Hey Craig, welcome! Glad to have you with us!
I'm confused....you purchased the Auber, but haven't used it yet, and are worried about it
not working right? If you search the thousands of posts here, on the Auber, you will find the percentage of "problem" posts is in a very, very low percentage. And, you'll find that many of the "problems" boiled down to settings or user error. Not all, but a bunch.
It is a wonderful addition to the SI smoker. Crazy, I know, but I have three of them (2 WPS-1503CPH's and one WPS-1200GPH). Love 'em! 3 SIs, and 3 Aubers. Couldn't be happier......unless I had four!!
Hook it up, autotune it, and get to smoking something! Like a great NY-based sitcom, Seinfeld, once said...."Much Ado about Nothing!" ;D