I have a new Woodstock stove which came with a stove top thermometer - seems to work okay but notice alot that have them in chimmeny
What are the pros and cons
What are the pros and cons
Todd said:Get another one for the stack so you can monitor burning in the bypass mode. It will help you control the fire and keep more heat in the stove prior to engaging the cat. After some trial and error you may find watching the stack temp more than the stove top with this stove.
Battenkiller said:Todd said:Get another one for the stack so you can monitor burning in the bypass mode. It will help you control the fire and keep more heat in the stove prior to engaging the cat. After some trial and error you may find watching the stack temp more than the stove top with this stove.
Funny, I called Woodstock yesterday to find out if the sale is still on (it is, but no time on when it will end), and talked to Kelly at length about the stoves. When I brought up the topic of operating temps, she said to run it in the 350-500º range. I asked about pipe temps and she said they should run about the same as the stove top in general. They give you a thermometer and say you can put it in either place. Didn't quite make sense to me. I was pretty clear with my question. Did I misunderstand what she said, that you would find flue temps the same as the stove top temps? Nothing I've read here indicates that anyone is finding that to be the case with these stoves.
kayakkeith said:so I am assuming then that the stack temp should read btwn 200 to 300 on the thermometer sticking to the pipe. While the temp on top of the stove could be anywhere up to 600 or so??
If pipe is reading 400 or higher I would assume you probably have a fire in the pipe??
400 is not that hot of a stack temp, if it is on a magnetic temp sensor the flue gases would be 600 or so and not a problem, magnetic thermometer goes orange at 450 and red around 500.kayakkeith said:so I am assuming then that the stack temp should read btwn 200 to 300 on the thermometer sticking to the pipe. While the temp on top of the stove could be anywhere up to 600 or so??
If pipe is reading 400 or higher I would assume you probably have a fire in the pipe??
Todd said:Maybe she's a newbi?
Backwoods Savage said:Call back and ask for Mike H. Tell him Dennis told you to.
Our flue temperature runs close to 300-325 (horizontal flue) degrees when the stove top is still over 600.
Todd said:kayakkeith said:so I am assuming then that the stack temp should read btwn 200 to 300 on the thermometer sticking to the pipe. While the temp on top of the stove could be anywhere up to 600 or so??
If pipe is reading 400 or higher I would assume you probably have a fire in the pipe??
No fire in the pipe, just a hot ass fire. The Keystone burns a little hotter from what I heard, especially if it's top vented. As long as your burning dry wood there should be no chance of a chimney fire in your Woodstock. BTW, your install is very nice. Is that the charcoal? Lets see more pictures pleae.
Battenkiller said:Backwoods Savage said:Call back and ask for Mike H. Tell him Dennis told you to.
Our flue temperature runs close to 300-325 (horizontal flue) degrees when the stove top is still over 600.
I'll do that when I get the chance. I was mostly calling because I was asking about the sale, the other stuff came out in the course of the conversation. Your temps are just about exactly what I'd expect to see. Some Fireview owners claim an even greater temperature differential.
I wish I could get mine up that high. After I shut the bypass on my non-cat VC stove, top temp will continue to rise to 700-750º, but flue temps fall down into the 225-250º range. I'm supposed to keep pipe temps between 400º and 600º for the most efficient burn, but rarely can I keep them up there for more than half an hour. Stove's got a 57" serpentine flame path in the back, that's a lot of resistance before it finally hits the flue collar on the way out.
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