HY-C Smoke Guard for 28.5 to 48-Inch by 4-Inch Fireplaces, Black Powder Coat

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You can contact us to unsubscribe and we will remove your name and e-mail address from any future mailings. The rule of thumb for flue liner sizing is for the cross- sectional area of the flue to be about one- tenth to one-twelfth the area of the fireplace opening. Once installed, paint the smoke guard with high-temperature spray paint that matches your fireplace surround to achieve a seamless look. Which also kind of explains the big smoke stain on the brick (you can see in this before photo of the living room).

If you’re concerned about smoke, drafts, or the overall performance of your chimney, it’s time to take action. This method for lighting a fireplace creates a hot, fast-burning fire, which minimizes smoke and vapor. These particular type of chimney smoke problems can lead to many other hazardous situations within your chimney system. Before a chimney sweep visit, it is advisable to remove any valuables or fragile items near the fireplace to protect them from dust. When your fireplace and chimney vent as they should, fire by-products (such as smoke, vapor, and unburned wood) are pushed up the flue (the space inside the chimney) and out of the house while the outside air is pulled into the flue to keep the flames alive.The instructions aren’t the easiest to understand, a criticism heard from other people that I can confirm. i'm pumped your blog came up when i googled "smoke guard" because I LOVE your blog and i'm so glad to find it! Once there, the water will lower the temperature of the air in the firebox and impede its ability to rise, weakening the draft to potentially cause back-puffing.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. To avoid a wet flue, have a chimney sweep certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) install a chimney cap.By installing a smoke guard, you can prevent soot stains on the ceiling, walls, and fireplace surround, keeping your living space clean and free from unsightly marks. TLS encryption is employed during checkout when the URL in browsers, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, changes from "http" to "https". Secondly, smoke guards are easy to install in the top of the fireplace opening, making them a convenient solution for controlling smoke. Smoke guards come in various sizes to fit different fireplace openings, ensuring a proper fit for your specific chimney. There’s nothing quite like the comfy, cozy, warm feeling that a fireplace offers, especially on a dreary fall or winter day.