Looking for an acurate stack temp. Where can I get a temp gauge other than the magnet kind?

la boucheron said:

My stack temp on my eko 60 is reading at around 200 with the "stick on the pipe with a magnet stupid thingy". Any ideas on the better gauges that look more like a meat thermometer that sticks inside the pipe? Thanks for any help out there!

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Try www.sika-usa.com look for exhaust temp gauges

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Gauge I use for my Paxo 60. Tempoint, by Bacharach. Item number-12-7014. Can be calibrated anytime by putting it in boiling water and setting the needle to read 212 degrees F. Works great. Shopzilla has it for $72.45. Comes with a little support bracket that supports it once it's inserted into the hole in you flue pipe. Nice set up.

I've got a Bacharach Tempoint also, and agree that it's an excellent thermometer; in my case, I have it as part of a Bacharach service instrument kit that I'd already acquired several years ago.

If I hadn't already had the Bacharach, I'd have probably borrowed other peoples' idea of simply getting a propane grill thermometer-- the type that goes into the grill but can also be used to poke into food. They seem to go for $10-15, and are probably reasonably accurate and reliable for this use.

A K-type probe on a digital thermometer is what I use. Mine is a 2-input type, and I have the probe in the flue and a surface thermocouple on the boiler return line. IMO these might be the two most important temps to monitor for efficient (flue) and safe (return) boiler operation. I also monitor storage top, middle and bottom, as well as system supply and system return, with digital thermometers. The boiler room is looking like the control room for a nuclear reactor. Still looking for a digital radiation monitor with a flux capacitor.

Would those laser pointer gun type temp. reading devices be any good. Would the middle of the smoke pipe be much hotter than the surface?

I use a Condar probe type flue thermometer. The best price I found was at Condar.com . $ 25 I think.

Condar,probe type, works good. Can't see having a boiler with out one. Very useful tool.

Ebay has digital meter with K-couple included for $12 and change, free shipping. Look up " Digital LCD Type K Thermometer Single Input Probe". I have a couple in the living area (away from the boiler) for stack and tank temps.

Go to Home Depot and visit the outdoor bbq grill department. I picked up a nice mechanical gauge for about 15 bucks. It's the type that's designed to go through the lid in a gas grill. Temp range is from 50° to 700°. I drilled a hole for it in my flue pipe just a few inches from the boiler. Been working great for over 5 years.