Stove thermometers

[richardwale]

We have a Burley stove and recently had to phone the customer service team regarding etched glass. Was told that it may be due to over firing. At first i was thinking how on earth can a 12 kw stove in normal circumstances be over firing. In a nutshell they were brilliant, and replaced the glass, but only when I told them i DID NOT use a stove flue pipe thermometer ( which I did! )They say that when the flue gases reach higher up the flue they have been cooled by the completed combustion in the firebox and therefore don't register a true and safe reading, leading to over heating the stove. This makes good sense to me and now i dont use it.

[Alycidon]

I have had that issue once before, guy was burning some smokeless fuel, 'Lion' brand from memory sourced from a cash and carry. This was petrolium based, something no stove manufacturer will warrant the use of.

 

Cant see what Burley say making much sense, the stat is placed about a foot up the flue pipe, the air flow up a flue is pretty fast, while temps might be lower it is very marginal. Personally I put mine on the side of my stove.

 

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[Big J]

I couldn't operate a stove without a thermometer. It's extremely easy to overfire a stove (mine, 20kw, can be over temperature in less than 7 minutes from first lighting it, depending on which logs are on it).

 

I believe that a flue thermometer is a very good way of telling what temperature your stove is. I'd like to see another method that is as effective for a tenner.

[richardwale]

I couldn't operate a stove without a thermometer. It's extremely easy to overfire a stove (mine, 20kw, can be over temperature in less than 7 minutes from first lighting it, depending on which logs are on it).

 

I believe that a flue thermometer is a very good way of telling what temperature your stove is. I'd like to see another method that is as effective for a tenner.

 

Where do you exactly place the thermometer? I would have thought as close to the fire as possible, not on the flue pipe.

[Notmegov]

Wow forgotten all about over firing stoves, my fine lady when we first met was very good at buckling baffle plates on a clearview 500. Now we have a wrap around boiler we can only dream about over firing.

[richardwale]

Wow forgotten all about over firing stoves, my fine lady when we first met was very good at buckling baffle plates on a clearview 500. Now we have a wrap around boiler we can only dream about over firing.

 

I completely warped the 5mm steel log guard by over firing. The difference in thermometer reading from the top of the stove to 12 inches up the flue pipe is very different!

[Big J]

Where do you exactly place the thermometer? I would have thought as close to the fire as possible, not on the flue pipe.

 

Mine is at the bottom of the flue pipe.

[AardvarkTreeServices]

Where do you exactly place the thermometer? I would have thought as close to the fire as possible, not on the flue pipe.

 

That might depend on the fire?? Clearveiw say to stick it on the steelwork above the doors so it will be measuring the temp of the door airwash air.

[sandspider]

Mine said to put it 18" up the flue. I tried that (or as near as I could get it) then tried it at 6" up the flue. And the readings were identical. Now I leave it 6" up the flue where I can see it!

[mendiplogs]

I couldn't operate a stove without a thermometer. It's extremely easy to overfire a stove (mine, 20kw, can be over temperature in less than 7 minutes from first lighting it, depending on which logs are on it).

 

I believe that a flue thermometer is a very good way of telling what temperature your stove is. I'd like to see another method that is as effective for a tenner.

 

Hi JOHN from cold stove to 20kw in 7mins what are you USEING john thanks Mendip