Glowing Secondary Tube Lopi Revere

[OregonMike]

Got a fire going tonight, after about 20 minutes shut the air down pretty much all the way. looked as if the secondary burn was going well when I noticed that my middle air tube was glowing slightly red. Does this mean I've overfired the stove?

 

[weatherguy]

No, lopis seem to run hot, the tube glowing red shouldn't be a problem, what's your stove top temp?

 

[OregonMike]

Next purchase is going to be a stove top thermometer.

No, lopis seem to run hot, the tube glowing red shouldn't be a problem, what's your stove top temp?

 

[T-roy_]

My secondary tubes glow all the time.

 

[blacktail]

Normal

 

[prezes13]

Mine glow too, sometimes I think it’s just the wood reflecting, but I get them to glow at 350-400 measured above the door on my insert.

 

[lopiliberty]

Mine have been glowing for 8 years with no signs of damage and they get pretty dang red. I guess that's why there made of stainless to with stand a lot of heat. The baffle supports no so much. Replaced the center on last year under warranty as it was pretty warped and degraded. Inexpensive part and easy to replace

 

[Sawset]

Interesting color temp chart
https://www.hearth.com/talk/wiki/know-temperature-when-metal-glows-red/
Mine glow red at times, according to the chart about a dark cherry or less. They appear to be undamaged and still function normally. They are acting as a sort of blow torch, so I would expect that area to be one of the warmest.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

The tubes on my Lopi glow orange on every full reload. Stove top peaks around 650 usually with one hot spot in the center that always gets to 750.

 

[OregonMike]

After hearing from all of you Lopi veterans I think I might have been running my stove too cool. Thanks for all of the advise. Looking into stove top thermometers so I can get a better idea of what's going on.