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Whats your desired pipe temp?

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by CHeath, Jan 20, 2021.

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Whats your desired pipe temp?

Poll closed Jan 25, 2021.
  1. 300-400

    15 vote(s)
    45.5%
  2. 400-500

    13 vote(s)
    39.4%
  3. 500-600

    2 vote(s)
    6.1%
  4. 600-700

    3 vote(s)
    9.1%
  5. 700 or more

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    0.0%
  1. CHeath

    CHeath

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    Sometimes I think the biggest mistake Ive made is to buy a pipe temp sensor. My dad burned HOT. He didnt have a temp sensor, he just let it rip. I cant do that. I feel like my 50 year old chinmey needs to have a max temp. I know you need to burn dry wood and burn it hot but how hot is the question.
     
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  2. for me i got a little magnetic thermometer on my pipes when i let my stove open up i usuall try to keep er between 350 and 400 for awhile then ill usually close the bottom door on my ussc 1557m hot blast furnace and ill give the bottom doors air vent a turn or 2 to keep some air going to the fire
     
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  3. bushpilot

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    In the orange, preferably towards the upper end.

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  4. brenndatomu

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    300-350* is good...can get under 300 when its on "pilot"...but to to be fair, this is on a computer controlled wood furnace with a large heat exchanger, so not really applicable info to a wood stove user...
     
  5. oldspark

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    Just as long as it stays lit I'm good.
     
  6. buzz-saw

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    My temps seem to run around the 300 - 400 range in both the wood stove in the house and wood furnace in the shop.
    The wood-stove in the house is just a small square box type stove with a heat shield with blower behind it.
    Furnace in shop runs with a pipe temp of between 300-400 and blows hot air that runs in the 125 - 150 degree range once it gets and running.

    I am afraid if they get much higher I will be running around in my tighty - whities.
     
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  7. coreboy83

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    I came home from work 2 days ago and found out The Sweet One got it up to 1300. "I forgot that I left the air open"
     
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  8. Joe P

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    I like about 450 or so. Doesn't blow us out of the basement, and I'm not sending an excessive amount of heat up the chimney. I have (once or twice) forgot to close the draft and was tickling the 1700 spot with a full load. I try not to do that. :)
     
  9. mat60

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    I have when starting my furnace in the shop forgot to cut air back soon enough and got stove and pipe pretty hot. Glad I was in the same room. My pipe runs around 400 or so but can get down to 250 when I have just a pile of coal left burning.
     
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    I have two thermometers on my stack. The older one recommends an operating range of 250-550 deg F. The newer one recommends an operating range of 250-450 deg F. My understanding is the minimum of 250 deg F is to avoid producing creosote and the upper limit is avoid igniting creosote in the chimney.

    The brand new thermometer agrees with the 25 year old thermometer reading. I operate in the 350-450 deg F range when warming the house in the morning. I operate at 250-350 when holding the house temperature steady. I drop below 250 when parked on only coals.
     
  11. Bill2

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    I also prefer 300-400. That works best for me.
     
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  12. DaveGunter

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    For me it's more like what temp does the burn seem like it's happy at. Outside pipe temp usually 300-350, which translates to a probe temp of about 550-600.
     
  13. Sinngetreu

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    I tend to manage mine between 300 and 400 degrees, right around 350 is a good temp for what we like. It seems to be a good zone for what I need and it also keeps me out of trouble.
     
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  14. Andimus Prime

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    What do y’all shoot for as far as stove top temp? I’m unable to measure flue temps with my fireplace insert.
     
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  15. Thor

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    400-600 for both. 400 stove top temp. 600 internal pipe temp.
     
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  16. bert the turtle

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    Hell if I know. I used to measure when I first started out but I can't remember what the temps were. Now I just get the load going really well and turn it down to whatever heat output I want. Must get fairly hot on a regular basis because the chimney stays clean.
     
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    Good input....sometimes I struggle to keep my stack in the orange burn zone because there’s 6+ foot of heat exchanger before where I’m measuring off the back of the furnace. No problem keeping it in the burn zone with my morso stove upstairs!
     
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  18. Midwinter

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  19. The Wood Wolverine

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    Lol!! That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are. :rofl: :lol:


    I try to keep my magnet style thermometer out of the red, which is easy to do. Seems this new burner likes to cruise about mid way in the orange safe zone, which translates to about 350.
     
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  20. CHeath

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    good stuff. My alarm was set from the factory at 480* and ive not changed it. I try to keep it between 350-400

    thanks guys!
     
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