# Timer isn't counting down as expected

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/timer-isnt-counting-down-as-expected/580>\
**Category:** Anova Support\
**Created:** [August 5, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/timer-isnt-counting-down-as-expected/580 "2015-08-05T22:26:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ThaddeusMaximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@ThaddeusMaximus](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/ThaddeusMaximus)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/timer-isnt-counting-down-as-expected/580/1 "2015-08-05T22:26:57Z")

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Just got my precision cooker. &nbsp;I set it to 146F for 45 minutes. &nbsp;It reaches the temp, I put the eggs in, and then begins to countdown. &nbsp;Then it stops counting. &nbsp;Then after 10-30 seconds it starts counting again. &nbsp;Then it pauses. &nbsp;Rinse and repeat.

  

I set my microwave timer to 45 minutes and my microwave is currently at 13:34 while the cooker is at 44:28. &nbsp;What gives???

  

NOTE: I set the temp and timer with the Android app. &nbsp;I saw the machine climb to the right temp and start counting from the right time.

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**Author:** ![ThaddeusMaximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@ThaddeusMaximus](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/ThaddeusMaximus)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/timer-isnt-counting-down-as-expected/580/2 "2015-08-05T22:30:12Z")

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**Author:** ![ThaddeusMaximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@ThaddeusMaximus](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/ThaddeusMaximus)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/timer-isnt-counting-down-as-expected/580/3 "2015-08-05T22:40:17Z")

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Nevermind, I’m retarded. &nbsp;Just realized the timer is in HH:MM format. &nbsp;I thought it was MM:SS format. &nbsp;Hence why after my microwave timer had run 45 minutes, my precision cooker was at 44:15.&nbsp;

  

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This may be an important thing to note in the manual for the sake of clarity.

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**Author:** ![Bill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/bill/32/9_2.png) [@Bill](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Bill)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/timer-isnt-counting-down-as-expected/580/4 "2015-08-06T18:49:29Z")

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@ThaddeusMaximus - Good feedback! I’ll pass it along 🙂