I'm about 1 hour into my first insert fire ever. Is a small Avalon with 21' of insulated flex liner. What should I expect to see for stove top temps. I'm around the 300 to 350 mark and it's not really going up. I used a laser temp thing and if I shoot the exposed flex close to the stove it says 350 so its close to the stove top. I'm afraid at these temps I'm make creosote in my flue. Where should i be and how do i fix it. Thank you
Stove temps and creosote
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If you are reading 350 on the flex the actual flue gas temp could be double that which is a bit hot. Ideally you want to see the stove top up around 500º or so, and a cooler liner temp, but maybe not a lot cooler if you are reading just a few inches above the flue collar.
How far closed is the air control?
How far closed is the air control?
That's on the liner just above the applince connector as close to the sove I could get . Air is about a 1/4 to 3/8 open
Ok I have I cracked just a tiny bit dose this look better stove top is 400 or so. Thank you once again sorry for all the dumb questions
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What is the stack temp at? That looks like it is burning good for a small load.
Ok is it making bad stuff at this point. Or what what point dose creosote form. I'm probably over thinking this alot
Turn off the blower if you want a hotter stovetop. That cools down the stovetop as air blows across it. On our stove, it drops about 100º.
But so far you are doing fine and shouldn't be creating a lot of creosote.
Wouldn't looking at the chimney for smoke be the best indicator of creosote production at various stages of the fire?
That works during the day. But it's a pain. It is much easier and just effective to check the stack temp
spudman99
Feeling the Heat
Your doing fine. My BK princess insert will reach up to about 700 deg on the exposed part if run on high and no blower. All temps using laser gauge. I typically cut it back when the top is around 530 deg (3/4 load of mixed soft/hard wood). If I turn the fan on the insert top temp drops just about 100 deg as @begreen said above. I typically run the unit on med fan with the top around 300 deg.
Remember your forced hot air furnace delivers about 125 deg air throughout the house which feels pretty good. If you are pulling off 300 deg air from the insert, that is much better. Major difference is in moving the air around the house. Still a 300 top with the fan on is normal for me and gets me a 10 hour burn.
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Remember your forced hot air furnace delivers about 125 deg air throughout the house which feels pretty good. If you are pulling off 300 deg air from the insert, that is much better. Major difference is in moving the air around the house. Still a 300 top with the fan on is normal for me and gets me a 10 hour burn.
Never a bad question, hang around and ask more, eventually you will be answering them for the new posters. Enjoy the warmth
maple1
Minister of Fire
Might be a bit of a pain but I think I would be doing maybe quite a bit of it if I was just starting out with a new stove setup. Smoke out the top is a pretty easy sign to see. Then once you get a handle on things, you can reduce the amount of things you keep a close eye on. And hardly ever look up after that.
On the out side of the liner just after the applince connector what kind temps should I be looking for
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