I just bought a house and in the basement the single wall furnace flue is touching the dark iron natural gas pipe, just before it enters the brick chimney , the water heater also has single wall flue that runs through wood structure. The previous owner put coffee cans around the flue, he cut off the top and bodoms of the can and slid them on the flue, I think he did it for Heat Dissapation. Is this safe having them touch?