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Flue

A flue is a pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, water heater, boiler, or generator to the outdoors. Historically the term flue meant the chimney itself. In the United States, they are also known as vents for boilers and as breeching for water heaters and modern furnaces. They usually operate by buoyancy…

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PipeChimneyExhaust gasesFireplaceFurnace
13 related topics

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Pipe organ pipesThermaeFlued boiler
3 related topics

Heat retention

Convection
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Heat retention

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Flue

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples31
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Flue

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related to Heat retention · 8
Flue → After, Fireplaces, Flues, Hands, Ideally, Known, They, This
related to Materials and listing · 4
Flue → Mechanical-draft, Trade, UL, Where
related to Natural-draft venting (United States) · 3
Flue → Category, In, Natural-draft
is a · 2
Flue → passage within a chimney or within an appliance, pipe
related to Direct-vent appliances (United States) · 2
Flue → In, Listed
related to Mechanical-draft venting (United States) · 2
Flue → Direct-vent, In
related to Bath-houses · 1
Flue → Roman
related to Boilers · 1
Flue → Another
related to Organs · 1
Flue → The

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combustion vent appliances venting chimney air systems direct-vent gas listed appliance pressure materials must system code outdoors products installed gases

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Flueis apipe0.90text
Flueis apassage within a chimney or within an appliance0.90text
brickinstance ofThe heat retaining bricks are covered in a decorative material0.80text
tiles or stoneinstance ofThe heat retaining bricks are covered in a decorative material0.80text
lined masonry chimneysinstance ofMaterials and systemsNatural-draft appliances are vented by listed systems0.80text
Type B gas ventsinstance ofMaterials and systemsNatural-draft appliances are vented by listed systems0.80text
or other materials allowed by the fuel gas codeinstance ofMaterials and systemsNatural-draft appliances are vented by listed systems0.80text
the appliance listinginstance ofMaterials and systemsNatural-draft appliances are vented by listed systems0.80text
contrasting-color primer where applicableinstance ofincluding requirements0.80text
Fluerelated to Bath-housesRoman0.60section
Fluerelated to BoilersAnother0.60section
Fluerelated to Direct-vent appliances (United States)In0.60section

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