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duct taping exhaust pipes
On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:58:37 -0400,
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:12:13 -0400, mm
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:36:14 -0600, Uno wrote:
I just was cleaning my water heater and see the exhaust pipe on it has
come loose in the middle. Can I just duct tape it for now and not
expect it to melt?
I don't know what you can and can't expect, but I would expect it to
melt.
Use foil tape meant for that purpose.
AKA "Duct tape" - not "duck tape" which is what the cloth stuff is
ACTUALLY - originally made of "cotton duck" - a type of cloth
I'm afraid if one went looking for duct tape, he would end up with
tape for heating ducts, whichdon't get over 120F I would think.
Flues from furances and gas water heaters get a lot hotter than that,
and the op is working on the flue, the exhaust pipe, from his water
heater.
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