Temp reads HI

I haven't experienced that, but I read in another thread recently that someone said to make sure the probe jack is pushed all the way into the control board.

I check and the probe temp is pushed all the way in but still says HI on the board. Can't figure this out.

Hopefully someone who has experienced this will be able to shed some light. Unfortunately, CS is closed today or you could just call them.

Searching the forum for posts with "HI probe" might get you some hits.

Meanwhile, if the cooker temperature seems right as measured by an oven thermometer, you can just keep on cooking. Check the meat every now and then with an instant read or meat thermometer.

Now the probe is reading with numbers again. I will call cookshack on tues.

It may have been that your meat was too cold at the start up. When the meat temp is below 50 degrees, the meat probe will not read correctly. This is probably the reason you started getting temp readings later on after the meat warmed up.

?could be moisture got in the works somewhere and caused a temporary short?

Last summer, my probe read HI a couple of times as well. I was smoking in Phoenix and it was prpbalby 110 degrees or higher outside. I moved my 025 to the shade and it seemed to stop. I can't remember if I removed the probe and inseted it again or not. It has not done that again so far.

For those that may search "HI" in the future let me tell you what cookshack told me to test. They said to set the temp to 140 degrees and then nstick my probe in th vent to see if it also show 140 or as they said pretty darn close. I am testing this now. But the smokers past 140 and is now in the 200 degree range so I am waiting to see if this settles down before I place the probe into the vent hole.
Well temp still climbing so I have place probe thinking the two are trying to sync up. We shall see. Well probe says HI that interesting ....still waiting...time for a glass of wine. Well temp now at 275 and probe says Hi. Calling cookshack again tomorrow.