MAX Temperature for Avalon Olympic Woodstove. Help pls

[wood_hog]

Hi all,

Recently purchased stove top thermometer and says 600F is overfire.

In documentation for stove says 800F is high burn zone and does not mention overfire limit.

What is your recommendation for Max temp for stove?


Thanks
Wood hog

 

[begreen]

The ranges are for a flue surface thermometer, not the stove top. You are fine keeping the stovetop in the 450-700 range. It'll take up to 800, but I would only do that when a lot of heat is required quickly.

 

[fossil]

On our Lopi Liberty (sister of your stove), I have a mag thermo on the single wall stovepipe just above the collar, and I have another in the middle of the lower stovetop. The mag thermos, as BeGreen said, are typically marked off in "zones" assuming the application is to a single wall stovepipe. We routinely run our Liberty such that the stovetop temp is running 550°F - 650°F, and the stovepipe thermo generally reads at least 200°F lower. If my stovepipe thermo says I'm in the upper range of the burn zone, my stovetop thermo says I'm in overfire. I don't worry about the "zones" on the thermometers, I pay attention to the actual readings. Stovetop temps of ~450°F - 550°F for cruising during a burn are what I shoot for. When I really want to get things going, I'll push the stovetop to ~700°F for a while before throttling back. Get a few more thermometers and put 'em on the stovetop, just above the collar, and then a few feet above that. Read the numbers, don't worry about the "zones" on the face of the thermometers. Learn how your system burns. Welcome to the forums! Rick

 

[gpcollen1]

I generally try and run my Olympic in the 600-700 range when trying to get her up and get some good heat out of it - and then close things down a bit more. Anytime I cross the 600 line, I can easily push 700 or 800 because I usually have a firebox full of wood. I have never really crossed the 800 mark. I think it would be hard to get her that hot.

 

[wood_hog]

Thanks. Is it a big deal to burn that hot with one cracked firebrick in the back of the stove.
Tight crack across the middle, but solid other than that,

I am going to replace brick, but when it warms up. 9 degrees outside today,

Thanks

 

[firefighterjake]

As mentioned many of these thermometers are built for stovepipe temps . . . as long as you know what temps are good (i.e. and what is an overfiring temp) you can use the same thermometer on your stove . . . just disregard the "safety" markings (i.e. too cool, too hot, whoa-are-you-trying-to-burn-the-house-down markings).

Cracks . . . generally if the crack is small and tight most folks would say it usually isn't a big deal. Me, I could live with it . . . but being the sort of person I am would probably replace it sooner rather than later.