I installed my wall probe covered everything with foil filled a pan with sand put a pot of water in the #3. Started the auto tune and a couple hours later or so I went out and it was done. Turned everything off and today when I got ready to cook my ribs and turned it on and AT started to flash again what did I miss?
How to Autotune the Auber
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DivotMaker
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LongBall said:
Did you let the entire program complete, and had the At stopped flashing in the left window when you turned it off? Normally, if the autotune runs its entire cycle, it will turn the At setting back to "0" (off). If you're satisfied the AT completed, and it's holding temp correctly, you can go back into the settings (how you turned it on) and manually turn it off. I've heard a couple of cases of this with the new 1200GPH, so I'll see if I can find out anything about a known problem with Auber.
I started it yesterday at 750 am and didnot get back out to look at it until almost 11 and the AT was gone. I will try AT it one more time. I have not figured out how to set a temp yet as I went back to just the box. I dont think my dial works that well the I have it set to almost 250 and the Arber reads 230 ish.
DivotMaker
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LongBall said:
There's one problem - if you use the Auber, the dial MUST be set all the way clockwise (full temp). The stock controller will throttle the Auber if it's anything less.
I've found out that some of the 1200s, that were manufactured early, have a programming error that prevents the autotune from turning off. I believe Auber has a fix for this, but a workaround is manually turning it off, like I said before.
You said you have not figured out how to set a temp yet; what does that mean? Do you mean how to set the Auber program?
I would certainly contact Auber regarding the problem and provide them with the serial number of the unit or some other form of unit identification. If Auber had a bad run, then it is their problem to address and rectify. Additionally I would provide them with the setting steps you have followed. This may be something that you can fix or you may have to send in the unit. I say this regardless of where you bought it. If purchased from SI, it is still Auber's obligation to fix the issue.
DivotMaker said:
I turned the temp all the way up yes Im that smart. Because it came up with auto tune I stopped using it. I took your advise and turned it off and left it on. It was reading the temp probe and even with me having the dial at 250 I never got the box over 234* over a 5 hour span. The arbur was not controling the temp just reading it.
DivotMaker
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I'm just trying to help, Longball. I mentioned that about the dial because you said "Almost had it to 250," which told me it was not all the way to 250. No need for anger - we're not employees of SI or Auber, just fellow users trying to help.
You also said:
"It was reading the temp probe and even with me having the dial at 250 I never got the box over 234* over a 5 hour span. The arbur was not controling the temp just reading it."
By that, do you mean that you did not have the smoker plugged into the Auber, but just had the #1 probe in the smoker at full temp? Again, I'm asking these questions because you were not clear in your explanation. If the smoker was plugged into the Auber, there is no way it could have not been controlling the element. Remember, we're not seeing what you are, so you need to give us enough details about your setup so we can get a mental image of what you are doing. Sound reasonable?
If you did not have the smoker plugged into the Auber, do you have another thermometer that would confirm/disprove the reading on the Auber? If you had a reading from another reliable thermometer, you may need to calibrate your probe. Although I've never seen one off more than 2-3°, I guess it's possible that it could be farther off. Just a thought.
You also said:
"It was reading the temp probe and even with me having the dial at 250 I never got the box over 234* over a 5 hour span. The arbur was not controling the temp just reading it."
By that, do you mean that you did not have the smoker plugged into the Auber, but just had the #1 probe in the smoker at full temp? Again, I'm asking these questions because you were not clear in your explanation. If the smoker was plugged into the Auber, there is no way it could have not been controlling the element. Remember, we're not seeing what you are, so you need to give us enough details about your setup so we can get a mental image of what you are doing. Sound reasonable?
If you did not have the smoker plugged into the Auber, do you have another thermometer that would confirm/disprove the reading on the Auber? If you had a reading from another reliable thermometer, you may need to calibrate your probe. Although I've never seen one off more than 2-3°, I guess it's possible that it could be farther off. Just a thought.
DivotMaker
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Looks reasonable to me, Ravel.
SuperDave
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Msmith, I'm an hour and a half into my auto tune of my model 4. The temp reading has stayed at the 140 degree program reading the entire time even though it is well past the 1/2 time set. Does your unit perform accurately even though it didn't run the right temps in your auto tune?
DivotMaker
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SuperDave said:
When autotuning, you actually don't want to wrap the bricks in foil. The idea is for them to absorb heat, like meat would, not reflect the heat. No foiling bricks.
TexasSmoke
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I got my Permanent probe in and am ready to do an autotune. I was thinking about my dummy load. I was going to use some bricks but was thinking why not use a pork shoulder or brisket as that is what I normally cook. It seems it would give the most realistic environment: Cold meat to start vs warm bricks (Hot here in TX).
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I think that is a good idea. I first did an autotune at my house in the Keys and used hot coral rocks from the garden as my dummy load and got some very dubious results. Repeating the process with soda bottles filled with water and at fridge temperature got me results a lot more in line with what everyone else was getting.
SuperDave
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While the auto tune program has various temps and times, it doesn't seem to every get above the first program temp setting, which is 140 if you follow the auto tune instructions. A couple hours later when the auto tune is done, your meat will have barely budged in internal temperature. i.e. you won't make a safe internal temp in the 4 hour recommended time frame. My last auto tune was done with a pan of cold, wet sand. Everything went well and the Auber is performing well on real cooks.TexasSmoke said:
DivotMaker
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DON'T do an autotune with meat - you'll regret it! If you want to simulate cold meat, just put your pan of sand, or bricks, in the fridge! But, I really don't think that's enough of a factor to effect the tuning, so long as your bricks aren't hot from the sun!
DivotMaker
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SuperDave said:Tony, a pitcher of ice and some cold water saves getting in trouble with the Misses. No dummy loads need to go in the frig.
Hehe...you're probably right, but there's always the beer fridge!
SuperDave
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Hey, I tried that but found I had to take my beer out of the fridge to make room.DivotMaker said:SuperDave said:Tony, a pitcher of ice and some cold water saves getting in trouble with the Misses. No dummy loads need to go in the frig.
Hehe...you're probably right, but there's always the beer fridge!
