At full blast, I can get up to 300 *F difference depending on where I measure. Anyone got advice? I suppose it doesn't really matter since what I really need is a consistent measuring point to correlate with the stove's performance.
The general rule of thumb is to find the hottest point on the stove top and consistently measure from that location. For my PE super 27 that is 3 or 4 inches in front of the stove flu collar. If I measure to close I feel im not getting a good indicator of the stove itself. FYI I use a IR thermometer. I play around with it and will find a fairly big difference at different readings around the stove top but its consistently lower than in front of the flue collar.
That's what I'm observing. However, if I put my magnetic thermometer there it will max-out, since it reads 50-75 *F higher than my IR gun. The other night, after packing full with black birch, I was getting up to 850 *F right next to the collar and about 600 *F at the front of the stove top. I'm new to this, so I'm a little concerned that this is too hot, even with the air fully closed.
3-4 inches from stove flue collar is where I measure on my T6. During my first year with the T6 I thought it ran too hot so I modified the air intake a little.
I would find this to hot as well. I should play around with mine a bit and see how high the temps get right at the collar. OhioStihl I found the same thing with my 27. The PE stoves are definitely easy breathers.
