Running a Buck 74 wood burner using a double wall inside stove pipe with a probe type thermometer drilled at 18" above the stove. Its showing a optimum range between 300 and 800 degrees if I remember correctly. Just curious as to what flue temp you guys feel is the best to try to operate at? Thank you!
Optimum flue temperature
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As low as possible in that range while still making enough heat to do what you want with the stove
I have a probe type temp gauge on my double wall stove pipe at 19” and when I hit about 600 i start shutting down the stove air. Temps in the stove rise, but the stove pipe begins to cool off at that point to the low end of the optimal range.
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That's where I've been trying to keep it, just inside the orange. If I walk outside and look at the chimney I see no smoke, anything less and I start seeing smoke.
Sounds like you are doing it right then! I always get a little smoke at startup, but once up to temp, it only has heat vapor.
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