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oldspark
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On 5 or 6 pieces of 2 to 3 inch splits of oak and a small bed of coals for crying out loud, air about 75% closed and no fan, should have checked it sooner I guess, 788 stove top and only 400 flue (external) temp. :ahhh:
oldspark said:My bad Pen-sorry!
raybonz said:Not sure why people want to get their stovetop above 650 degrees?? I try to keep it below 650 not above it.. The T-5 gets to 650 pretty easy and I try to limit it to this temp..
Ray
Shari said:raybonz said:Not sure why people want to get their stovetop above 650 degrees?? I try to keep it below 650 not above it.. The T-5 gets to 650 pretty easy and I try to limit it to this temp..
Ray
Ray, I agree with you a bit here.
We have all range of newbie/experienced woodburners reading our posts, all ranges of cubic foot firebox sizes, etc. with our specific manufacturer brand woodburners.
When a newbie thinks 'their' stove should be reaching these higher temps then they strive for them on 'their' stoves - even though 'their' stove may not be rated for these higher temps.
As an example, my Oslo is rated to run between 400-600 °F .
I think I accidentally got my stove up to 640 once, and only once.
I don't strive for the higher temps, I prefer to coast within the manufacturer specs for "my" stove.
So I guess I'm saying higher temps may not necessarily be proper given the woodburning appliance the reader is using in their home.
Just my 2 cents.
Burn on!
Have you done anything different with your stove, last year I struggled to get to 600 or so, mine still is a little slow getting to 700 but works much better than last year.lillyrat said:Congrats on the 700+ temps. Still havent been able to get mine above 660 and that was only once. Still not giving up on it though.
I can tell you why I want my stove up to 650. My house will be warmer than it is with my stove at 500. You are not concerned with it because it is not a problem for your stove, install and wood supply. I don't want it to burn all the time at 650 but if I need the heat then I want to be able to get it there.raybonz said:Not sure why people want to get their stovetop above 650 degrees?? I try to keep it below 650 not above it.. The T-5 gets to 650 pretty easy and I try to limit it to this temp..
Ray
Highbeam said:I am planning a plate steel stove for my shop. You can bet that I intend to run that thing up to 800 (just no glowing) on a regular basis. Hot burns are clean burns and one great benefit of the steel stoves is pumping lots of heat into the room in a short time. If you want low and slow then get a stone stove.
TheOnlyZarathu said:Highbeam said:I am planning a plate steel stove for my shop. You can bet that I intend to run that thing up to 800 (just no glowing) on a regular basis. Hot burns are clean burns and one great benefit of the steel stoves is pumping lots of heat into the room in a short time. If you want low and slow then get a stone stove.
According to the Chimney Sweep, which is the only internet supplier that sells these unit, and has been selling them for a long time, they are not designed to be run that hot:
800 degrees is hotter than you want your top plate to get for any extended period of time. Place a stove thermometer just in
front of the flue collar, centered left-to-right, and shoot for the 500-600 range. You'll get occasional spikes into the mid-high
700's, but try to avoid going over 800.
At your service,
Tom Oyen
THE CHIMNEY SWEEP ONLINE
http://www.chimneysweeponline.com
Unless I have a house full of people and have to open the whole house up, and the outside temps are below zero, I cannot see the need to go much above 450. At that temp I'm getting massive secondary burning and the entire inside of the firebox is filled with burning gases and logs.
oldspark said:Thats for sure as the heat output from 400 to 600 is over double so you must not need much heat.