How Hot Can a Flue Pipe Get

In normal operation a flue pipe will be at 150 to 250 degrees centigrade but can go a lot higher. If deposits attached to the inside of a flue catch fire then a flue pipe can even glow red (worst case scenario and extremely rare).

How hot can a flue get?

In normal operation a flue pipe will be at 150 to 250 degrees centigrade but can go a lot higher. If deposits attached to the inside of a flue catch fire then a flue pipe can even glow red (worst case scenario and extremely rare).

How hot do wood stove flues get?

The typical cause of a chimney fire is the combustion of creosote inside the chimney. There are many ways to combat or prevent this, and one of them is to keep the flue warmer than 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures above this point are too hot for creosote to condense on the surface of the chimney flue.