I suggest googling it and see what is online for you.
    XL owner in Wichita, KS
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Perhaps @MichaelCollins can help.

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • etherdome
    etherdome Posts: 471
    edited April 2020
    kdink said:
    The Pit Probe for Flameboss 200 is not responding.  Can you use the meat
     probe to control fan by placing in Pit and not meat?
    yes. You can. I’ve had this problem multiple times. The temp probes are cheaply made and develop issues way too frequently . Then they charge  you like $25 for another cheap replacement . 
    Upstate SC
    Large BGE,  Blackstone, Weber genesis , Weber charcoal classic
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    etherdome said:
    kdink said:
    The Pit Probe for Flameboss 200 is not responding.  Can you use the meat
     probe to control fan by placing in Pit and not meat?
    yes. You can. I’ve had this problem multiple times. The temp probes are cheaply made and develop issues way too frequently . Then they charge  you like $25 for another cheap replacement . 
    Agreed on the sturdyness of them, I keep backup pit and food probes just in case, they are reasonably priced 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,759
    I've had the same meat probe on mine for 4 yrs.....pit probe went out after 3 yrs, but that was my fault.  They are a sacrificial parts.  Treat them well and they will last longer, but they will eventually fail.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    etherdome said:
    kdink said:
    The Pit Probe for Flameboss 200 is not responding.  Can you use the meat
     probe to control fan by placing in Pit and not meat?
    yes. You can. I’ve had this problem multiple times. The temp probes are cheaply made and develop issues way too frequently . Then they charge  you like $25 for another cheap replacement . 
    Yes, you can use the probes interchangeably. Just plug the probe into the pit jack.

    The FB folks replaced 2 probes for me,  and even the main unit, a good while after warranty. Sure, the probes could have lasted longer, but they stood by their product and did the right thing for the customer. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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