I have some checks with a long period (1h) and sometimes need to ping them sooner than the period (e.g. after making changes to their hosting). Currently I have to change the period to something short, wait a bit for a probe to be sent, then remember to change the period back to 1h. I suggest you add a button "probe now" on each check, and maybe a button "probe all now" at the top of the "checks" page.