Temperature Probe Question

[Big Man Dan]

I am picked an Inkbird inbq4t on that half off deal. I'm smoking some ribs today and Im Using the inkbird and the Traeger internal am they are off from each other by 25F. Is that possible? WTF??

 

[Timmy]

Yes.
Post in thread 'READ FIRST ►TRAEGER FAQs & TECH INFO'
https://www.traegerforum.com/threads/read-first-►traeger-faqs-tech-info.2145/post-22161

 

[Slimpicker]

they are off from each other by 25F. Is that possible?

SET TEMP AND ACTUAL TEMP WAY OFF

This may have been asked before but I am new to the group and not sure how to search the topic. We bought a pro 575 a few days before the 4th and cooked a brisket for our family party on the 4th. It hit around 180 and stalled for hours upon hours so I became suspicious and grabbed 2 oven...

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IM ABOUT DONE WITH THIS THING

I have had it with this damn grill. I can not get the temp to be consistent nor get to the setting it is meant to be at. it’s July 4th and I was supposed to cook a brisket. Well looks like the oven will have to cook it because this damn thing won’t get it right. I have owned it since 2014 and...

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Temperature consistently 25+ degrees low

Hello everyone. I have a Traeger Silverton 620, purchased from Costco about a month and a half ago. Since I purchased it, I noticed the actual temperature inside the grill is 25-30, and sometimes 50 degrees LOWER than what the controller/grill is set to/thinks it’s at. This is NOT a temperature...

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FireBoard

New FireBoard for a gift...plugged it into the Prime Rib and now it shows how far off my Traeger grill temp setting is from the actual temp!

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How far off is your RTD?

I am fairly new to Traeger's and pellet grills in general. I have been BBQ's for a long time and decided to give this a try. I have had my 780 since last summer and so far have been very happy with it. The only complaint I have (as many do on here from my reading) is the internal temp. of...

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I could go on and on....

 

[CMTiger]

Yes. I get my IB in this week sometime and look forward to seeing how far off my pit is. Meat probe was off by around 20 degrees

 

[Big Man Dan]

Thanks guys. I should have searched the forums first

 

[This Charring Man]

Well, I've been smoking a chuck roast for 5 hrs. with the Traeger stock probe. The last time I opened the grill, I checked it with my Thermopen. Stock probe said 151, three spots with the Mk IV read 151, 150, & 151. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones, but every time I check pit temp and IT with the Thermoworks, the Traeger ones are roughly the same.

 

[Dcgunman]

Check both inkbird and T controller temp probe on ice water and boiling water temp. Iced water should be at 32 and the boiling water temp at 212. I use a ThermoWorks Dot and it’s spot on on both ice and boiling. But not on the T temp probe. Off by 5-7. Calibrating it should take care of the problem. I never trust the products temp probe without checking it with a good temp probe.

 

[Don G.]

I am picked an Inkbird inbq4t on that half off deal. I'm smoking some ribs today and Im Using the inkbird and the Traeger internal am they are off from each other by 25F. Is that possible? WTF??

The first thing to note about any thermometer anywhere is this: a thermometer measures its own temperature. So location location location becomes important.
Yes, a comparison with another thermometer, hopefully a better thermometer with reference potential, is important to establish the error vs. the reference. Once established, the error can be corrected if possible, or the error can be compensated for when taking a reading.
But that only means one can assume any reading is the correct one but still may be different than expected because of location.

 

[Slimpicker]

The first thing to note about any thermometer anywhere is this: a thermometer measures its own temperature. So location location location becomes important.
Yes, a comparison with another thermometer, hopefully a better thermometer with reference potential, is important to establish the error vs. the reference. Once established, the error can be corrected if possible, or the error can be compensated for when taking a reading.
But that only means one can assume any reading is the correct one but still may be different than expected because of location.

The only 'location' you want to put an internal probe first is next to the Traeger RTD so you can tell how much to adjust your set temp, as long as you are using a reliable ambient 3rd party probe. After that you can add as many as you want but any 'reference' probe should be placed next to the built in one.

 

[magoo40]

The only 'location' you want to put an internal probe first is next to the Traeger RTD so you can tell how much to adjust your set temp, as long as you are using a reliable ambient 3rd party probe. After that you can add as many as you want but any 'reference' probe should be placed next to the built in one.

Or next to the meat / cooking zone, isnt that the point. Who cares what the temp is at the built in probe?

 

[Slimpicker]

Who cares what the temp is at the built in probe?

Someone who wants to know how far off their grill RTD is... to close to COLD meat for any ambient probe is up to you.

After that you can add as many as you want but any 'reference' probe should be placed next to the built in one.

So again, as I said, add as many as you want... or move it where ever you want. I'm not forcing anyone.
The OP wanted to know why is grill is so far OFF, to tell how far OFF you put a reliable probe next to your RTD...

Just trying to stay on topic here with Traeger's RTD being so far OFF for new owners.

 

[Timmy]

The first thing to note about any thermometer anywhere is this: a thermometer measures its own temperature. So location location location becomes important.
Yes, a comparison with another thermometer, hopefully a better thermometer with reference potential, is important to establish the error vs. the reference. Once established, the error can be corrected if possible, or the error can be compensated for when taking a reading.
But that only means one can assume any reading is the correct one but still may be different than expected because of location.

I took the guess out of it, my Traeger rtd is off by about 20f high compared to the FireBoard probe.

Knowing this you can adjust to the correct temp using the FireBoard or other therm, and the grill will work as designed.

 

[CMTiger]

I took the guess out of it, my Traeger rtd is off by about 20f high compared to the FireBoard probe.View attachment 6529
Knowing this you can adjust to the correct temp using the FireBoard or other therm, and the grill will work as designed.

At the moment this is what I think I’ll do with my Inkbird when it and my replacement Rtd arrive

 

[CMTiger]

@Timmy what is the little swirly holder the wire is fed through and how’s that secured?

 

[Timmy]

There is a bolt there the it fastens to. It was for another therm probe.

I initially started with this one but found it wasn’t very accurate. So I bought a FireBoard and now use it on my offset.

Edit: it’s a piece of wire I bent around to hold the probe.