Thermometer placement

[shellyC]

I have a Morso 1125 (the one with a sloped face above the door), and I was wondering where to place the thermometer to get an accurate reading of the firebox temp: on the sloped surface,? on the top (horizontal) surface of the stove? on the stovepipe? From posts on heart.com, I gathered that the optimum temp for a wood burning stove is between 500-600 degrees with a max of about 700 or thereabouts. Is this correct? And where on the stove is the most accurate spot for getting the reading, whatever it is. Thanks.
Shelly

 

[savageactor7]

Boy that stove has such a large bonnet/plenum I dunno. Peeps in the know had me put a thermometer on the top of the stove over the door with our QF4300 and things have been running smooth ever since.

I agree with your understanding of operating temps that's like perfect imo...just hang in there someone with your same stove will check i and give you the skinny. Good luck shelly

 

[jadm]

Can't help you with therm. placement as I have never seen your model. Mostly what is recommended around here is stove top surface. I have an insert which means I have to use an IR therm. because I can't access the top.

Different stoves have different operating temps. The operating temps. of our old insert were a lot lower than our current insert. THe temps. I get now on a regular basis, 650-750*, would have scared the beegeebees right out of me with our old set up. Check your manual to see if it specifies optimum temps. 500-600 sounds pretty good though. Check your glass. If it is staying clean chances are you are burning hot enough.

 

[oconnor]

The issue of temps on stoves is dependant on models, as others stated. I focus more on stack temperatures, as that is what tells me about how well the wood is burning now, and if I have a cool flue temp that is more likely to condense creosote. Soapstone stove users, and those with enameled stoves, for example, watch stove temps to keep from damaging surfaces. My cast/steel Jotul insert is happy at quite high temps compared to most (700*F), but many large steel stove users seem to run in the 450-600 range. If I were running a stove (not an insert as I have now) I would use a flue probe thermometer, and focus on flue temps, as they tell me more about how I am burning. If you want stove temp, look for a spot on the stove where the steel is in direct contact with exhaust gasses, closest to the flue exit - that is where the problem lies, as many stoves have a step-up jacket there to allow for air to be heated.

Post us a pic and we may be able to guide you better.

 

[shellyC]

Thanks to all for response. Attached are a couple of shots of the Moreso as requested. The top of the stove, if not readily apparent is about 6" x 18", and the height of the stove pipe from the stove exit to the flue entry is about a foot. The thermometer I have is the small, circular magnetic type so I can place it just about anywhere. Happy New Year.
Sheldon