quad isle royale stove top temp

[jack_90125]

looked in my manual and it does not say much about actual temp ratings. says watch out for overfire et all but no definitive temps.
well I have a cheap stove thermometer sitting in center of stove top at 600 it says over fire and confirmed with infrared temp reading.
so is that the temp to avoid? it was around 550 and confirmed with infrared.
they really leave alot out of the manual and not much on specifics of using the stove,which is kinda strange since we are playing with fire.
what do you that have the same stove do? first season with it and it is different than the dragon before it.
thanks

 

[stoveguy13]

i think quad considers 800 degs over fire 550-600 is nothing to worry about once you get it to that temp time to start shutting it down.

 

[Sprinter]

looked in my manual and it does not say much about actual temp ratings. says watch out for overfire et all but no definitive temps.

That's normal. Most if any manufacturers don't specify what "overfire" means in their manuals.

I have a cheap stove thermometer sitting in center of stove top at 600 it says over fire

That seems pretty conservative. But I'd try to keep it at 650 or less. My thermometer says "too hot" at about 650. The only kinds of stove that I'm aware of that have a low overfire temperature are soapstone models because the stone can crack at over 600 or so.

 

[northwinds]

I don't even start start turning the air down until I hit 500-550. Most of us who have had the stove for a few years have hit 700 without any issues, although
I don't think you want to let your stove stay there for sustained periods. I generally run mine at 550 to 650, depending on heating needs.

Also, play around with your infra-red, and you will see that the stovetop has hot spots. I keep my thermometer towards the front of the griddle a little left of center which is a bit lower than the hottest part of the griddle.

 

[Johnpolk]

As previously mentioned, 550-650 completely normal for mine.

 

[Sprinter]

they really leave alot out of the manual and not much on specifics of using the stove,which is kinda strange since we are playing with fire.

That's also pretty common. I don't know why they don't include more details. Fortunately, there's this forum

 

[Ash]

Mine runs close to 700 regularly. I shut the air down at 550 and it'll climb to around 700, cruise there for a couple hours then the temp slowly begins to fall.

 

[jack_90125]

ok thanks never seen those temps with the old stove. wonder why they have 600 as overfire then if it is common on newer stoves.
guess it will take some geting use to it.yea shutting the air down does not seem to help as their is still air going in. the other half seems to like it as I got up there was fire going she said there were coals and wanted to see if it would light off. but only 20 degrees out.another firebug.
thanks for the info it helps the learning curve on these new fangled devices.