CLYDESDALE TEMPS

I doubt any Clydesdale owners run anywhere close to 700 degrees, measured on the top front of the stove (the only real place to put a magnetic thermometer on these) on a regular basis. My peak temps are usually in the 450-550 range.

Agreed... the clydesdale better not read 700 or you got issues.

I run mine around 400-450 tops. That's with the blower on medium. I read somewhere that the Clydesdale stove top thermometer shouldn't go much above 500 and that might be overfired... I've never had mine that hot so not sure, but with stove tops around 400-425 I'm putting out plenty of heat!

Good luck with the stove this winter!

i want to caution you against trying to achieve 700 temp in your Clydesdale, i think at that point you risk overfiring your stove, damaging it, and voiding your warrantee. generally speaking 500-550 is a good hot fire and if you crank up the fan you should be be pumping out a ton of heat. the fan is key! without the fan running, you are sending your heat up and out of the house. they should even sell the stove without the fan. good luck.

Correct me if i am wrong, but the Clydesdale is a true cast iron/soapstone insert. That usually translates to lower stovetop temps as compared to a steel stove/insert. The Jotul 450 (the stove I have experience with) is really a steel insert and therefore tends to hit much higher stovetop temps (it likes to cruise at 600-700). Heating characteristics are dependent on the type of stove you have (steel vs cast vs soapstone).

We cant seem to get our Clydesdale above 400 and if it does get to 400 it doesnt stay there long. Usually levels out around 250-300. Any suggestions?

j&sclydesdale; said:

We cant seem to get our Clydesdale above 400 and if it does get to 400 it doesnt stay there long. Usually levels out around 250-300. Any suggestions?

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Drier wood.

Buy some kiln dried at the supermarket and give it a try. See if you notice a difference.

Second on the dry wood. But also play around with the air control... 250 stove top temps try opening the air a bit more to get a bigger hotter fire going. Then once that big hot fire is achieved close the air down 25% or so. There is a big learning curve with the amount of air a fire needs vs the heat output.

And when you load the stove, if possible, try to have a channel of air that can flow from the front of the firebox to the back. Whether that means a little channel in the ashes or just the way the wood is stacked. If a split if right in front of the doghouse that blocks one of the air inflows and can slow down the fire significantly.

Good luck

ok, thanks ill try your suggestions. What is your average temp on your clydesdale?

Check out my reply on my post. She seems to like running 500 - 550 as measured with a mag thermo right next to the draft bolt. I removed the warming grill so the thermo sits right on top of the unit. Go to YouTube and checkout Hearthstone Clydesdale. There is a pretty good video on how to build a fire in the Clyde using the tunnel mentioned. I had a lots of issues with what I thought was seasoned wood that really isn't by today's standards. Thanks for this forum for these and many more lessons.

I too have the Clydesdale and average 350-425 temps on top, center of the insert between the blower ports. I just posted about a hot one last night though that hit 525 and freaked me a little. It was really, really hot. I think anything around 400 is cooking pretty good.