I'm pretty new to wood stove burning and still trying to figure out what is right as far as temperatures are concerned.
I have a thermometer about 18 inches above my little VC Aspen mounted on single wall stove pipe, and with the fire burning nicely I usually see temperature readings about 400 degrees. I have had it spike to 700 degrees on several occasions and am still trying to figure out how to control that better.
So just for giggles last night I put the thermometer on the stove top because I was curious about the temps there. I had what I consider an average fire going and the flue temp was about 450 degrees. The thermometer I have goes to 850 and when I put it on the stove top the needle was soon pegged at maximum. I don't think it was too far beyond that as it (the temp dial) was slowing down considerably by the time it reached the upper limit.
From what I have learned here that seems pretty hot, and I was surprised at the discrepancy between the flue reading and the stove top reading. Makes me wonder what the temps must have been when the flue was at 700! I haven't seen anything glowing yet.
Am I hurting this stove?
I have a thermometer about 18 inches above my little VC Aspen mounted on single wall stove pipe, and with the fire burning nicely I usually see temperature readings about 400 degrees. I have had it spike to 700 degrees on several occasions and am still trying to figure out how to control that better.
So just for giggles last night I put the thermometer on the stove top because I was curious about the temps there. I had what I consider an average fire going and the flue temp was about 450 degrees. The thermometer I have goes to 850 and when I put it on the stove top the needle was soon pegged at maximum. I don't think it was too far beyond that as it (the temp dial) was slowing down considerably by the time it reached the upper limit.
From what I have learned here that seems pretty hot, and I was surprised at the discrepancy between the flue reading and the stove top reading. Makes me wonder what the temps must have been when the flue was at 700! I haven't seen anything glowing yet.
Am I hurting this stove?