What temps are you getting off your heat tubes? Hampton GC60, Enviro M55

[Nick Sterner]

So I picked up a infrared heat gun the other day and I've been playing with the settings on my stove to see exactly what the heat is after making changes. With the temps we've been having (-20 at night & -5 during the day) I'm running the stove on the highest heat level, feed is maxed and the combustion is in the middle. I have a Hampton GC60 and if I shoot the heat tube to the far left I'm getting 430, the middle is 450 and the far right is 480. Since I have nothing to compare to I don't know if these numbers are good or bad? Have any of you played around with this? This is burning Curran softwood pellets.

Thanks
Nick

 

[handymanCT]

Hey Nick
Same stove except its an insert. I'm burning hardwood Cubex and Hamers usually. Level 3 all other settings default.
Left tube 366 Middle Tube 433 Right tube 441

Hope that helps
Rich

 

[Nick Sterner]

Thanks Rich! Once we get out of this deep freeze and I can actually put my stove on level 3 I'll check and compare.
Nick

 

[Terminus]

Great thread Nick, thanks for posting! I also have the GC60 (freestanding) and a decent IR temp gun. Unfortunately I'm visiting my parents until tomorrow (house is running on oil furnace) but when I get home and get the stove fired up I'll check my tubes and post results ASAP - the more results we get posted the most data we'll have to compare to. With that said guys how exactly did you measure the temperature of each tube? I know how to use the equipment but where exactly did you point the IR Temp laser sensor at in the heat exchanger tubes (I only ask because depending on how far you measured into the exchanger tubes it will have an effect on the temp reading). I hope this makes sense to you guys, lol!