Flue pipe External temp v internal temp

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ArsenalDon

Minister of Fire
Dec 16, 2012
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Meadow Valley, CA
So I have double walled insulated flue pipe inside going to the outside which then is Class A pipe...Disclaimer....I think I am recalling this all correctly from listening to my installer....the question is, I have an IR thermometer, is there a formula or a way to know using the IR what the temp is inside by shooting the outside? I can get an outside pipe temp of course but wanted to have an idea of what might be the temp inside.
 
Not really. I have tried this and found the results to inconsistent. A probe thermometer will provide much more accurate readings.
 
There is very little correlation to surface temp of double walled insulated pipe to the actual internal temp. Something as simple as what stage of the burn you are in could yield drastic differences in your reading. Get a probe and get the facts.
 
Not really. I have tried this and found the results to inconsistent. A probe thermometer will provide much more accurate readings.
is a probe easy to install?
 
Definitely get a flue probe....... they only require drilling a hole through the pipe and sliding the probe in. You will feel much better knowing what the actual flue gas temps are doing.
 
A drill with the appropriate sized bit. Done.


Two bits in my case . . . one smaller than the other . . . I forget the exact sizes.

A 5-minute job with the first four minutes being me worried about somehow messing things up and destroying an expensive piece of doubewall pipe and so I read and re-read the directions.
 
Two bits in my case . . . one smaller than the other . . . I forget the exact sizes.

A 5-minute job with the first four minutes being me worried about somehow messing things up and destroying an expensive piece of doubewall pipe and so I read and re-read the directions.

Good call. It should have said bit(s).
 
Don't forget to remove it before you run a brush down the pipe. Just saying' (oops).....
 
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