Wood Stove Monitoring

hi everyone,

i live in log cabin in rural vermont. it's -1f outside warm our soapstone wood stove. warmed in july when gathering firewood also..

it takes management keep temperature close 72 or prefer. wish these things better:

• remember stoke stove before fire gets far down , harder new load of wood burning well
• remember turn stove draft down approach temperature without overshoot
• consider outdoor temperature , current indoor temperature factor in needed heat output
• monitor firebox temperature wood burning
• monitor output flue gas temperature warn of low-temp creosote formation condition
• monitor output flue gas temperature sudden high temperature indicative of chimney fire, sound alarm
• later add servo control of stove draft.

i have thermocouple flue gas temperature working (example here)


so looks 2 thermocouples , 2 ds18b20s measure temperature, code , lcd display , alarm.

has seen project this?  pointers? suggestions??

thanks!

my suggestion set sensors , collect data on few days determine correlation (if any) between measured data , actions need take.

for example, maintaining suitable flue-gas temperature may prevent keeping room temperature low like. or may require inconvenience of applying smaller fuel top-ups more frequently.

is there value in measuring fire-box temperature?

does likelihood of chimney fire justify computer monitoring?

i have solid fuel stove burn smokeless coal. thing love there no electrical item connected it.    also, know, coal may burn less variation in output levels.

...r

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