Newbie here! My vent Pipe seems way to hot on my Empress FS stove

[insuranceman1]

Hi I am learning a lot about pellet stoves here. Thanks so much for a great forum.

I just had my new Empress FS pellet stove installed. Heats my home great but I am a little worried about the temp of the vent pipe off of the back of the stove. The wall thimble even seems pretty warm to the touch in the center but the outside is not that warm. I have called the dealer and he checked with the manufacture of the stove regarding this and he has assured me that it is fine. I have the double walled vent pipe and going out the wall with a 45 then on the outside of the house I have a T and go up 3 foot with another 90 and term cap. My pipe off of the back of the stove has a temp of 172 degrees F on setting 4. I took this reading with a bbq thermometer. The dealer told me that the stove will automaticaly shut down saftey device at 200 F. The outside pipe is not near as hot but still seems pretty hot. I do not know what could be wrong? Could the air damper setting be wrong? Should the outside of my pipe off the back of my stove be this hot? I am a little worried about leaving this stove on unattended. Thanks for any help in advance!

 

[tinkabranc]

Sounds normal. Many will tell you their pipe is hot to the touch as well.
As long as your stove is installed with the recommended clearances,
it should be fine.

There are a few threads lately with others having the same concerns.

here is one of em:

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/27302/

 

[insuranceman1]

thanks for the quick reply. Still am little nervous leaving it on while sleeping.

 

[tinkabranc]

You will get used to it over time ;-)
Here is another thread with newbies that have the same concern as you
being nervous
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/26134/