Purpose-built for wood boilers

Every wood boiler deserves eyes on it.

Live supply and return temps on your phone, SMS alerts when the fire gets low or the system starts to freeze, and a full history going back as far as you want to scroll. Built by people who heat with wood — out in northwest Pennsylvania, where 7 feet of snow and below-zero stretches are part of every winter.

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Works with every wood boiler we've tried.

Outdoor wood boilers, indoor gasification units, biomass hydronic systems — if it has a supply and return line you can tap into, Tempist reads it. Central Boiler, Crown Royal, HeatMaster, Econoburn, WoodMaster, and plenty of older boilers nobody makes anymore.

Choose your monitor

Two ways to watch your boiler.

The Mini goes in quiet and stays that way. The OG shows temps on the boiler itself for folks who like seeing numbers in the boiler shed too.

Tempist OG with OLED display
The original

Tempist OG

The flagship monitor with an on-device OLED display. See live temps right at the boiler, plus everything the Mini does on your phone. Built for folks who like seeing the numbers in the shed.

$299.99
one-time hardware
  • Everything in the Mini, plus…
  • 20x4 OLED display with live temps & ΔT
  • On-device menu: install type, units, diagnostics
  • Button controls for quick settings without the app
  • Factory-test LCD panel, serviceable by any dealer
  • OTA firmware — always current

A standard-range Mini is also available at $189.99 for installs where the boiler is close to the house.

What you get

Everything a wood-heat operator actually wants.

Built from years of running our own boilers. No bloat, no "smart home integrations" you'll never use.

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Live on your phone

Supply temp, return temp, and ΔT updating every 30 seconds. Works on any phone, any browser — add to home screen and it acts like a native app.

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SMS alerts that matter

Fire going out. Return line close to freezing. Overboil. Boiler offline for too long. You set the thresholds; you get the text.

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Full history & graphs

Every reading, kept forever. Scroll back to last January's cold snap. Export to CSV for your own records any time.

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Damper & burn tracking

We count your heat cycles, damper-open time, overboil events, and freeze events automatically. Useful for warranty and useful for you.

Burn-time estimates

After a quick burn study on your specific setup, the system estimates how long until your fire needs reloading. Until then, a user-set feed timer and a temp-watcher have you covered.

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OTA firmware

When we ship improvements, they land on your device automatically. The boiler you bought today gets better every quarter.

How installation works

Five minutes from unboxing to live data.

Most installs go in without tools you don't already have. If you can tighten a 1/2 in. NPT fitting, you can install Tempist.

1

Mount the probes

Screw the two DS18B20 probes into thermowells on your supply and return lines. We ship thermowell kits for standard pipe sizes; if your boiler already has thermowells, even easier.

No thermowells? Stainless thermowells from the shop start at $12.99; a full install kit with adapter is $34.99.

2

Plug in and join WiFi

Power it up with the included 5V USB adapter. The device opens a local setup page — pick your WiFi, enter your password, done.

Using the long-range Mini? It'll reach your house from most boiler sheds. Weak signal? We have a high-gain antenna option.

3

Log in and pair

Create an account at tempisthub.com, enter the serial number from the bottom of your device, pick your alert thresholds, and you're live.

Add the dashboard to your phone's home screen so it opens like an app.

Questions folks ask

Common questions.

Does it work with my brand of boiler?
Almost certainly. If your boiler has a supply line and a return line, we can monitor it. That covers outdoor wood boilers, indoor gasification units, biomass systems, and most anything in between. We've run it on Central Boiler, Crown Royal, HeatMaster, Econoburn, WoodMaster, and plenty of units that aren't made anymore.
Do I need a subscription?
Yes — the platform (dashboard, history, alerts, SMS, OTA firmware) runs as a subscription after a 14-day free trial. Plans start at a few dollars a month. See the pricing page for current tiers.
What if my WiFi doesn't reach the boiler shed?
The Long Range variant has a high-gain antenna that reaches most sheds through a wall or two. If your run is still too far, we can point you at a WiFi mesh setup that'll cover it, or a high-gain external antenna. Reach out before ordering if you're worried and we'll make sure you get something that works.
What happens if the internet goes down?
The device keeps reading temps and buffers them locally. When WiFi comes back, it catches the cloud up on what it missed. You won't lose data. SMS alerts resume immediately once the device is back online.
Can I see it from my phone without an app?
Yep. The dashboard is a mobile-first web app — add it to your home screen and it behaves like an app without taking up the app-store space. No download, no account setup on a third-party platform.
What's the warranty?
One-year limited warranty on the hardware. Details on the Returns & Warranty page. 30-day return window if it's not the right fit.
I'm a boiler manufacturer — can you factory-install this?
Yes. That's our OEM partnership program. Hop over to the dealers page and reach out — pricing and integration vary per partnership.

Put eyes on your wood boiler this week.

Most folks have it unboxed, installed, and sending data by the time their next fire burns down.