Im want to get a magnetic heat gauge for my pellet stove. Where do you guys mount them? do you stick them in the middle of the where the hot air flows out of?
krooser said:I bought a cheapo infrared handheld temp scanner from horrible Freight for $19.99.... I can use it for my stove OR my wife...
Thank you.pelletkrzd said:woodknack---I started using the thermometer you speak of this past season. Yes I placed on front of stove where the heated air is forced out. Worked ok gives a good idea of temps you get from different pellets. I also use to let me know when stove is ready for a good cleaning. I typically lost a few degrees when things got too dirty. Hope this helps.
smwilliamson said:What are you trying to measure the heat of? The air or the metal on the stove? The door is about the hottest exterior surface on most pellet stoves
woodknack said:smwilliamson said:What are you trying to measure the heat of? The air or the metal on the stove? The door is about the hottest exterior surface on most pellet stoves
I want the air temp. That way I can tell differences in pellets etc..
woodknack said:I want something I can leave there. Not something that is loose and flops around. Im going magnetic which is probably cheaper anyways. Just wanted to know where people were putting it. Plus has a higher heat range then your meat thermometer idea!
schoondog said:Woodknack,
I got a bit lucky, but I have a Taylor digital thermometer that has a small rectangular face and it just fits in the grate work in the front of the stove. It stays right there and all I have to do is hit a button and it reads out. Very inexpensive and reliable, it only measures the air. Nice way to differentiate pellet performance
Schoondog
schoondog said:Woodknack,
I got a bit lucky, but I have a Taylor digital thermometer that has a small rectangular face and it just fits in the grate work in the front of the stove. It stays right there and all I have to do is hit a button and it reads out. Very inexpensive and reliable, it only measures the air. Nice way to differentiate pellet performance
Schoondog
schoondog said:schoondog said:Woodknack,
I got a bit lucky, but I have a Taylor digital thermometer that has a small rectangular face and it just fits in the grate work in the front of the stove. It stays right there and all I have to do is hit a button and it reads out. Very inexpensive and reliable, it only measures the air. Nice way to differentiate pellet performance
Schoondog
A pic from the website....Schoondog
when evaluating the "heat of the pellets" dont forget to consider density of the pellet. You can thell by looking at the bag & how well ts stuffed for 40lbs. A "hotter" pellet would have a less stuffed bag i thinkwoodknack said:smwilliamson said:What are you trying to measure the heat of? The air or the metal on the stove? The door is about the hottest exterior surface on most pellet stoves
I want the air temp. That way I can tell differences in pellets etc..
BLIMP said:when evaluating the "heat of the pellets" dont forget to consider density of the pellet. You can thell by looking at the bag & how well ts stuffed for 40lbs. A "hotter" pellet would have a less stuffed bag i thinkwoodknack said:smwilliamson said:What are you trying to measure the heat of? The air or the metal on the stove? The door is about the hottest exterior surface on most pellet stoves
I want the air temp. That way I can tell differences in pellets etc..
woodknack said:Im want to get a magnetic heat gauge for my pellet stove. Where do you guys mount them? do you stick them in the middle of the where the hot air flows out of?
schoondog said:Wood knack
Glad I could help. You are right, keep the thermometer in the same spot, wait a specific amount of time, keep stove at a fixed auto rate and keep a record book and you should be able to tell which pellets burn better/hotter, when your stove needs a cleaning, and a host of other things. I was trying to post a pic of it in my stove, which is also a US Stove, but I need to move my pics over to this new computer and haven't had time. I believe you have the same grill over the air discharge and the thermometer fits in there nice nice. Oh and i remember a while back there were a few folks on the forum who had the 5500 stoves and they had sealed their ash pans and had tuned em pretty nicely. You might want to do a search and check their comments.
Schoondog
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