I got a new probe for my polder and boiled a pot of water to check to see if
it was accurate. My new probe registered 257° F. I plugged my original
probe in and it registered 208° F. Do you guys have any trouble with these
probes right out of the package?

I also have another question for you guys. Is there a way to reset the max
and min temperature without taking out the batteries? I looked through the
instructions that came with it but it does not mention how to reset the
max/min. I'm trying to monitor air temperature for fermenting beer (yes, I
do use it for barbecue too) and I want to see my temperature ranges
throughout the day.

Thanks in advance,

bd

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:32:23 -0600, "bonedaddy" I HATE SPAM
wrote:

I got a new probe for my polder and boiled a pot of water to check to see if
it was accurate. My new probe registered 257° F. I plugged my original
probe in and it registered 208° F. Do you guys have any trouble with these
probes right out of the package?

Are you sure thta's a probe for a Polder? Probes form other
brands are calibrated differently. 50F is a lot to be off -
certainly more than the normal deviation for a probe of the same
brand.

-sw

"Steve Wertz" wrote in message
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:32:23 -0600, "bonedaddy" I HATE SPAM
wrote:

I got a new probe for my polder and boiled a pot of water to check to see
if
it was accurate. My new probe registered 257° F. I plugged my original
probe in and it registered 208° F. Do you guys have any trouble with
these
probes right out of the package?

Are you sure thta's a probe for a Polder? Probes form other
brands are calibrated differently. 50F is a lot to be off -
certainly more than the normal deviation for a probe of the same
brand.

-sw


Yes, the probe is a polder probe that I bought from my local barbecue store.

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:33:28 -0600, "bonedaddy" I HATE SPAM
wrote:


Yes, the probe is a polder probe that I bought from my local barbecue store.

Good. It'll be easier to return and you get the option to bitch
personally.

-sw

"bonedaddy" I HATE SPAM wrote in message ...
I got a new probe for my polder and boiled a pot of water to check to see if
it was accurate. My new probe registered 257° F. I plugged my original
probe in and it registered 208° F. Do you guys have any trouble with these
probes right out of the package?

I also have another question for you guys. Is there a way to reset the max
and min temperature without taking out the batteries? I looked through the
instructions that came with it but it does not mention how to reset the
max/min. I'm trying to monitor air temperature for fermenting beer (yes, I
do use it for barbecue too) and I want to see my temperature ranges
throughout the day.

Thanks in advance,

bd

Put both in boiling water-if you are near sea level-it should be 212F.
Shaved ice without salt should be 32F.

"butch burton" wrote in message
m...
"bonedaddy" I HATE SPAM wrote in message
...
I got a new probe for my polder and boiled a pot of water to check to
see if
it was accurate. My new probe registered 257° F. I plugged my original
probe in and it registered 208° F. Do you guys have any trouble with
these
probes right out of the package?

I also have another question for you guys. Is there a way to reset the
max
and min temperature without taking out the batteries? I looked through
the
instructions that came with it but it does not mention how to reset the
max/min. I'm trying to monitor air temperature for fermenting beer
(yes, I
do use it for barbecue too) and I want to see my temperature ranges
throughout the day.

Thanks in advance,

bd

Put both in boiling water-if you are near sea level-it should be 212F.
Shaved ice without salt should be 32F.

That is what I did. One registered 257° and the original one I knew was
accurate was 208°. I'm going to take my new probe back and get a new one.
I just did not know if other people were having a lot of calibration
troubles with Polder Probes right out of the box.

bd

"bonedaddy" I HATE SPAM wrote in message ...
"butch burton" wrote in message
m...
"bonedaddy" I HATE SPAM wrote in message
...
I got a new probe for my polder and boiled a pot of water to check to
see if
it was accurate. My new probe registered 257° F. I plugged my original
probe in and it registered 208° F. Do you guys have any trouble with
these
probes right out of the package?

I also have another question for you guys. Is there a way to reset the
max
and min temperature without taking out the batteries? I looked through
the
instructions that came with it but it does not mention how to reset the
max/min. I'm trying to monitor air temperature for fermenting beer
(yes, I
do use it for barbecue too) and I want to see my temperature ranges
throughout the day.

Thanks in advance,

bd

Put both in boiling water-if you are near sea level-it should be 212F.
Shaved ice without salt should be 32F.

That is what I did. One registered 257° and the original one I knew was
accurate was 208°. I'm going to take my new probe back and get a new one.
I just did not know if other people were having a lot of calibration
troubles with Polder Probes right out of the box.

bd

Sorry-I did not read your post fully-257 is way out of whack-worthless