Vermont Castings Aspen C3 2022
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I’m comparing the pipe probe to the Auber probe. Most magnetic probes have a jam but you can loosen and spin the face. It’s a pain because you have to do it fast, while it’s at temp, tighten it back up and put it back in the pipe. Then let it return to temp and see if you hit the mark. It may take many tries to get it to settle in at the same place the digital is when it’s cruising.
Woodsplitter67
Minister of Fire
Thank you, now it makes sense. Looks like I have to purchase an Auber AT200 to feel more confident.
Does it come with a probe?
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Yep.
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EbS-P
Minister of Fire
I like mine. I have both wired and wireless unit. It makes learning a new stove much more fun. I haven’t plugged them in yet this year. But I miss them.
skitten
New Member
Just been catching up with this thread since last winter, as only in the last week as it started getting cold enough here to make a fire worthwhile. To answer questions from a year ago, yeah it's been a lot better after getting the bricks set up properly. Still takes a while to get going from cold, I think because my chimney is fairly short and I don't have any good intermediate wood between the hardware store kindling and big oak splits. I've been starting to experiment with the North Idaho Energy Logs too.
But looking forward to more fire fun this winter, and don't regret getting this stove at all - once it's up and running it keeps the house warm wonderfully.
But looking forward to more fire fun this winter, and don't regret getting this stove at all - once it's up and running it keeps the house warm wonderfully.
Got an IR thermometer, checked STT and got an error about +100 F. Thanks for clarifying.
Did you have single or double wall pipe?
I bet that probe is off too, but there is no real way to tell other than to have several to try out and average or use a digital probe. You could probably use a digital grill probe to test and dial in or calibrate your spring probe.
If you are gonna stay at this, that Auber you ordered is gonna be a game changer.
I’ve calibrated the dial in the front to match the Auber in the back since I already have a 1/4” hole in the front.
I might be wrong here, but if you have single wall, I think you can IR the surface of the single wall pipe at 18” up and it supposed to be in the neighborhood of half the internal temperature.
I have a double wall pipe. I came across an old post saying it's roughly 2x higher inside the pipe vs a pipe surface (double wall). Not sure if it's the case for this stove since the pipe is getting a lot of heat from the stove itself.
If you have a double pipe, what is the ratio between the flue temperature and the pipe surface temperature?
I can check that next time. It was 70 today. It’s 6:57PM here on the East coast and it’s still 62 outside right now. The AC has been on all day since 70 here can be pretty humid.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
Lol.. I didn’t flip the AC on but the dehumidifier has been running. I almost did though last night after cooking pizza in the oven. It wouldn’t be the first time wood stove to AC for me.
Outdoor temp is 47 but headed to 36 for the low. Mild little fire hovering around 350.
159 outside the pipe, 362 inside the pipe.
Edit: checked again later on. 177 and 403.
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appreciate it. I was wrong saying that ST thermometer showed incorrect values. When I placed it on the mid line of the top plate, it showed much higher STT matching the IR device. Now STT roughly matches the probe.
Center of my cook plate is hottest. Its just about where the baffle stops, and when the flames are rolling, they wrap around the baffle reaching for the exit and ride the top plate right there.
skitten
New Member
No stove temps as I don't know where our IR thermometer went, but it's rocking as we get into frosty nights here (but we barely get below freezing at worst here). I bought 20 North Idaho Energy Logs at the hardware store (as 20 is where the discounts start), and cutting disks off them are effective starters, but they do get sawdust everywhere.
But just wanted to share some happiness.
But just wanted to share some happiness.
Well, we are gonna have to check back in tomorrow, but this is the start of some deer shanks. A tad to warm to really want a fire, but I had some fresh shanks that either needed cooking or the freezer.
Started a top down just as I began to prepare the shanks. Starting to smell good in here. I just have to keep it warm all nite and let that collagen melt down.
Started a top down just as I began to prepare the shanks. Starting to smell good in here. I just have to keep it warm all nite and let that collagen melt down.
Fed it at some point last nite, then again just now I tossed on a single large oak split.
Bones starting to show through.
Bones starting to show through.
Temps taking a deep dive tomorrow. Maybe I can get some more stats posted rather than potato soup and shanks.
