I find it interesting that even though I build my starting fire pretty much exactly the same way, each morning, SOME mornings it takes no time at all (good draft going) to get to the "red" zone on my flue thermometer, and OTHER mornings, the temp seems to sit in that "good" zone barely REACHING the red zone. For example THIS morning.........temps on the Flue Pipe Thermometer were reading 600ºF which is not into the "Red Zone" yet on the Condar, and interestingly enough, the stove Thermometer was reading the SAME temp. Now THAT'S unusual as well!
Like I said, this difference occurs even using the same amount of wood, the same amount of start up material.....all seems equal except the temps I'm reading on the flue thermometer.
The thermometer is new for this year, the wood is mixed somewhat, the moisture content stable. The only thing I see that seems to be different is the last few days that this has happened, there is not much of any wind at all.
(which would speak to drafting, but I have good draft).
I have a clean system, (wasn't more than a month ago that the chimney was cleaned), and all things seem equal.
I'm not complaining, mind you...........just observing.
-Soupy1957
Like I said, this difference occurs even using the same amount of wood, the same amount of start up material.....all seems equal except the temps I'm reading on the flue thermometer.
The thermometer is new for this year, the wood is mixed somewhat, the moisture content stable. The only thing I see that seems to be different is the last few days that this has happened, there is not much of any wind at all.
(which would speak to drafting, but I have good draft).
I have a clean system, (wasn't more than a month ago that the chimney was cleaned), and all things seem equal.
I'm not complaining, mind you...........just observing.
-Soupy1957