Normal exhaust temps

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olmec

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Oct 31, 2014
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What are some normal exhaust temps to shoot for to avoid creosote build up? Couldn't really find a good answer pertaining to pellet stoves. Just wood stoves.
 
I'm a 1 season newbie, and don't mean to sound like a wiseguy, but one of the benefits of a properly-running pellet stove versus wood is that creosote, or the chance of it should be virtually non-existent. But if there's exhaust temp data to be had, you'll certainly find it here from the many knowledgeable people in this forum.
 
From what I just got from reading Duravent product brochure no more than 570 continuous at max. Which is pretty wasteful. Several stoves have issues with low temps causing condensate in any extended vent lengths. Some stoves have issues with running in cold enviroments and products of burning a solid fuel can collect on the exchangers.
 
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I'm a 1 season newbie, and don't mean to sound like a wiseguy, but one of the benefits of a properly-running pellet stove versus wood is that creosote, or the chance of it should be virtually non-existent. But if there's exhaust temp data to be had, you'll certainly find it here from the many knowledgeable people in this forum.
It happens. It's still wood. In my case, I'm trying to run a 70k btu stove in shoulder season.
 
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