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My dome thermometer, is something wrong?

UTH
UTH Posts: 21
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I've seen a couple of times where the needle suddenly jumps forward quite a few degrees.....I've got a recording of it going from 400 to 420 in a jump rather than a smooth movement.....
Is that a sign of something wrong? Can I fix it? Makes question how accurate my temps are going to be if I'm using a dodgy thermometer? 
(I do have temp pen, EggGenius for actual cooking, but I'd like to know my thermometer is working properly too) 
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  • zaphod
    zaphod Posts: 1,013
    mine does the same from time to time. Maybe we both have broken thermometers (just kidding, I put it down to an artifact of the bi-metal analog thermeter).
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  • UTH
    UTH Posts: 21
    I have been on the help chat with BGE and they've said to recalibrate it. Not sure that doing that will fix a stuck needle, but I'll give it a go before going back to them 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,553
    could have a slight bend in it.  20 degrees wont effect the cook at 400 degrees anyways.
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  • UTH
    UTH Posts: 21
    I did see it do a bigger jump as well, but either way not ideal to have a sticky thermometer, especially as it's all pretty much new. 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    UTH said:
    I did see it do a bigger jump as well, but either way not ideal to have a sticky thermometer, especially as it's all pretty much new. 
    Nothing wrong with re-calibrating it to see if it made a difference and if not then you can call the mother ship and tell them that you did and it didn't help - I'm not sure they will say it is under warranty but in all fairness then they just might be in a good mood and send you a replacement.

    BTW out of curiosity in fine print on the face of the dial do you see the words: Tel-Tru?  Last I knew BGE had been using Tel-Tru thermometers for several years now. T/T makes a fine product but then lemons do happen!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Hungry Joe
    Hungry Joe Posts: 1,581
    Mine sticks every so often. When I see it stopped on the same temp for too long while heating up I'll give it a tap and it bounces to the correct temperature. Despite this it is still as accurate as I need it to be and doesn't seem to stick the rest of my cook..
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,668
    Any luck with this?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • UTH
    UTH Posts: 21
    It's the todo list for this weekend, UK weather has been even more miserable than usual so I've barely ventured outside! 
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