Howdy everyone!
I recently installed a new Buck model 81. I've heated with wood for most of my life, but always with a real cheap basic wood stove so I never paid much attention to over heating the crappy things, I'd regularly get the sides glowing. Yes I know not a good idea.
Anyway I obviously don't want to do that with my new stove so I have a couple magnetic stove thermometers. My question is this. I firest had a thermometer on top of the stove right in the center and one on the flu pipe. I got her up to about 500° f several times without issue. But I noticed the front of the stove was very hot so I moved the thermometer from the top of the stove to the front above the door. The temperature shot up to about 800°f which is too hot.
My question is it normal for this stove? She definitely doesn't throw out the heat quite the same when I keep it under 550 with a thermometer in that location.
Am I over thinking this?
I recently installed a new Buck model 81. I've heated with wood for most of my life, but always with a real cheap basic wood stove so I never paid much attention to over heating the crappy things, I'd regularly get the sides glowing. Yes I know not a good idea.
Anyway I obviously don't want to do that with my new stove so I have a couple magnetic stove thermometers. My question is this. I firest had a thermometer on top of the stove right in the center and one on the flu pipe. I got her up to about 500° f several times without issue. But I noticed the front of the stove was very hot so I moved the thermometer from the top of the stove to the front above the door. The temperature shot up to about 800°f which is too hot.
My question is it normal for this stove? She definitely doesn't throw out the heat quite the same when I keep it under 550 with a thermometer in that location.
Am I over thinking this?
