EXCITING EASY TO READ GRAPHICS. ChimGard® Energy Meter (3-4) Woodstove Thermometer. Durable genuine porcelain enamel with yellow, orange and red zones clearly indicated on black case.

I purchased this thermometer on the advice of our Chimney Sweep company. They recommended getting one so that we maintain proper temperature in our wood burner. Burning at the right temp helps prevent creosote and we had a lot of it in our chimney last year. I choose this thermometer because I liked the colors. I wanted to be able to read it at a distance. We attached it to the pipe using the safety screw. The unit has a magnet, but my husband wanted to use the safety screw that came with it, and that made sense to me. My husband drilled a tiny hold in the pipe and placed the thermometer on, then the screw. Drilling a hole smaller than the screw ensure that the screw can adhere to the pipe tightly. I like that I can look at it from a distance and tell if I need to open up the flu more. I sit at my desk about 20 feet away and can see whether I am in the yellow, orange or red zone. I can also see it from the couch which is further away. You can see where the white needle is at. Overall, I am happy and pleased with this product. No problems and works great so far!

A stove pipe thermometer was recommended by my chimney sweep last fall but I kept putting off purchasing one. I researched and found that this was rated as a top model/brand for using. It is truly a great help. I can keep the fire regulated much better now so that my wood burns efficiently and my stove pipe and chimney don’t get too hot from running the stove hotter than needed. It is very simple to use and for all intensive purposes, is an accurate enough measure of the temperature of the stove pipe.

Gives a very accurate reading of the chimney, unless I have the electric fan turned on - which blows across the top of the woodstove, and hence directly onto the chimney. That affects the chimney readings, giving me a bit of a "false positive", cooler than the fire may be burning. Once I got accustomed to that everything was fine. Especially like the flip-out handle which lets me grab the thing and move it to a different part of the chimney (magnetic attachment works wonderfully, BTW).

I needed to replace a 25-30 year old Chimguard thermometer. I received this on time. It works as expected. I burn the stove hot to start with. The wood that I use is red and white oak and is usually 2 years drying. We don't need to let it go out since in the Dutchwest stove has an ashtray. The old thermometer was easier to read from a distance. The font is darker and larger on the old model. I'm sure the new one will work just as well. You need to have some kind of flue thermometer with a woodstove especially if you are burning wood that is not as dry as it should be. The old one fell off the stove pipe since it was too hot. Magnetic let go. As I was writing this I realized the center hole on the new one is for a retaining screw. I will use this. The accompanying photo shows the older model that I took apart.

We purchased a home with a wood stove and took some time this year to give it some love. After doing some research, I discovered that it is recommended to have a thermometer on the chimney, which we haven't had in the 3 years of living here. Received this in the mail quickly, and it looks exactly like the picture. Our stove is completely black, and I wasn't sure I wanted something so colorful, but it's great because we can see the temperature is ok without having to look too closely at it. Price is comparable to other sites. We haven't installed the screw because our chimney doesn't get too hot so it stays put.

I've never known operating temps for my over 35 year old Lopi insert. So, since this was a small investment, I bought it. It's been helpful to see, since I usually only fire it up on colder nights, what my operating temps are and to know I'm usually in the ideal temperature zone. The magnet works well. I dont have a metal stove pipe, so my gauge sits on the top of the firebox. Easy to read.

I've been burning wood for 40 years in a wood stove and this is a must have item. It's a good unit, but I was a little disappointed when I dropped it only about 2 feet on a wood floor, and the spring weld point failed, and the spring came off. No way to easily reattach it either. So just be careful with it, it's more fragile than others i've had. But when I got this last year I compared the readings to 2 others I have (all cheap, bought at hardware store) and this showed a bit higher than those. So I was burning my stove a bit hotter than I'd thought...not good I trust this one the most, and others have confirmed the accuracy. So I'm replacing it with the unit. To be completely safe, you should also get a stove TOP thermometer. If your damper/baffle is closed on an airtight stove, the stovepipe will not be completely accurate since the hot air is being retarded by the closed damper. That's where the stovetop comes into play, so you can still know when it's time to add a log, or reduce air, or whatever.

Thermometer works great, sticks great, but I need binoculars to see the darn thing. All previous were larger, I guess I got suckered by the photo with no scale. Don't Get Suckered.