Where to put a thermometer on an insert?

[sbowers22]

Where is the best place to put a magnetic themometer on a fireplace insert. The ones I have looked at say to stick them to the flue pipe but you can't see it after you put the surround around the insert. Would the door or the top of the th insert be a suffient place to get a temperature reading from?

 

[par0thead151]

Where is the best place to put a magnetic themometer on a fireplace insert. The ones I have looked at say to stick them to the flue pipe but you can't see it after you put the surround around the insert. Would the door or the top of the th insert be a suffient place to get a temperature reading from?

i have mine smack dab in the top middle of my door.
try to not let the blower blow on it though, or have it exposed to the radiant heat from the window in the firebox.
it reads fairly accurate where i have it

 

[gpcollen1]

Many manuals will tell you where to stick them. I have mine on top, just to the right of center on my Olympic.

 

[op_man1]

I figured out where to put mine when I searched the forum for all threads relating to my make/model of insert.