The temperature in the flue pipe of your furnace can run as high as 400 degrees celsius which is about 750 degrees fahrenheit.
Oil furnace flue pipe.
This is done by filling the cavity underneath it with concrete blocks.
Last year for the first time we noticed when the air conditioner ran and the oil fired water heater ran at the same time it seems we get a smell a mild exhaust smell it was like the oil fired furnace blower blowing cold air in the home was also drawing exhaust fumes from the pipes while the oil fired water heater was running at the same.
Make sure however that you operate at the 300 f 350 f gross stack temperature with direct power venting only when the manufacturer has designed or approved his furnace or boiler for this arrangement.
Minimum clearances are usually specified by local building codes.
Some models of single wall metal flue vents need as much as 36 inches for proper fire safety clearance.
A flue pipe is a metal pipe that either stands alone as a chimney pipe leading from a furnace or runs inside a masonry chimney.
The furnace flue too must be supported at the foundations.
In figure 6 4 we have a drawing which shows a simple installation of the oil fired furnace and the water heater.
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Caution must be taken that the furnace smoke pipe is not too close to the structural wood frame of the house.
If the code does not include minimum.
According to the international code council clearance area for this type of oil furnace venting is nine inches.
The use of drill screws allows for the removal of the pipe for cleaning and for the replacement of defective sections.
We have 6 pieces that lead.
The flue pipe should always be properly secured by using rivets or drill screws.
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Keep in mind that water vapor in the flue gas will condense if flue gas temperatures drop below about 120 f.
A pipe and appropriate connectors run from the actual furnace unit out of the home for venting.
In the old masonry chimneys the tile flues can crack or break over time due to the effects of repeated heating and cooling of the air inside the chimney.