This high temperature stove thermometer is designed to use on the surface of your metal woodstove. It may be placed on the top, or on the front or side surface. Magnet will hold to steel at temperatures up to 800°F (425°C). Place on your woodstove as recommended by your dealer or manufacturer, usually a position where the surface is hottest.
If your painted woodstove is new, to avoid marking paint, do not use this stove thermometer until the stove paint has cured completely. One hot fire in a new stove will typically cure paint.
For most woodstoves, ideal operating efficiency is between 400°F and 650°F (200°C-350°C), the middle zone indicated by the pointer.
Temperature below 400°F (200°C) indicates a smoky, dirty fire that causes creosote in your chimny,a safety hazard.
Above 650°F (350°C) you waste wood and possibly cause damage to your wood stove due to excessive heat. Over-firing a metal wood stove consumes wood without generating additional room heat, because energy is lost up the stove pipe.
Features
Attaches magnetically
Rugged welded construction
Stay-cool fold up handle
63mm (2.5") diameter
Customer Reviews Very Useful A stove pipe thermometer is a great visual indicator of when to reload your stove, or to close it down a bit. The packaging states not to place this model on the stove itself, but we have been using these directly on our our showroom stoves with no problems. (05/05/2011) fluesystems.com - High Wycombe
This stove pipe thermometer is a really good, useful item and, from our experiences, is worth the pennies just to keep an eye on the woodstove getting too hot: excellent. It's really well made and clear to read. The price too - along with all aspects of delivery and service - could not be faulted. (11/05/2011) Pam Freeman - Totnes, Devon
Chimgard Thermometer This is the one to buy. Enamelled finish is durable. (04/09/2011) trade installer -
The Chimguard works perfectly Very efficient delivery (01/12/2011) PIERCY - NORTHANTS
Excellent product Great piece of kit, but do make sure it is placed on the HOTTEST part of the TOP of the stove, otherwise the reading WILL be incorrect on the low side. Bodders, N. Devon (01/12/2011) -
The Chimguard stove thermometer works very well, the glass on my stove now stays clean as the stove runs at the correct temperature. (03/01/2012) -
very good Has helped monitor the output and efficiency of our stove. (14/03/2012) cosy toes - Wales
Very smart Fits nicely to front of stove and is very clearly marked for easy reading. (15/03/2012) Terry - Cambridgeshire
Good. It’s an inexpensive but invaluable piece of equipment if you want to keep your stove within the correct temperature range. It defiantly helps keep the glass and firebrick clean when it burns within the recommended temperature range. Don’t know about the other models but this one is fine. Ordering easy and delivered quickly. (10/10/2012) - N. Devon
easy to use and install Turns out we were running our stove at too low a temperature - hence the build up of creosote in the chimney. The gauge is easy to read from a distance and our stove never approaches the heat at which the magnet might fail (11/12/2012) Marian - Birmingham UK