My Polder remote thermometer started reading CRAZY temperatures. Why?
Remote thermometers like the Polder use an armored cable to connect the probe to the base unit. This cable can only take so much heat. We don’t know how much is too much, but we do know putting in the flame will fry it! (Don’t ask how we know.) One thing you can to do to prolong the life of your probe is to wrap the cable loosely with aluminum foil. Take a piece about 1.5 inches wide and use it to loosely wrap the cable. The probe and cable also shouldn’t be submerged in water as moisture can get down into the probe and mess it up. We have read of home-brew methods of fixing a wet probe and sealing it, but it is probably just easier to keep the dang thing dry to begin with.
