Outdoor Wood Furnace Info

All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: fj40duck on November 10, 2011, 01:26:00 PM

Title: RANCHO THERMOSTAT
Post by: fj40duck on November 10, 2011, 01:26:00 PM

BOUGHT A RANCHO THERMOSTAT FOR THE BLOWER, WHEN I CLAMPS TO A BLACK IRON PIPE I NOTICE THE THE TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN THE WATER TEMPERATURE. HOW MUCH DOES THAT VARIES

Title: Re: RANCHO THERMOSTAT
Post by: muffin on November 14, 2011, 08:38:34 AM

Not sure about your application, but I was trying to monitor a water line in a similar fashion and found that using some metal tape to seal the probe to the pipe and then wrapping and sealing some insualtion around it really helped a lot.  Especially sealing it.  Airflow really messes it up.

Title: Re: RANCHO THERMOSTAT
Post by: yoderheating on November 14, 2011, 09:01:24 AM

Heat Master uses a dry well in the back of the furnace. I think that is the only way you will be exact. I know that even insulating the probe taped to the back or a water line isn't going to show as hot as the water actually is.