I double checked with the engineer and the sensor is right under the paddle which is why it is warm. As far as operating temperature in the spec refers to the room temperature that the device supports. So 32-95F should remain.
@GeekPower0 as @rohan mentioned the EP for the Inovelli should (in most cases) be 2. You mention a document that says EP1? Can you share the link and I will fix it?