1. I have not looked inside, so can not tell you for sure. However, I would suspect that it is most likely that the design would handle 10A at 240V. The control box does not seem to get hot due to operation with the 2000W element, so it does not appear to run near it's thermal limit.
2. Yes, the upgrade controller comes with a probe that is hardwired. It's hard to tell what probe they use. Superficially it looks like a DS18B20, but it could be anything.
You should know that the controller will regulate the heating output to a max of 99C. If you set the temp to 100C, it just translates to heating on at 100% power. You can not select anything higher than 100C.
During the first clean today, the GF Connect controller consistently indicated temperatures about 1-2C higher than my other instruments. It showed 100C about 5 minutes before the water actually came to boil. I have not found a way to calibrate the controller or set an offset.
The controller firmware seems to be buggy, or at least my controller exhibits odd behaviour. Pressing the HEAT button causes the pump to temporarily stop and then start again. Every few minutes the controller turns off the pump and heater for less than a second, then turns them back on again. This seems to be pretty random. Hopefully the controller firmware can be updated in the field.
Because the Android app is not available yet, I've only been able to test the controller operation using the front panel. No idea how it behaves with the app.
The GF Connect controller does not seem to fit into the cradle as well as the old control box does. It has no recess on the bottom and the shape of the controller does not quite match the metal bracket, so it kind of just sits on top, slightly off center.
2. Yes, the upgrade controller comes with a probe that is hardwired. It's hard to tell what probe they use. Superficially it looks like a DS18B20, but it could be anything.
You should know that the controller will regulate the heating output to a max of 99C. If you set the temp to 100C, it just translates to heating on at 100% power. You can not select anything higher than 100C.
During the first clean today, the GF Connect controller consistently indicated temperatures about 1-2C higher than my other instruments. It showed 100C about 5 minutes before the water actually came to boil. I have not found a way to calibrate the controller or set an offset.
The controller firmware seems to be buggy, or at least my controller exhibits odd behaviour. Pressing the HEAT button causes the pump to temporarily stop and then start again. Every few minutes the controller turns off the pump and heater for less than a second, then turns them back on again. This seems to be pretty random. Hopefully the controller firmware can be updated in the field.
Because the Android app is not available yet, I've only been able to test the controller operation using the front panel. No idea how it behaves with the app.
The GF Connect controller does not seem to fit into the cradle as well as the old control box does. It has no recess on the bottom and the shape of the controller does not quite match the metal bracket, so it kind of just sits on top, slightly off center.