If you have the temp gun then you don't have to have the thermometer probe in there if you don't want. I keep my thermometer probes in mine all the time so I can see changes in temps without having to use my temp guns. I still use my temp guns once or twice a day to compare to my thermometers. If you need the probed thermometer for humidity you might as well leave it in there.

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