For the last 3 or 4 years I've been using a BBQ Guru DigiQDX2 temperature controller on my Kamado. In general I like the features, all though the user interface is somewhat tricky to navigate.
However, it has started to get buggy and I'm now ready to trade it in. Problems include:
1- After sitting in the sun for an hour or so, one of the buttons stops working. If I need that button, the only way to push it is to disconnect the controller, put it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, and then hook it back up.
2- Intermitent software bugs. For example, I'll set it up to maintain the pit to 120 degrees, but the computer somehow thinks that the target temperature is 140 and the fan runs to maintain 140, even though the display clearly says it is targeting 120. That is madening.
That said, I really love the concept of this. If I am smoking something overnight, I really don't want to get up every hour to check/adjust the vents.
Additional features I'd like on my next unit:
1- Some sort of remote/wifi functionality so I can monitor the pit away from it.
2- A better display so you can see the pit and food temp at the same time.
And, of course, I want something that is more dependable than my DigiQ was.
Any suggestions?
However, it has started to get buggy and I'm now ready to trade it in. Problems include:
1- After sitting in the sun for an hour or so, one of the buttons stops working. If I need that button, the only way to push it is to disconnect the controller, put it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, and then hook it back up.
2- Intermitent software bugs. For example, I'll set it up to maintain the pit to 120 degrees, but the computer somehow thinks that the target temperature is 140 and the fan runs to maintain 140, even though the display clearly says it is targeting 120. That is madening.
That said, I really love the concept of this. If I am smoking something overnight, I really don't want to get up every hour to check/adjust the vents.
Additional features I'd like on my next unit:
1- Some sort of remote/wifi functionality so I can monitor the pit away from it.
2- A better display so you can see the pit and food temp at the same time.
And, of course, I want something that is more dependable than my DigiQ was.
Any suggestions?
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