Pellet Stoves - How Quick is your fire and what is your heat temp on medium?

[Don2222]

Hello

It seems that we all agree that the best way to measure heat output is with the old IR Thermometer.

So Let's compare?

This US Stove American Harvest Multi-Fueler # 6041 Lights the fire in 4 Mins!

With the 200 CFM draft fan set to high (Level 9) and the room blower to about medium. (Level 6)

Took out my gun and from 12" inches away measure almost 300 Deg F

So how quick is your fire and what is your heat temp on medium?

 

[mepellet]

Is that reading air temp or surface temp?

 

[mepellet]

And my P61A fires in about 4 minutes also. Ill try timing it sometime for you.

 

[Lousyweather]

Is that reading air temp or surface temp?

I maintain the only good data would be air temp, NOT surface temp

 

[mepellet]

I maintain the only good data would be air temp, NOT surface temp

I agree when it comes to most pellet stoves. It depends on what you are trying to measure. You would want air temp to measure convection heat output. To measure radiation heat output surface temp would be important.

Having said that some pellet stoves do put out a fair amount of radiant heat as well.

 

[DexterDay]

IR measures surface temp, I would use a Thermocouple.. Measuring the surface temp is not a good way to measure. IMO.

Measuring the air temp 1" away from the end of the tube or exit is where I measure from. With a Cole Parmer T/C

 

[jtakeman]

Heat depends on the pellet for my beast. Medium heat surface temp is over 400ºF on average, But I rather use air temp.