Designed to run extremely hot or overfire?

[FN_9]

Hello all,

I have a Weso stove that has a automatic thermostat on it. I've been careful to not run the thing all that hot as per the temperature on the Rutland thermometer I placed on top of the stove.

With that, the stove top reaches 600F no problem on the lowest of 5 settings that I have. If the stove overheats, the automatic damper closes off the intake and the stove cools down.

What bothers me is that I read post after post of people talking about temps of 500F or so, and this is considered hot!. Then I look at my stove and the top of the stove could reach 900F no problem. I realize that the top of the stove is going to get hotter than the rest of the stove b/c that's where the flames are the most instense.


Just a little worried I guess - has anyone else had any similar experiences?

With this latest blast of -30F windchill, the stove couldn't keep up. But I was apparently running the stove on the lowest setting.

 

[Brian VT]

I can get mine to 900F+ also. I run a quick (15 min.) 700F once a day or so. My stove cruises nice at 450-550F.
I wouldn't need a thermometer to know when the stove is too hot. Lots of banging and clanking starts at much over 700F
and my DVL pipe starts to smell like burnt paint.

 

[FN_9]

I'm thinking my thermometer readings aren't really telling the true story. A surface temp (on top of the stove) is not the 'true' temp of the stove. The owners manual states discusses using the higher settings (they wouldn't be there if you couldn't use them), plus the auto damper prevents overfire.

 

[gpcollen1]

I don't know about Weso stoves but 500 is not very hot for many other stoves.

 

[Highbeam]

Doesn't your rutland peg out at 900? Might look for another meter or a way to verify that some kid didn't bend your spring.

 

[bruce]

my harman if let to runaway will start to glow on top! way over 900!

 

[FN_9]

Doesn't your rutland peg out at 900? Might look for another meter or a way to verify that some kid didn't bend your spring.

Good point - i doubt someone did anything to it, but another one for a 2nd opinion is a good idea. I'm thinking that my original placement isn't the best either, as i know the reading i'm getting isn't the actual stove temp, but rather the hot spot in the middle of the stove top.

Thanks for the replies

 

[bartlett7516]

my stove with every new load says about 850 on a Rutland for 10 or 15 min and cruises almost 550 or 600 I imagine the therm is off probably 50-75 degrees

 

[bmwbj]

Hello all,

I have a Weso stove that has a automatic thermostat on it. I've been careful to not run the thing all that hot as per the temperature on the Rutland thermometer I placed on top of the stove.

With that, the stove top reaches 600F no problem on the lowest of 5 settings that I have. If the stove overheats, the automatic damper closes off the intake and the stove cools down.

What bothers me is that I read post after post of people talking about temps of 500F or so, and this is considered hot!. Then I look at my stove and the top of the stove could reach 900F no problem. I realize that the top of the stove is going to get hotter than the rest of the stove b/c that's where the flames are the most instense.


Just a little worried I guess - has anyone else had any similar experiences?

With this latest blast of -30F windchill, the stove couldn't keep up. But I was apparently running the stove on the lowest setting.

Michael, My little Intrepid runs at 550 to 700 most of the time on the grittle temp thermometer. I also have a
magnetic thermometer on the side and a probe thermometer in the stack about 18" up.

Opps, I also have a cat. probe just below the cat. It is quite interesting to see the wide range of temps at different
stages of the burn. Yes you are correct about the top of the stove getting quite warm as the rest of the stove is
well within the "normal" burn ranges. I too agree it is the direct flames that cause this, see my stove has no fire brick
or anything other than cast iron to absorb the heat.

I see my cat probe temps during a normal cycle reaching as high as 1900, while the stove side temp is at 400, and the
grittle temp is at 550, and finally the stack probe reading are around 900 internally. This all changes during the burn
cycles. These fluctuations are all normal and differ with every load and type of wood.