App connected to another grill

ThatDjMoo · May 28, 2022

On my app, another grill is connected somehow and keeps sending me notifications. Apparently, we are both smoking today. His temp is 300, mine is 250. LOL. Anyone know how to fix this??

Mike From R.I. · May 30, 2022

Seems like someone is using your router for free, shut his off and delete it and change your router password.

Flukster · Jun 20, 2022

I have the same issue. Some dude called his Smoker pbv4ps2 "Luke's Smoker"

Looks like he was smoking a butt or brisket yesterday while I was doing ribs. Graph even shows his Temps and times.

No way he is on my network. I even have my pbv4ps2 on my iot network where it is isolated.

Anyway. Got a call into tech support, waiting for a call back.

Did you ever get this resolved?

MKinHB · Jun 20, 2022

ThatDjMoo said:
On my app, another grill is connected somehow and keeps sending me notifications. Apparently, we are both smoking today. His temp is 300, mine is 250. LOL. Anyone know how to fix this??

I don't know how to FIX this,
but I do know how to have some fun with this!

Flukster · Jun 20, 2022

Flukster said:
I have the same issue. Some dude called his Smoker pbv4ps2 "Luke's Smoker"

Looks like he was smoking a butt or brisket yesterday while I was doing ribs. Graph even shows his Temps and times.

No way he is on my network. I even have my pbv4ps2 on my iot network where it is isolated.

Anyway. Got a call into tech support, waiting for a call back.

Did you ever get this resolved?

I called tech support and they are sending me a new controller. If this is happening to you please report it.

markg55 · Jul 29, 2023

Yup. This morning I received notifications that some other Pit Boss Probe 2 has reached Temperatures.

Sand1303 · Jul 29, 2023

I've been getting notifications of other smokers as well. I'm out running errands and I'm getting notified my smoker is heating up. But it's not even plugged in. I thought about messing with it but not sure what neighbor I'd be fu__in with

Sand1303 · Aug 7, 2023

Flukster said:
I called tech support and they are sending me a new controller. If this is happening to you please report it.

I was thinking about this. If my app is connecting to another grill when mines unplugged how is replacing my circuit board gunna fix that?

mixed up · Aug 8, 2023

it best to change the pass word or lock your router if its not locked already

Steve In Pa · Aug 8, 2023

Sand1303 said:
I was thinking about this. If my app is connecting to another grill when mines unplugged how is replacing my circuit board gunna fix that?

Good point. R U sure the app is using your Wi-Fi as opposed to some else’s who has perhaps a guest network?
But whether it’s Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wherever it is has to be close by. Bluetooth doesn’t reach that far and Wi-Fi maybe a farther range but not all that much. My Bluetooth range is maybe 25 yards or so. Wi-Fi without an extender maybe 50 yards.