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Is it OK to use fibreglass loft insulation material to pack the gap between a (flexi stainless steel) flue pipe and a steel baffle plate in the chimney?
The large inglenook fireplace has a solid fuel stove in it, with an 8" pipe rising through the very wide chimney. About 6 feet up, there is a purpose made steel baffle across the chimney with a 12" square hole through which the pipe goes. There is therefore a gap round the pipe, through which a great deal of convected heat escapes.
I am thinking about packing that gap with fibreglass of the loft insulation sort. Is this OK?
Fitting a metal plate, though possible, would be awkward.
The large inglenook fireplace has a solid fuel stove in it, with an 8" pipe rising through the very wide chimney. About 6 feet up, there is a purpose made steel baffle across the chimney with a 12" square hole through which the pipe goes. There is therefore a gap round the pipe, through which a great deal of convected heat escapes.
I am thinking about packing that gap with fibreglass of the loft insulation sort. Is this OK?
Fitting a metal plate, though possible, would be awkward.