I have two Chef Alarms from ThermoWorks, and from one I get a "No Probe" reading, I can plug either probe into the other unit and they work fine.
But not in this unit.
Sounds like to me the unit is belly up in the dead cockroach position.
@Kevin Fuess is correct, I missed read the comment as no response from the unit. Sounds like the unit is not reading the probe. Bad probe is a good guess.
""Really, Call ThermoWorks? and bypass our input and get the correct answer and a replacement on the way.
Why did not I think of that?""
Because it usually takes longer than I wanted to sit on a phone for, and mainly to make sure I hadn't done something to the unit the instructions didn't mention.
> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker with Alpha/Connect
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative (I'll never see it again))
> Old Smokey Electric (for chickens mostly - when it's too nasty out
to fiddle with a more capable cooker)
> Luhr Jensen Little Chief Electric - Top Loader circa 1990 (smoked fish & jerky)
> Thermoworks Smoke
> 3 Thermoworks Chef Alarms
> Thermoworks Thermapen One
> Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
> Thermoworks Thermopop
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Anova sous vide circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
> WÜSTHOF, Dalstrong, and Buck knives
> Paprika App on Mac and iOS
Try removing the batteries for at least several days. I accidentally "cured" a "dead" Chefalarm by doing that a few years ago. Chalk it up to magic, I guess …
could be "foreign material" (BBQ sauce) on the probe connector. Occasionally my "Smoke" will say no probe, I exercise the plug a bit and it reads. I figured humidity and corrosion maybe but probably BBQ sauce as I seem to get it everywhere!
I had similar issue with my DOT. I took the batteries out, removed the screws and split the case. I found one of the wires to the probe female jack had broken off. I resoldered the wire back on the jack and all is well.
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