Alarm for over-firing?

[MagdalenaP]

Is there something on the market that will beep if my stove starts overfiring?

I can't seem to find anything that's cheap-ish. Or, has anyone put a cheap camera on their temp gauge that can be accessed by your smartphone?

Bedroom is up-stairs, I'd like something so that I stop walking down the stairs every 5 min after I go to bed lol

 

[PaulOinMA]

How much are you looking to spends? Thermoworks has some industrial alarms.

https://www.thermoworks.com/Alarms

 

[RandyBoBandy]

You can also check out Auber Instruments. I think the AT200 might work well for you. It has a second display unit you can put upstairs. Plus you can set an alarm for what ever temp you want.

 

[brenndatomu]

Maverick ET732 dual probe BBQ thermometer, they run $50-60...will run 24/7 all winter on a set of AA battery's...put the 6" probe in the stove pipe...attach the other probe to the stove top somehow (clip or magnet I'd say)
You can program low and high temp alarms for both probes separately too.
IIRC the 6" probe is good for 700*, the other one a lil less...I don't think higher temps will hurt the probes, just wont read any higher than that.
Or you could just use the higher temp probe on the stove top too...depends what you want I guess...

 

[moresnow]

I'd like something so that I stop walking down the stairs every 5 min after I go to bed lol

Unintentional exercise program included with every new stove install until the operator is comfortable with its safety.

 

[PaulOinMA]

BBQ thermometer with appropriate probes and range is a good, lower cost idea.

The Maverick was my first BBQ thermometer. It stopped working after a few years. A number of us at thesmokering.com have moved over to one of the Thermoworks BBQ thermometers. I bought the Thermoworks TW8060 kit with two probes for my smoker (TW8060-KIT-H-S).

BBQ last year. TW8060 and Thermapen on table. Delivery driver had just dropped off the charcoal insert that's on the ground by the smoker. Delivery driver didn't know what was being delivered. I said it was an insert Pitt's & Spitt's started making so I could use the smoker as a large grill. He was interested and wanted to see it.

 

[Brian26]

You can also check out Auber Instruments. I think the AT200 might work well for you. It has a second display unit you can put upstairs. Plus you can set an alarm for what ever temp you want.

I have had this Auber unit for 5 years and has been awesome. It has saved me many times from over firing. Well worth the money sleeping at night knowing it will go off of the stove gets too hot.

 

[RandyBoBandy]

I have had this Auber unit for 5 years and has been awesome. It has saved me many times from over firing. Well worth the money sleeping at night knowing it will go off of the stove gets too hot.

I have the AT100 for my cat probe. Thaught about getting the 200 for flue temps. It’s good to hear feedback on it.

 

[PaulOinMA]

I was just poking around Auber Instruments' web site. Neat stuff!

 

[mellow]

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/digital-cat-probe.105221/page-4#post-2035527

My Auber setup has been rock solid for the past 5 years and still going, you can purchase an external alarm if you need something louder but the alarm on the AT100 woke me up from upstairs in my house.

 

[fire_man]

I have the Auberins AT100 and its saved me many times. The Palladian has a wicked strong draft and easily overheats the stovepipe on startup if I don't babysit it. Its worth the price the first time the alarm goes off.

I have mine set to 520F on single wall pipe. The temp goes up quick so you want to catch it early.

 

[Hogwildz]

Once you get used to the stove, just set your oven timer to remind you when to cut the air back. It's free, you already have it, and it keeps you from spacing and forgetting about the stove.

 

[Sawset]

I got the auber syl2362, an alarm, and ceramic kiln thermocouple, with the idea that it is more of a controller that can be used for any number of things besides just an alarm. It has a 10 amp built in relay, double set points, additional jacks for additional relays, and programmable control. Green house fans, space heat control, beer brewing, a ceramic kiln all come to mind, as well as a temp alarm for the stove. It ends up I got so completely sidetracked that I never did get one on the stove as an alarm. Thats just as well, because once I got the gist of things, and got into dryer wood, the startups became quick and painless, with little distraction. I think the main thing that stopped me though is that I like the simplicity of burning wood to begin with. And digital instruments, cords, and probes on the stove just took too much away from that. Setting a timer if needed eventually sounded like a better idea.

 

[fire_man]

I don't like timers because my stove does not overheat according to a timer setting. Sometimes my stove overheats in 10 minutes and sometimes in 20. The draft is excellent and the stove breaths well so things happen fast.

Its just an extra level of security that I am willing to pay for more foolproof than a timer.

 

[Hogwildz]

To each their own. Just hope you don't have to rely on it during a power failure. Best is to pay attention to the stove.

 

[fire_man]

Good point on the power failure - There are no backup batteries in this alarm.

 

[mellow]

That is why I had mine plugged into a UPS.

 

[bholler]

To each their own. Just hope you don't have to rely on it during a power failure. Best is to pay attention to the stove.

Yes absolutly pay attention to the stove. And in a power outage yes you would have to look at the thermometer on the pipe or stove but that is no reason to not use a digital the other 99% of the time.

 

[Hogwildz]

Yes absolutly pay attention to the stove. And in a power outage yes you would have to look at the thermometer on the pipe or stove but that is no reason to not use a digital the other 99% of the time.

As is said, to each their own. I enjoy burning for the simplicity. That's just me. I don't expect everyone else to think as I do, and heave no problem with that.
If I wanted all that digital stuff, and control, and observation done for me, I'd just run the furnace. But that is just me.

 

[bholler]

As is said, to each their own. I enjoy burning for the simplicity. That's just me. I don't expect everyone else to think as I do, and heave no problem with that.
If I wanted all that digital stuff, and control, and observation done for me, I'd just run the furnace. But that is just me.

It is just a digital thermometer it doesn't run anything for you. I like mine because I can see what my stack temp is in the basement from upstairs. And it has an alarm to warn you if you forgot to shut it down. We have all done it at one point or another. This is just a little safeguard.