how do you heat wrap the wires that go into the probes, to protect them from the moisture from the smoker.
1187795
I have never heat wrapped the probes. But you need to be careful about getting water into the probes. I never immerse them in water and use an sos pad to clean both probes, wipe off soap and then wipe dry.
1187796
Barbara, you wouldn't want to do this in any case -it would alter the heat sensitivity of the probes (rendering their readings inaccurate.)The "don'ts" are few and pretty simple: Don't use the wire over the direct open flame, don't get 'em wet, and when you take the probe out of the meat you need to grasp the probe, not tug it out by the wire.Hope this helps.
1187797
I used foil and wrapped them at the end where the wire connects to the probe. Overall it is about 6-7 inches with an overlap on both the probe and wire ends and pinched tight all the way around. I have also avoided washing in water after use and wipe them clean with a paper towel. I have used both probes 3-4 times so far and there hasn't been any problems. I use a water tray in the smoker and there hasn't been any moisture problems.
1187798
I don't. I didn't see anything that said I should, but I just put it in the meat and clean with soap and water when done.
1187799
If this was an issue, wouldn't the manufacturer have taken all that into consideration when testing the product? To me using common sense care would go along way to protecting from moisture. Such as the angles at which the probes are placed inside and method of cleaning.
1187800
Barbara, you wouldn't want to do this in any case -it would alter the heat sensitivity of the probes (rendering their readings inaccurate.) The "don'ts" are few and pretty simple: Don't use the wire over the direct open flame, don't get 'em wet, and when you take the probe out of the meat you need to grasp the probe, not tug it out by the wire. Hope this helps.
1187801
I have never trried to protect them from the heat. I think they are rated for 500 degrees.The only thing you do have to protect them is from water. Do not put them in the dishwasherand be carefull not to get water in the end that the wire goes into.
300676
The gauge is off so I use a electronic gauge that has a remote one I can keep in the house and keep track of the temp. I really like the smoker it does a good job.
2155321
To answer your Question? I dont know! dont have any rust on mine! I would not recommend leaving the smoker in a enviroment with alot of moisture. I have left mine out overnight after use without any signs of rust from moisture. the exterior and interior have always been easy to wipe out with a little warm water. But it being electrical I would try and keep it out of harsh elements and prolonged exposure to moisture in use or out of use.
42611
What i did was take a piece of heat-shrink tubing (made for wire management on pc building), slipped it on and then used a blow dryer for a minute makes a nice water-tight seal.
1946008
Use the bottom of an altoids can to hold the sticks. place it on top of fuel holder to keep the heat off the flemsy bottom
238736
I would put a digital thermometer probe in the smoker to confirm the temperature inside the box. I'm assuming the ribs weren't frozen when they were placed in the smoker.
1591187
These are ambient temperature probes to monitor the smoker grate temperature. You need the meat probe which is pointed and different part number.
808837
Considering the sensitivity of the metal cable, it seems to be the part that always fails, I would only wipe the system off with a wet sponge and not risk it being soaked, rusted, or ????. The heat will no doubt take of any grunge on cable, leave it alone and just wipe off the probe.
441493
I wrap in electrical tape. Never had moisture issues shorting anything.......
1383722
Be very wary of the temperature that you cook at with the probe in the oven. The protective coating on the wires is only good up to 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit) and having the probe and cord in the oven over this temperature will lead to rapid damage and failure (mine failed in an oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit in less than 3 minutes). The probe/wire is NOT covered by warranty.
349067
If you go to a good electronics store they should sell a tool that sleeves the metal part of the connector once sleeved over the pin it pulls out of the plastic. Maybe Radio shack or Hi lights. You could also cut the wires and solder them back together. Putting "Heat Shrink Tubing" over the wires prior to soldering . Once soldered use a match to heaat the tubing and it will shrink around the wires thus insulating them. BE SURE TO REATTACH COLOR TO COLOR. I would also stagger the cuts to make the finished product not as bulky. Don't know if its worth the extra work just as ez to put in a matching wood filler Good luck
1985293
How about foam pipe insulation? Secure maybe with some type of tape or maybe zip ties?
2053102
The smoker cooks at close to 300 degrees so the metal surface gets very hot. Children should be closely supervised when it is in use. The two racks have handles which can be used to lift them out of the smoker. BryanOld Smokey Products Co.
1574642
Stacey, good question! It really depends on your situation and the distance between the pipe. In the past, I wrapped the cable around the pipe as shown in the packaging. This year, I ran the cable upon the length of the pipe and used zip ties to hold it against the pipe, which has allowed me to cover more territory than wrapping. I would caution you that I live in Phoenix, so I'm only protecting pipes from 25-32 degrees, which is easier than when I lived in Chicago. Good luck.
1986835
If this happens on every use, the probe or wire is probably bad. I have never had a problem when using a probe in the oven, but on the BBQ, the probe wire can be subjected to extreme temps. Say during a flare up or right over a burner. What I do now is loosely roll on foil from the beginning of the probe to the point the wire exits the BBQ. About 3 layer wrap seems good so far. The extreme temps inside a BBQ can melt the wire inside the mesh wire cover. It's heat resistant - not heat proof.
265339
I have friends who use it in their meat smokers. They wrap the dish with plastic wrap to seal the baking dish then cover that with foil to protect the wrap.
808833
Just wipe them off you don't want to get the wires wet where they connect to the probe.