Hi, we've moved into a new (old) house with a Lopi 1750i insert. I just burned a rather short test fire with about half a full wood load (oak and cedar). Everything seemed to go without a hitch. I'm just wondering about how to measure temperatures, as I learn the unit. Burning with full air (and secondary) I was measuring from 450F at the front top lip, to maybe 625F at what I would consider the top center - about 8-9 inches in from the front lip (temps measured with a temperature gun). So what range of temperatures should I be aiming for at the hottest point on the top of the insert? Thanks for any and all advice.
Quick question on measuring Lopi 1750i temperatures
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We have started intalling auber remote pipe thermometers on our insert installs. It makes it much easier to run them correctly.
You are just looking for an average temperature on the stove top. As you found out, top Center is going to be the hottest part of the stove. You don’t want to exceed 900 degrees.
The 1750 is a great little stove. Do you know if it has a chimney liner installed that goes all the way to the top of the chimney?
The 1750 is a great little stove. Do you know if it has a chimney liner installed that goes all the way to the top of the chimney?
What probe are you using and how is it attached to the liner? If you get a chance could you take some pics of one of these installs and share them here? That would be helpful info.
They have a probe that just screws fast to the pipe. I will take some pics next time we do one. The temps do seem to run a little higher i think because the probe is in an enclosed space and it is usually under a foot from the stovetop. But it still makes it much easier to run properly.
I run the stove by flue temp mostly. If I had an insert one would be installed there. Fortunately the fireplace disappeared 12 years ago and with it this issue.
Yeah i do the same i would be lost running an insert without a pipe thermometer. I have a fireplace in our new house i just havnt decided what i want to do with it yet. It has a rusted out heatform in it so i have to do something. It will probably just get bricked shut
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I was actually going to start a thread of my own with pretty much the same question. I bought an Auber thermometer last year to warn of over fires. I picked the washer style since I didn’t think the magnetic would fit on the top between the stove top and convective jacket and I was nervous about doing anything into the liner for fear of doing it wrong.
My solution was to take the magnet out of an old stove top thermometer and put that on top of the washer to hold it down on the top. It works pretty well - it’s within a couple of degrees of my IR gun. However if you pull on the cord by accident it’s a PIA to get it back in place without taking the surround off since I put it out of reach from the front. I was thinking about attaching the washer to one of the collar screws but wasn’t sure if that was a good idea or not.
Interested to see what Bholler comes back with.
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My solution was to take the magnet out of an old stove top thermometer and put that on top of the washer to hold it down on the top. It works pretty well - it’s within a couple of degrees of my IR gun. However if you pull on the cord by accident it’s a PIA to get it back in place without taking the surround off since I put it out of reach from the front. I was thinking about attaching the washer to one of the collar screws but wasn’t sure if that was a good idea or not.
Interested to see what Bholler comes back with.
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You could do that but i prefer to put it as high as possible and directly on the liner. What type of liner do you have?
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The short answer is that it’s whatever the stove shop gave me before I knew enough to ask for something better.
I think it’s 6” stainless steel (or aluminum?) corrugated. There’s some kind of adapter connecting the collar of the stove to the liner. I then have a few inches before the block off plate.
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It is not aluminum it is probably light wall stainless. In that case a screw wont hold in it you will probably have to screw to the adapter.
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Thanks for the help Bholler and to OP for letting me highjack the thread.
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Awesome that you moved into a house that already has a stove and that you want one! I have this unit. If there is corrugated type liner I'd think you should just stick a magnetic thermometer on the stovetop. Ours is just stuck right center so it's not in the way of the bypass damper. Make sure your liner goes all the way up. Around here I heard of a local stove company installing the liner only part of the way up. But if yours even has a block off plate it's probably been done right!
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