Temp Probe 0.0

[robmwpropane]

Hey guys, haven't been on here in a while, things are just working and haven't had time to devote into doing new stuff anyway.

Here's my issue that popped up today. I received a text from my RA saying sump temp was 0.0. Started freaking out because I know it had my heaters turned on, called my wife was thinking how I could walk her through unplugging the heaters when halfway through I realized I have the ability to turn them off remotely....duh? Just goes to show you how dumb people get when we panic.

I then rebooted remotely and it sprung back into action, but I wanted to know if anyone knew why it did that or if they have had that happen?

[robmwpropane]

Damn, just did it again. Rebooting fixed it, but it's looking more like a band aid and not a solution.

Can we RMA temp probes if they're faulty? Mines only been running for about 6 months....

[rimai]

Check if there is not any signs of corrosion on the port or connector.
What happens if you unplug it and plug it again. Maybe in a different port.

[robmwpropane]

Check if there is not any signs of corrosion on the port or connector.
What happens if you unplug it and plug it again. Maybe in a different port.

Will do as soon as I get home, but I keep my RA away from the sump through a wall built specifically for electronics. And why would it start working after reboot if corrosion was the case. Wouldn't it boot back and still be 0.0?

[robmwpropane]

Check if there is not any signs of corrosion on the port or connector.
What happens if you unplug it and plug it again. Maybe in a different port.

Ok, tried the above. When I plug then plug into a different port, no change until I reboot, then it stays ok for about an hour +or-, then drops out again. Any suggestions? I'm screwed without this as both heaters have a tendency to stay on when left to there own controller.


Edit: Can someone give me a line of code that will reboot the RA if Temp = 0 for an hr...

[wolffman64]

I have similar issues with my temperature probe, but even more strange. It only works if I use code from the Arduino interface, not if it's been generated through the web wizard...