location of stove top thermometer... will on the door work?

[par0thead151]

i have a insert, so my stove top is not a accurate means of gauging temperature.
can i place this magnetic thermometer on the top of my door?
i have a enviro venice 1700, and presently it is placed dead center on the top most portion of my door.
am i going to get false readings or low readings placing it here?
thanks

 

[begreen]

This is common for an insert. Sometimes the stove face is the best option. You will get a relative reading. It won't be as high typically as the stove top, but that's ok. The stove top is not the same as the inner firebox temps. It is also a relative reading and even that depends on where on the stovetop the thermometer is placed. So for the stove face, it might be 100 degrees off from the stove top, but it should be relatively consistent with the rise and fall of the firebox temperature.

What kind of readings are you getting?