Damper has been removed

jdcaddie 1 post Oct 08, 2009 6:26 AM	My wife and I recently bought a fixer upper and are almost ready to move in. We new that we had to do some work to our brick wood burning fireplace, and have been really swaying toward putting in a gas insert. When I looked up into the flu I was surprised to see that we dont have a damper AT ALL. The previous owners had removed it leaving us with a 1' x 2' opening going up into our flu. My question is, will the chimney balloon work for me if I want to convert my existing fire place into a direct vented gas log?
jasonr 52 posts Oct 08, 2009 12:35 PM	Hi JDCaddie, Considering the outside temperature isn't getting any warmer at this time of year, I would suggest you get a Chimney Balloon in this fireplace very soon so you wont be loosing your interior heat up the flue. It could be that the previous owner had a vented gas log in this fireplace when he lived there (he must have taken it with him) and that is why the damper was removed. Building code states that a vented gas log fireplace must have the metal damper removed or clipped open regardless if the fireplace is in use or not. The reason for this code is to keep people with vented gas logs from accidentally aspyxiating the occupants of the home by burning the gas log with the damper closed. The side effect of this building code is wholesale heat and A/C loss 24/7 through the flue. Many vented gas log owners opt to use a Chimney Balloon in the flue to stop the heat and A/C loss. If they accidentally light the gas log before manually removing the balloon it will shrink and burst and still allow the fireplace gasses to escape. This saves the occupants of the home, but sacrifices the Chimney Balloon. ---------- Jasonr Moderator
shan 9 posts Jul 20, 2010 6:01 PM	All authentic nfl jerseys from china are manufactured by Reebok.The National Football League team cheap Baltimore Ravens jerseys has promoted Greg Mattison to the defensive coordinator.People always love the cheap Buffalo Bills jerseys, with good reason, this is a team that ever since the days of Jim Kelly have been a scrappy little team that refused to give up and quit.

Home         Buy Chimney Balloon       Contact Us        FAQ       Sizing      Shipping     Privacy Policy    Terms of Use & DMCA

Chimney Balloon® and Chimney Pillow® are legal Trademarks of Chimney Balloon USA, 2005
All product US patents pending, 2006

 Click here to see our Better Business Bureau Review

Copyright 2005-09 Chimney Balloon USA, All rights reserved worldwide