Painting outside of flue?

[copea]

Is there a reason I shouldn't paint the outside of a standard Vaillant concentric flue black?

By my logic the inner plastic pipe is the part that bears the brunt of the heat, so it shouldn't cause any problems if I paint it.

Or have I missed something and it'll be a monumentally bad idea?

 

[45yearsagasman]

I can't think why not, but it begs the question..........why?

 

[copea]

Because everything else is black and the flue is currently white.
Looks a bit odd.

Slightly OCD, perhaps.

 

[FiremanT]

Make sure your paint does not degrade the flue material. maybe drop V a line?
Having painted it once, it my become another regular job, depending on rate of fade

 

[Whitespirit66]

 

[simond]

You can paint the metal outside any colour you like. It is designed to tolerate cement against it.

 

[copea]

Thanks Simon.

 

[sooey]

Not so fast there, you're going to need a gas safe registered painter for that.