I stuffed the stove full, all N/S. T-stat was wide open, visible flame in the box, stack probe @about 300F, CAT temp @ less than 400. Bypass open, so most of the heat should have been going straight up, correct? I kneeled down, and the CAT was bright orange-hot! Closed down what I needed to, and CAT probe went to 1000 in about 2 min. SO.... what is the lag time? I don't recall this scenario in "Pen"'s research.
Lag time for CAT probes...?
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Does everyone else have a probe that has the temperature? My king probe only has markings that say active. Does yours actually say 1000?
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hotprinter said:
Some use an aftermarket Condar probe that reads high:
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/51149/P0/
Stick with your stock probe, and you'll save yourself trouble.
SolarAndWood
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I've seen that when I forget to close the bypass. Cat lights off at a relatively low temp and then cat temp shoots up when I close the bypass and kick myself for wasting wood.
Probe must have a delay. I might have read somewhere that the lag time could be 8-12 minutes. That seems like a long time.
fdegree
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My owners manual states that the thermometer has a built-in lag of 4-8 minutes. I found it on page 38...Maintenance section...under thermometer. There is a note in this section that says "Air movement across the top of the stove may provide false reading."
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