RT-1250 Probes reading inaccurately

[MrChuckles]

This is my first cook on my new 1250. The two pork butts have been on for about 13 hours. My Thermapen reads about 185° on one butt in 168° on the other. The probes on the other hand are reading 49° and 54°. I must be doing something wrong. Can anyone tell me what to check?

 

[Simarti28]

Make sure your recteq probes are fully inserted and that the lock nut on each port is tight. If you place the probes in ice water they should read 32F. Another, maybe not so easy check would be to place the probes in boiling water and they should read 212F. If all else fails call customer service. There is a calibration procedure, but your probes seem to be much further out of whack. Good luck!

Edit: Check your Thermapen too if you’re going to prepare ice water/boiling water.

 

[MrChuckles]

I fixed it. As it turns out, it was user error. The grill was in set up mode and once I got back to the home screen the probes read correctly. It's all working now. Thanks.

 

[Simarti28]

I fixed it. As it turns out, it was user error. The grill was in set up mode and once I got back to the home screen the probes read correctly. It's all working now. Thanks.

I love an easy fix. Cheers!

 

[BNeal]

I fixed it. As it turns out, it was user error. The grill was in set up mode and once I got back to the home screen the probes read correctly. It's all working now. Thanks.

Good to hear. The thing that has impressed me most about this smoker is the temp accuracy. No comparison to my old Traeger which was all over the place.

 

[C. Keeper]

I fixed it. As it turns out, it was user error. The grill was in set up mode and once I got back to the home screen the probes read correctly. It's all working now. Thanks.

What is setup mode?

 

[MrChuckles]

What is setup mode?

It is the part where you set the auger speed etc. You access it by hitting the gear symbol.

 

[C. Keeper]

It is the part where you set the auger speed etc. You access it by hitting the gear symbol.

Thanks, I thought maybe the menu had changed.