Hey guys, Can you do me a favor? Can you give us a general idea of how you run your Progress stoves from a cold start and on reload? We will be firing up the Ideal Steel stove Saturday for the first time and my 17yo son is a bit apprehensive. On the Fireview we usually went with flue temps in the mid yellow range to engage the cat, combined with how well the fire was catching/burning. We didn't really watch stove top temps as much. When we were reloading on hot coals, it was more just a matter of letting the reload char then engage the cat. Since we went with double wall stove pipe, I'm going to have to use an IR thermometer to shoot the temps on the 8" to 6" single wall collar reducer until I find and install a probe thermometer in the double wall pipe. We'll put a stove top thermometer on top of the stove near the top vent collar and until we learn this thing near the front center burner too. Any and all advice and suggestions would be appreciated. I managed to get the vertical piece of double wall pipe cut down to fit the installation and jockeyed around the stove and hearth pad for clearances and alignment and assembled the stove pipe to the class A. I still have to secure all the double wall pipe with stove pipe screws in the morning, then we'll have our first fire, just in time for our first temps down into the teens overnight Saturday and Sunday.
Hello Brian, I have double wall pipe with a flue probe, so I get a direct reading of my flue gases. I light my stove and let my flue gases reach between 400-500 and the stove top temp next to my pipe outlet reads 250 degrees.. Then I engage the bypass and at the same time close the draft down to just about closed... I watch my flue gas temps to make sure they are holding otherwise I know I didn't char my wood enough. Example if my flue gas temps drop to 250 I know I didn't get a light off of the cat... I believe your going to have to do some break in fires? Low temps? Open those windows too, don't want to breath the initial paint smell..
Thanks Charlie. I did ask Tom about break in fires. He said we didn't have to do break in fires for this one like the soapstone stoves, that break in is more like a steel stove. He just said to fire it up and as you said expect burning paint smell for several fires and open windows for the first couple.
Here's the probes I use for both of my stoves... They are normally about 90 dollars but some places have then for around 68 dollars.. You drill a 1/4 inch hole in your stove pipe , then insert a little clip into the hole and then the probe slides into the clip which holds the gauge nicely, it won't turn while in the pipe... These can also be re calibrated by simply inserting the stem into boiling water and turning the case to match 212 degrees.. I like the gauge as it's easy to read from across the room at a quick glance... Had this gauge for a gasification boiler that I use to own.. That's how I first learned about it... It's a gauge that's part of an oil furnace service kit..
Brian, on a reload I just again open my draft until my flue gases reach 400 min, then close everything back up... My surface temp on a reload is usually already reading at or around the 250 mark , which is the go ahead temp to engage the cat.. So it's just a matter of charring the wood a bit.. I know you'll figure it out already having burned the Fireview.
Brian here's the best price I found on the flue gauge I have... I know the condors are less expensive and people like those as well... I just like the big face and the fact that the gauge can be re calibrated if there is any questions.. Most places want 90- 100 dollars. Plus they are accurate to within 10 degrees.. Bacharach Boiler / Furnace Thermometer, Tempoint - (200 to 1000ºF) - Mfg# 12-7014
I really like the gauge that it's accurate and easy to see while your maybe sitting across the room from the stove, or even sticking you head into a doorway to look over at it. I liked it so much I bought a second one for my Esse cookstove. Nice to know those temps are accurate.
They are great people to deal with.. I think you might even see it in a few days.. From what I remember they had surprisingly quick service. The mount that goes into the hole you drill is really nice.. No magnet needed.. When you push the probe through the clip , it will be an interference fit,, so the gauge stays right where you put it , never turning... You'll like it being very easy to read... that's a great price.. Look it up on other sites, always around 100 dollars..
I think it's a lot easier to read quickly from across the room then the condor. Anchored Title > Media Viewer" class="product-title">CONDARCOMPANY Flue Gas Thermometer Probe Product Title > Review">0 Reviews Product Title > Description">Description Earn 244 points on this purchase Shop Your Way Facebook Tweet Google+ Close" data-share="email" data-placement="right" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="manual" data-content=" Your name (required) Email address(es) (required) Separate multiple emails with a comma. Cancel Send " data-html="true" data-container="div.share-widgets">Email add to registry Description Item # SPM5930031101 Model # 339 Flue Gas Thermometer Probe mfr: CONDARCOMPANYFlue Gas Thermometer Probe This item cannot ship to APO/FPO addresses. Please accept our apologies. Added on April 19, 2013 Ratings & Reviews 0 Reviews have been submitted for this product write your review
