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title: "Weber E17: the meat probe hub is not reporting"
description: "What E17 means on Weber E17: the meat probe hub is not reportings, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e17/"
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# Weber E17: the meat probe hub is not reporting

The Searwood's meat probes plug into a hub on the front of the hopper, which is wired to the circuit board.

## What E17 actually means.

The Searwood's meat probes plug into a hub on the front of the hopper, which is wired to the circuit board. E17 means that hub or its connection has dropped out, so the grill keeps cooking but can no longer show your food temperature.

Weber grill display

What to do when E17 shows on the grill

### Kind of code Temperature and probes

A probe is sending the controller a reading it cannot trust, or no reading at all: the grill's own temperature sensor coated in smoke and grease, its lead pinched or melted, or a meat probe unplugged, wet or reading far outside what any cook box could reach. The grill then overshoots, stalls or shuts down to be safe. Wiping the sensor once the grill is cold and reseating the probe in its jack are reasonable steps; a sensor that still reads wrong is a visit.

### Usually leads to Pellet grill auger and controller repair

Jammed augers, dead hot rods, weak combustion fans, lying probes and failed controllers on pellet grills, traced and replaced with the maker's parts.

### Shows up as Grill Error Code on a Pellet Controller or Digital Panel

A grill error code shows as letters and numbers on a pellet grill controller, a flashing light on a digital control panel, or an alert in the maker's app paired with the grill.

### Make Weber

Weber grill calls often come from a flame that dropped low mid-cook; the tech starts at the tank, the hose and the regulator.

### Source Weber Searwood 600 / XL 600 owner's guide (US, 2024), troubleshooting pages

Searwood 600 and Searwood XL 600 pellet grills with the Weber Connect digital controller (US owner's guide, 2024).

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Weber's own guidance for E17 on its grills. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Press the dial to dismiss the notification and keep cooking.

02

Check food doneness with a separate thermometer until the hub is fixed.

03

Unplug and reseat each meat probe in the hub, making sure the plugs are dry.

04

If E17 comes back on the next cook, book a visit to check the hub wiring at the board.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [pellet grill auger and controller repair](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/services/pellet-grill-auger-and-controller-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

E17 is about the food probes, not the cookbox sensor, which is E8. The grill itself still holds temperature with E17 on the screen.

## What you may notice with it.

The grill problems E17 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the grill before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Grill Error Code on a Pellet Controller or Digital Panel](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/grill-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/grill-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Pellet Grill Temperature Swings Far From the Set Point**](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/problems/pellet-grill-temperature-swings/)

Problem

### Grill Error Code on a Pellet Controller or Digital Panel

7 causes, cheapest first

Where E17 usually leads

## Pellet grill auger and controller repair.

**Auger clearing, auger motor, hot rod, combustion fan, probe or controller on a pellet grill · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/services/pellet-grill-auger-and-controller-repair/)

## Weber grills.

Weber grill calls often come from a flame that dropped low mid-cook; the tech starts at the tank, the hose and the regulator.

[Weber grill repair](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/brands/weber/)

More Weber codes

[E1](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e1/) [E2](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e2/) [E3](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e3/) [E4](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e4/) [E5](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e5/) [E6](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e6/) [E7](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e7/) [E8](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e8/) [E9](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e9/) [E10](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e10/) [E11](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e11/) [E18](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/weber-e18/)

[All 15 Weber codes](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/#codes-weber)

Temperature and probes on other makes

[Broil King Warning icon](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/broil-king-warning-icon/) [Fire Magic Err](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/fire-magic-err/) [Lynx Burner N cannot reach target temperature](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/lynx-cannot-reach-target-temperature/) [Twin Eagles Knob bezel yellow, orange or red](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/twin-eagles-bezel-color/) [Coyote Overheat Alarm](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/coyote-overheat-alarm/)

[All 11 codes of this kind](https://bbqgrillrepair.center/error-codes/#family-temperature)

Weber builds this

### Built-in gas grill

A stainless grill head dropped into a masonry or steel island, fed by a tank or the house gas line, with its burners, knobs and lid working in open weather.

Weber builds this

### Freestanding gas grill

A gas grill on its own cart with wheels, side shelves and a propane tank below, or a hose to a house gas outlet, rolled into place on the patio.

Weber builds this

### Infrared grill

Grills that cook with radiant heat: ceramic or mesh infrared burners, sear stations beside the main burners, and radiant glass or emitter plates over a gas flame.

## In Weber's own words

> the grill will be unable to inform you of the food temperature until the E17 error code is resolved.

[Weber Searwood 600 / XL 600 owner's guide (US, 2024), troubleshooting pages](https://digital-assets.weber.com/documents/19977_8651007_121624_WEB.pdf) [Weber Searwood 600 / XL 600 owner's guide (US, 2024), troubleshooting pages](https://digital-assets.weber.com/documents/19977_8651007_121624_WEB.pdf) [Weber US Searwood 600 pellet grill owner page, FAQ on error codes](https://www.weber.com/US/en/searwood-600-owner-guide/1500120_OP.html)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Searwood 600 and Searwood XL 600 pellet grills with the Weber Connect digital controller (US owner's guide, 2024).

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## Questions about E17.

### Can I clear E17 myself?

Press the dial to dismiss the notification and keep cooking. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Does E17 affect how my Weber Searwood cooks?

No. The grill holds its set temperature. It just cannot show the temperature of your food.

### Can a wet meat probe cause E17 on my Weber?

Moisture in a probe plug can upset readings. Dry and reseat the probes first; if the code stays, the hub or its wiring is the problem.

### Is E17 the same as the probe reading wrong on my Weber?

Not exactly. E17 means the hub stopped reporting. A probe that reads but reads wrong is checked against a separate thermometer.

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