How many people have a themometer for their stove top and one for the stove pipe? My themometer says to put on stove top or 6" above the level of the stove. SO the question is, should the stove top and the pipe be the same temp? Which is really the one you want to know? the pipe would be what I would think since you want to make sure it is hot enough to burn off creosote and not too hot to glow. IF two what temp differential should be there?