It could be dangerous to use your fireplace, If your flue is damaged or dirty. Problems with the flue could lead to everything from carbon monoxide entering the home to a implicit house fire. There are a variety of issues that can indicate your flue is damaged. Some of these include: Visible cracks in the…
Like utmost homeowners, you presumably notice your flue every day. Whether you ’re coming home from work, doing some gardening or enjoying the outside, the flue is hard to miss. But do you know what the upmost section of the flue is called? If you guessed the flue crown, you ’re right.
Where to start with chimneys? Presumably then A flue isn’t just an stretched window, not just a gate from outside to outside with deep, slipup blocks. A flue, in fact, is a machine for generating tailwind to fuel combustion. Hot air from a fire in a fireplace rises through the column of a flue, creating a draft that pulls further air into the fireplace, feeding the fire. As similar — as a machine — chimneys are more complicated than they appear. The outside is generally slipup, but the stovepipe — the interior column — is generally made of complexion pipe. And in fact there are generally two flues One for the fireplace, and one for the home’s central heating system. Plus there’s a special cement crown on top of the flue. And did you know that catcalls roosting in a flue can damage it over time, and that…
You may have own a home with a chimney that has stood dormant for many years and maybe you would like to use it to put in your new wood burning fireplace. The chimney is way from functional with cracked flue tiles and spalling brick and when without liner, improper to use with wood burning…
Proper functioning of the chimney is of great importance for every household. Chimneys have the role of removing smoke and all harmful chemicals that occur during the combustion process. If you notice that your house fills with smoke every time you light a fireplace, this may indicate a chimney downdraft. Situations like this are not…
Chimney is one of the most important parts of every home. On one hand chimneys must be safe and therefore require regular maintenance while on the other hand the state of the chimney determines whether you can use it and heat you home or not. That’s why it is very important to maintain your chimney…
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