Life's little mysteries...???

[Mr. Kelly]

Hi all,

Here's a strange little quirk that has sprung up. Wonder if anyone has seen this, yet.

This summer I took apart the 6' stretch of twisty interior double-wall pipe to clean it. Upon reassembly, I re-inserted my round probe thermometer back into the pipe, in the same hole it's been in for 5 years, about 18" up the pipe from the top of the stove.

Well... the thing has a mind of its own now, and constantly rotates counterclockwise! I can't keep the thing stationary. I'll set it to the proper rotation, and with a day, it's rotated about 2 hrs counterclockwise.

Anyone experience anything like this before? Any remedies, other than... glue, etc.? Might be possessed...

 

[mellow]

I don't have a dbl wall probe but if I did and this was happening I would use furnace cement to hold it in place, someone else might have a better suggestion.

 

[SKIN052]

That same hole is now not quite the same hole. So either plug the hole and start a new one or suck it up, lol. If it aint broke, don't fix it. Just laughing at your slight misfortune, sorry, lol.

 

[Rickb]

small dab of high temp silicone to hold it in place?

 

[BCC_Burner]

Happens to holes of all kinds with the ravages of time and use.

Have you tried getting it to do some kegels?

 

[Mr. Kelly]

HA!

It is kind of funny, though.

I did ask my wife to do kegels yesterday when she was complaining that she had to pee on a long trip. She wasn't amused.

Probably should just put some silicone on there. Just seems odd, since nothing has really changed... However, there is a magnet that the rod passes through which holds the thermometer to the pipe... Hmmm....

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[CenterTree]

Happens to holes of all kinds with the ravages of time and use.

Have you tried getting it to do some kegels?

THAT just ain't right.







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[begreen]

Check to make sure that you have the little metal ferule in place correctly. My thermometer rotated because I had put it back in incorrectly. I had the eyelet in the magnet instead of in the pipe.
(broken link removed to http://www.condar.com/probe_meters_dir4use_woodstoves.html)

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Mines only 2 months old and now that I read your post I realize that it slowly rotates counter clockwise. Couldn't figure why I kept having to straighten it out but now that I know there is magic at play, it all makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Motor7]

Same here, counter clockwise.......

 

[Jags]

In Australia they rotate clockwise.