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Hi

I am having to replace my flue, Would like as avise as to how thick the wall of the flue should be?

Have seen some in Midland Swindlers which look very thin to me.

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I picked up a 3.5 metre length from pipecenter, which is twice as thick as that sold in most chandlers, mainly because all local outlets only supply 1.5 metre lengths which was too short. If you use them, ignore the list price and ask for a trade price - it will be considerably cheaper.

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Some flues are stainless steel which should last well, some others are enamelled steel which shouldn't be toooo bad, but plain steel needs to be reasonably thick.

 

I'd prefer stainless if the shiny look is ok, some stove paint might sort that out.

 

All in my humble opinion :-)

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I got a length of steel pipe with a 3or4mm wall thickness from a mate that worked at a steel stockholders, should outlast most flues and me probably.

 

Neil

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I picked up a 3.5 metre length from pipecenter, which is twice as thick as that sold in most chandlers, mainly because all local outlets only supply 1.5 metre lengths which was too short. If you use them, ignore the list price and ask for a trade price - it will be considerably cheaper.

 

 

Go on don't be coy! I bet it was nosebleed money from Pipeline Centre even with trade discount. How much was it?

 

 

When I bought my Boatman Stove, Eddie supplied a length of 4" flue 3mm wall thickness and about 1.8m long for about £30.

 

The Squirrel has a 5" flue socket on the top but my dead squirrel had a 4" flue attached which worked fine.

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We have a squirrel at each end.One has a smaller diameter pipe than the other and I don't notice any difference in performance. I did consider installing a thicker pipe, but decided against it due to increased weight on the collar.

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