Lurker turned member - New stove Install

[JStone]

At 1200 degrees on the probe I can hold my hand on the dvl and not hurt my hand but its hot. Stove top is 450. Just running as normal before engaging the damper its at 1325 on the probe. I'm confused and worried. Wife has burned wood all her life and thinks I'm crazy for being worried...

 

[Grisu]

Stove too cold and flue too hot. Try to close the air more to get the stove top between 600 and 700 F and the flue down. I don't think you want to have the flue above 900 F especially for a prolonged period.

 

[JStone]

After a while burning stove is at 5-600 probe reads 1200

Seems like with any flame going at all it hovers around 1200-1300 with the probe. This doesn't seem right to me. Right now stove is at 500 flue probe is at 1170

 

[Grisu]

Is the bypass closed?

 

[JStone]

Yes
Right now air closed bypass closed flue probe is at 890. Magnet thermo on top of dvl reads 150 stove top 450-500

 

[JStone]

If I open air still leaving bypass closed small flame arises in the back probe 970 dlv magnet thermo still at 150

 

[JStone]

Bow do I feel like an idiot. I did some more research. The unit instructions said it would have the correct setting for the probe that came with the kit...nope. Switched the setting on the unit and presto. Dropped down to 450. Added a few pieces of wood, bypass open air open temps at 590. Will drop to acceptable range when I close her down. Phew!

 

[JStone]

You guys are amazing on this site. Thanks Grisu for just the conversation helped me figure this out. I will help pass along the knowledge I've learned so far. In the manual for the pyrometer it doesn't tell you what the symbols mean. I looked at a manual for a similar unit to figure out the symbol for the probe type "K". I feel so much better knowing it wasn't really hitting 1300degrees. In the back of my mind I knew it couldn't be that hot. Now the wife can stop looking at me with her " calm the hell down its fine" look lol.

 

[JStone]

ICC flashing. They butchered the silicone on it. Need to fix a few spots and drill out some holes on the bottom side for water to escape. Went into the attic no leaks but would be good for the water to have a place to go if/when it condenses in the winter time.

 

[begreen]

Good that you found the right setting. The flue temp should not be over 900F. If it is something is not being done right. The likely cause is that the air is not being shut down soon enough. The stove will actually get hotter and run much longer by incrementally closing down the air to as low as possible without snuffing out and smoldering the fire.

 

[JStone]

Started another fire this morning. 36F outside 65F inside. Its been about an hour or so. Stack temp hovering about 5-550. Going to take some getting used to. Its now 71F in the stove room w/blower engaged.

 

[Xaphoeous]

I've got a whole lot more envy than I can possibly store. If anyone is short on envy, I've got plenty to spare, thanks to JStone.