The Flue Thermometer came in today. It has a washer and a magnet on it.
I presume that both the washer and magnet end up between the thermometer face and the outside flue pipe, but there was something on the packaging about which one you put first, and I THINK I recall it saying that you put the magnet first, and then the washer, before installing the probe into the flue pipe…..........that sound right? Why use the washer at ALL?
They want a 3/16” hole in the inner wall, and a .250 (quarter inch) hole in the OUTER wall.
I'm gonna measure a minimum of 18" off the top of the stove for the installation, and use a prick punch to set a spot for the drill (anyone who has ever tried drilling a hole into a radius'd piece of material, knows that the drill will "walk" otherwise).
Made sense to go thru both walls with the 3/16" drill first, and use the outside hole as a pilot hole for the .250.
-soupy1957
I presume that both the washer and magnet end up between the thermometer face and the outside flue pipe, but there was something on the packaging about which one you put first, and I THINK I recall it saying that you put the magnet first, and then the washer, before installing the probe into the flue pipe…..........that sound right? Why use the washer at ALL?
They want a 3/16” hole in the inner wall, and a .250 (quarter inch) hole in the OUTER wall.
I'm gonna measure a minimum of 18" off the top of the stove for the installation, and use a prick punch to set a spot for the drill (anyone who has ever tried drilling a hole into a radius'd piece of material, knows that the drill will "walk" otherwise).
Made sense to go thru both walls with the 3/16" drill first, and use the outside hole as a pilot hole for the .250.
-soupy1957