[Greenbuilding] air sealing a metal fireplace flue

[Norbert Senf]

All insulation. When you have a chimney fire, you need that air space to
convect heat away from the outside of the pipe. If there is insulation
against it, the pipe will get very hot there, and transfer heat through the
insulation and catch the surrounding wood on fire. I have seen this
happen...........N


On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Topher <topher at greenfret.com> wrote:

> On 1/21/2014 12:20 PM, Alan Abrams wrote:
>
>> Insulation in contact with the pipe is verboten.
>>
>
> *Flammable insulation* or all insulation?  Ask your Code enforcement
> officer.
>
> Thank You Kindly,
>
> Topher Belknap
>
> --
> Topher Belknap
> Green Fret Consulting
> Kermit didn't know the half of it...
> http://www.GreenFret.com/
> topher at greenfret.com
>
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Norbert Senf
Masonry Stove Builders
25 Brouse Road, RR 5
Shawville Québec J0X 2Y0
819.647.5092
www.heatkit.com
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