r/combustion_inc

Hi all,

Sharing my experiences about mounting Giant Grill Gauge on Weber Genesis grill (recent model).

Overall it fits well with out of the box hardware that Combustion has supplied. If you want to go fancy, you can spend extra ~$10 by purchasing hardware from AliExpress to reduce the hole size to match the GGG's probe.

Protrusion wise, GGG sticks out just short of 5mm longer than the original Weber probe. No interference with anything so far.

The full story is here: https://youtu.be/43IQS86zJsg

Not as cool as the other 3D printed solutions, but a TW Billows “Universal” 30mm adapter plus some aluminum foil and silicon bands seems to work. I was quite happy with the temp control of CE on the first cook. I seared some steaks at 700 degrees and it didn’t overshoot. On my previous system I’d have to manually adjust the fan damper to achieve that. I assume the internal backdraft door is what made the difference.

I currently have the thermometer in my big green egg with the wifi booster right next to the grill.

My app keeps oscillating between a full normal readout (with my 145 degree target temp) and a version where it shows core and ambient temperatures, but no surface temp, and it's lost my target temperature widget. I assume this is some kind of connectivity problem, but it doesn't make sense why it's manifesting in this way.

There are a number of possible problems, from bluetooth connection, to wifi, to something wrong with the probe itself, but this UI doesn't help me figure it out.

I can see the battery is low, but it hasn't shut off, and I have seen this issue before (where it blanks out just the surface temp).

Anyone experienced similar or have any tips? It is possible my wifi strength to the booster is not good, but the display shows a full wifi logo.

I just tried my Engine for the first time. I charged it full before using it. The fan stayed on for about 20-30 minutes then went off and subsequently disconnected from the GGG. Nothing in the app could get it back on, I tried manually turning the dial and it wouldn’t come back on. I plugged it in again and the fan works just fine while plugged in. As soon as I unplug though it dies again.

I waited for well over a year and it seems mine is a dud!

Pic is what it looks like now that the battery died. It was connected and working fine for the first half hour or so.