Sounds stupid, but make sure the probe is plugged all the way into the controller. I noticed once that one of my probes was just slightly loose in the port and as soon as I pushed it all the way in the reading changed significantly.
I got this cover as recommended by some members here, and it fits my 700 great. Fairly heavy duty fabric considering the price.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VG12YXS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Well I went ahead and installed them. Will be interesting to see if I notice a temperature difference in the horns ; in my burn-in and first cook of a pork shoulder (which came out amazing, by the way) the handles were too hot to touch except for the distal third
I think they were in one of the smaller bags along with the "manual" (i.e. the page with the QR code), but I can't remember exactly. Kind of sloppy that Rec Tec doesn't have any documentation of the installation of these gaskets. Speaking of packaging, how miserable was it getting the fasteners...
I just got a new 700, and in the packaging were two rubbery foam discs, that were the exact same oval as the shape of the base of the horn handles. They even have two holes in the same locations as the screws. However there was nothing in the instructions regarding these, nor have I been able to...