How To Stop Chimney Draft

Episode 1 keep your heating cooling costs low all year and keep your hvac system from heating cooling the great outdoors.

How to stop chimney draft. How to improve the draft on a metal chimney when a chimney for a fireplace or wood stove is functioning normally a hot fire creates an updraft that sweeps waste gases from the fire up through it. Your certified chimney sweep can determine the cause and issue. We offer solutions to stop fireplace draft in it s tracks. As a rough guide a chimney balloon will cost you approximately 25 give or take a few pounds depending on the size you buy and you can also buy a handgrip extension kit.

There are actually two distinct though related factors affecting chimney performance. Chimney balloons come in lots of different sizes to ensure you get a snug fit within the chimney helping to keep draughts at a minimum. A chimney that isn t sized correctly will lead to fireplace draft issues. It all begins with a phone call to one of our certified chimney sweeps to get the ball rolling and the draft stopped.

Welcome to chimsoc the online home of stove and chimney products. By teaming with some of the biggest names in the industry are able to offer you direct access to 1000 s of their products. This winter i discovered. A top damper sits on top of the chimney and has a cord that runs down the length of the chimney.

Since improper installation could result in a chimney fire or chimney blockage hire a professional service. A damper rests inside of or on top of your chimney and prevents drafts from coming down the chimney. Top sealing dampers get installed at the top of the chimney and since the damper is far away from the fire it is able to have a gasket seal. Draft is the force behind flow while capacity is the capability to handle flow.

This problem most commonly arises when a gas insert is installed and the liner is not properly sized or insulated for the new upgrade. Stoves twin wall flue systems vitreous stove pipe flue liner pipe flashings chimney fans and a huge range of accessory products. They are also really simple to fit. Installing a top sealing damper will ensure the fireplace and chimney will make a 100 seal.