Full time manometer

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Rob711

Feeling the Heat
Oct 19, 2017
455
Long Island, ny
ideally I could install one and have the gauge installed on the side of a built in located next to fire place, inconspicuous like! I’ve read questions and seen replies to links. Any pics or how to’s to install a permanent manometer. It would be cool to have a old time/steam punk thermometer as well for flue temps.
 
I have one for my wood boiler but it's in the basement. It's interesting to note draft changes related to weather but not needed on a full time basis.
I installed it to work out some issues I was having and for testing out ideas.
 
The magnahelic gauges definitely have that old control center of a factory look. Plumb the whole thing with a narrow metal pipe. Copper even, think ice maker line.
 
A lot of us coal burners have dedicated installed manometers , as above copper or brake line , love the idea of a magnahelic in an old voltage or psi gauge housing