Stovelite Pro

[Dave66]

Hi, has anyone tried one of these:

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=132039599093&fromMakeTrack=true#ht_500wt_1288

 

They're pricey but look really neat... I'm wondering if one would work on the Lockgate 2000KVT stove on my boat.

 

A US website suggested they only work if the stove baseplate temperature is above 150 centigrade... Anyone any idea what temperature Lockgate's get up to(I've not got a thermometer)?? I don't think I've ever had the stove turned up higher than level 4...

 

Thanks

[pearley]

You can buy a lot of batteries for £200!

[cuthound]

You can buy a lot of batteries for £200!

And the torch the batteries fit in will also work on warm summer nights!

[haza]

no dave first time i have seen anything like that ...i dont know any one with one ...

[Sea Dog]

If it helps, 150 is the bottom end flue temperature (and the stove top won't be much different) of where a solid fuel burns efficiently. Cooler than that and you're producing creosote.

 

Stove thermometers are quite cheap and a really useful thing to have if you want to get the best from a solid fuel stove. I'd put one of these above an electric gizmo on any boater's must have list.