Maverick Problem

I have the same problem with my Maverick ET-73 Redi Check. Annoying, isn't it? Call Darren Keller at Maverick. 732.417.9666

You need to power up the receiver first and the transmitter 2nd.

Been there, done that...still doesn't work.

Thanks--first thing in the morning wi9ll call.

I have the Maverick ET 7, and it never shuts down on me. Once every several cooks, the receiver will lose the temp, but instead of shutting the units down, press the "set" button on the receiver first then the transmitter's "Tx" button for several seconds. Shutting down sounds like a call to customer service.

I'm pretty Tec challanged on most stuff, but I would think that anything that worked on frequency, a person would want to watch for interference, ie... cell phones, microwave,cordless phones, garage door openers. Just a thought to consider!

Now my old fashion taylor probes work great, but you have to have a little faith on them all night smokes and the house door gets a little more workout during the day. Oh well!

I guess I'm just to CHEAP.

Did you try replacing the batteries on the sending unit?

Hi John, The unit is brand new and I put in new Duracell batteries instead of the off brand that came with it. When things go haywire,the transmitter is still sending as it is still alternating between smoker temp and food temp. It is the receiverthat stops displaying the two temps.It just has three dashes in place of the temp numbers. When I go back to the smoker and turn both units off then back on, everything is fine again for about 2 hours.
Mike

I don't think any of those were factors. I'll be contacting CS at Maverick later this morning to see what they have to say. I'll post their info.
Mike

I called customer service at Maverick this morning. I was told that the units do not have an energy saving feature that would cause the problem that I described. When I told him in detail how the receiver reverts to just having two sets of three dashes on the display, he said it was either weak batteries or too much distance between the units. As the batteries were new, maybe it was the distance but why would they work for a period of time before going off? So, an experiment was in order. I plugged in both probes, turned on the units and placed them side by side on the kitchen counter. 5 hours later, they are still working just fine which leads me to believe that perhaps the distance was too great between my smoker and the receiver in the kitchen. Next smoke I do, I will move the receiver closer to the smoker yet still have it inside the house. Hope that does the trick. If not, the fellow I talked to said I couild send mine back and it would be replaced. Thanks for everyone's input.
Mike

When I first got my ET 7, it would lose signal until I found out to reduce the distance between transmitter and receiver. It also won't transmit well through metal like my grill. I make sure there is a straight line between the two--just windows, no walls or window metal frames blocking the signal. Works very well for the past 30 smokes, keeps the signal.

That's what I plan on trying on the next smoke. After having no failure by testing the units side by side on the kitchen counter by leaving them both on all day, I kinda figured it was a range problem.
Thanks! Mike

If you look through this forum, you will find that the Maverick is generally very distance limited. I don't plan on anything over 20 feet which is pretty ridiculous. But that is the nature of the Maverick.

I've been using one for at least three years... and as long as the distance requirements are met, it works better than most units.

I have a Taylor remote model (no longer made) that would go for 400 feet baased on tests. I could walk a long way up my road and still get a signal. But I like the Maverick better.

Something odd to note is that my Maverick(s) may indicate a lost signal, but still alarm when set temp is reached. Hard to figure, but it's happened a lot of time on different units?

I've never heard of that, Todd. That is a first by me.