# Anova won’t switch from preheating
**URL:** https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-won-t-switch-from-preheating/13152
**Category:** Anova Support
**Created:** [February 17, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-won-t-switch-from-preheating/13152 "2018-02-17T04:08:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Harbison65](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Harbison65)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-won-t-switch-from-preheating/13152/1 "2018-02-17T04:08:00Z")
My Anova has hit the set temperature but won’t start the timer. It still shows as Preheating. It’s been this way for an hour. Why?
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### Author:  [@AlyssaWOAH](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/AlyssaWOAH)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-won-t-switch-from-preheating/13152/2 "2018-02-17T04:39:32Z")
Unfortunately, the timer has been acting a little funky. There’s a known bug and we are working on getting that fixed. 😕
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### Author:  [@fischersd](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/fischersd)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-won-t-switch-from-preheating/13152/3 "2018-02-17T15:16:37Z")
The timer function in the app doesn’t really do anything for you anyways - the APC keeps cooking after the timer expires (as a safety feature, so people don’t forget about it and let their cook cool off into the danger zone).
Me, I use my calendar in my phone for timing cooks - has the added benefit of ensuring I don’t plan an evening out when something delicious is going to be ready in my sous vide bath. 🙂