#21: I Have a Vestal Damper with a Rigid Handle, How Do I Plug the Chimney?
#21: I Have a Vestal Damper with a Rigid Handle, How Do I Plug the Chimney? Fireplace #21: Vestal Damper with Center Handle and Low Flue Tile These Vestal Dampers are very common in masonry fireplaces of solid brick or stone. These are their characteristics of Vestal...
Super Easy Diagram of the Names of the 8 Main Parts of a Fireplace and Chimney?
So you want to know the names of the parts of a fireplace and chimney? Just so we have our chimney terminology straight, here is a labeled diagram of the parts of a fireplace and chimney. This is a list of the names of the parts of a fireplace and chimney: Ash Chute:...
#1: I Have a Round Butterfly Damper High Above the Firebox. How Do I Plug the Flue?
#1: I Have a Round Butterfly Damper High Above the Firebox. How Do I Plug the Flue? Fireplace #1: Butterfly Damper 3 Feet above the Firebox These high-up butterfly center pivot dampers are usually in prefabricated zero clearance fireplaces made by Heatelator. Here...
#5: I Have a Square Drop-Down Trapdoor Damper and a Round Flue Pipe. How Do I Plug the Flue?
#5: I Have a Square Drop-Down Trapdoor Damper and a Round Flue Pipe. How Do I Plug the Flue? Fireplace #5: Square Trapdoor Side-Hinged Damper Covering a Round Flue So you saw the square damper, and I bet you thought you had a square flue. Surprise! it is covering a...
# 4: I Have a Round Drop-down Trapdoor Style Damper. How do I Plug the Round Flue Pipe?
# 4: I Have a Round Drop-down Trapdoor Style Damper. How do I Plug the Round Flue Pipe? Fireplace #4: Round Trapdoor Side-Hinged Damper Covering a Round Flue This is the easiest of all the fireplaces to plug. The damper drops out of the way, and you get a clear shot...
Are your gas logs picking your pocket, or are they just slowly poisoning you?
If you have been a reading my blogs you have probably gathered that I am not a big fan of retrofit gas logs. I don't like vented or vent free gas logs, but it is for two different reasons: Vented Gas Logs: These are usually retrofitted into wood burning fireplaces....
#3: I Have a Round Butterfly Damper with a Handle Attached. How Do I Plug the Round Chimney?
#3: I Have a Round Butterfly Damper with a Handle Attached. How Do I Plug the Round Chimney?How Do I Plug the Flue? Fireplace #3: Butterfly Damper in a Round Chimney with a Handle on the Face of the Damper OK, so you have a butterfly damper with a hinged handle...
#2: I Have a Circular Center Pivot Damper with No Handle. How Do I Plug the Round Flue Pipe?
#2: I Have a Circular Center Pivot Damper with No Handle. How Do I Plug the Round Flue Pipe? Fireplace #2: Butterfly Damper with External Handle The good news about this application is there is no damper hardware to fight with around the damper door. The damper handle...
My fireplace chimney damper is closed…so why do I still get a cold draft in the winter?
Why do Dampers Leak Cold Air Even When They Are Closed? Fireplace dampers are a 300+ year old invention. They are not much different today than they were 300 years ago. Here are 6 reasons dampers leak cold air: Dampers and their frames are made of cast iron or sheet...
How do I stop the stinky smokey smell coming from my dormant fireplace?
Q: In the Spring and Summer my fireplace sits unused and unloved. When it gets warm outside, and especially when it is raining, my fireplace smells like smoldering sweat socks! When I have visitors over the smell is embarrassing. I have tried every air freshener ever...
Will the Chimney Balloon plug muffle down pigeon and bird noises that come down the chimney?
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BobVilla.com speaks about Chimney Balloon and 10 other energy savers
BobVilla.com talks about Chimney Balloons. BobVilla.com wrote a fantastic article including Chimney Balloons and other energy saving measures that really add up to make a difference in home energy costs. "The chimney can be the number one source of heat loss in a...