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55Kevy
55Kevy Posts: 235
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Greetings! I did a half-a$$ed search for this but didn't find anything. I can't get my dome thermometer out to calibrate it. It'll pull about 1/2:" out and then hangs up on the crud build up. I used some crumpled HDAF to try and scrape the crud off to little avail. Any suggestions as to how to remove the crud and get the thermo out?

TIA.

Kevin

Beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, CA
XL BGE, Woo2, AR


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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,771
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    Get the egg hot, should loosen it up 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,138
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    Did you remove the clip?
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • Mark_B_Good
    Mark_B_Good Posts: 1,521
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    Is it busted?  If so, just cut off the probe end ...
    Napoleon Prestige Pro 665, XL BGE, Lots of time for BBQ!
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,540
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    Do you have a heat gun or hair dryer?
    canuckland
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,901
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    If as Ozzie asked…your clip has been removed then you may just have bent the probe sometime somehow. In that case neither heat, nor scraping will help…you just need to look inside and see how bent it is so you can carefully straighten it and then carefully pull it out.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • 55Kevy
    55Kevy Posts: 235
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    No clip - removed that years ago.  I'll try warming it up and see if that works.  Thanks, all.

    Kevin

    Beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, CA
    XL BGE, Woo2, AR


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  • 55Kevy
    55Kevy Posts: 235
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    Oh, and it's not bent. I was hoping for a magic elixir that would dissolve the gunk.

    Kevin

    Beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, CA
    XL BGE, Woo2, AR


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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,901
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    55Kevy said:
    Oh, and it's not bent. I was hoping for a magic elixir that would dissolve the gunk.
    Elbow grease using the sharp edge of a knife would be best…versus using a harsh chemical such as Easy Off oven cleaner which would dissolve the crud…but would cause you other UNDESIRABLE effects inside your dome! GO WITH ELBOW GREASE or just cut it off and buy a new one!  
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,989
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    Heating it up should get it done. Best of luck, let us know how it turned out.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • 55Kevy
    55Kevy Posts: 235
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    Thanks everyone. Heating it was the trick. I got it out and calibrated.

    Kevin

    Beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, CA
    XL BGE, Woo2, AR


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