F500 Surface temperature - Break in

[Madtowneast]

Hi,

I am breaking in my Jotul F500 V3. For the first two burn in fires it says we should use the catalyst temperature monitor. For the third it says 500F surface temp. Where should I measure that surface temp?

Thanks!

 

[Todd]

If it doesn’t state where to place the thermometer in the manual I would just put it dead center top. That will most likely be the hottest part of the stove.

 

[Madtowneast]

Follow up... what is an okay temperature for the interior? I tried to get the top up to 500 F, but the internal monitor was > 1000 F so I backed off not wanting to overhead the oven

 

[Todd]

That interior temp is the catalytic converter temp. Normal cat temps are about 800-1400. Temps over 1600 can damage the cat.

 

[Lee Fontaine]

I also found the instructions for the break-in procedure were disappointingly vague. They should have been clearer and more explicit as to the recommended thermometer to be used, and positioning a thermometer for surface temperature readings if that's what we should have used. I used a stove top thermometer to measure surface temps for all three burns. I guessed that the hottest surfaces would be on top, either towards the front in the middle or in the rear behind the catalyst. I went with the front of the top.

That said, because the instructions were so vague, I can only assume that the target temperatures were guidelines and that had some built-in wiggle room.

Jotul, if you're listening, fix this.