I have been using a magnetic temp gauge for both the stove top and single wall pipe. I only have single wall until it goes through the ceiling into the attic. From there on out its SS class A. I conduct my burn according to the temp gauges. I recently got a Infrared temp gun and have been playing with that. The IFR gun and temp gauges are fairly accurate within one another when temps basically stabilize. The magnetic ones tend to take a while to register the rise in temps.
What I recently noticed is when my magnetic gauge reads @350* 18'' up on pipe, the infrared reads well over 600* sometimes hotter at the collar where the pipe leaves the stove. Now I know it will be naturally hotter at this location and my question is, is it to hot? My pipe went from black to grey about 18 inches up a while ago, just wondering if I'm burning to hot. I always thought temp gauge should be 18" up and temps should be 350-450* for good clean burning. Or do these temps depend on stove and pipe size?
What I recently noticed is when my magnetic gauge reads @350* 18'' up on pipe, the infrared reads well over 600* sometimes hotter at the collar where the pipe leaves the stove. Now I know it will be naturally hotter at this location and my question is, is it to hot? My pipe went from black to grey about 18 inches up a while ago, just wondering if I'm burning to hot. I always thought temp gauge should be 18" up and temps should be 350-450* for good clean burning. Or do these temps depend on stove and pipe size?