Smoke Draft Problems
Mechanical troubles with fireplaces: dampers
Corrosion and debris are the most common causes of stuck dampers. Your chimney professional can lubricate the moving parts and make adjustments, or recommend a new damper if yours is damaged beyond repair.
Checking a chimney
Chimney safety should be a concern for every homeowner. Each year, lives and property are lost due to improper care and maintenance of chimneys. You can check some parts of the chimney yourself.
Mechanical troubles with fireplaces: fireplace doors
A good set of fireplace doors is a highly- recommended accessory for saving heat and optimizing your enjoyment of the fireplace. But if the doors are damaged, improperly installed, or out of adjustment, they can be frustrating. Your chimney professional can fix most fireplace door problems.
Smoking fireplaces part 6: fireplace smoke enters rooms
Fireplace smoke enters other rooms in your home. How does this happen and some tips on fixing the problem.
Smoking fireplaces part 5: fireplace smokes on wet days
Wet chimney flues are much harder to heat than dry chimney flues. This is because it takes an enormous amount of heat to convert water to steam. The water absorbs so much heat that the flue doesn’t warm up effectively. The tall column of cold air in the flue wants to sink, drawing smoke into the house.
Smoking fireplaces part 4: smokes on windy days
A fireplace that smokes on windy days is subject to its own set of problems and fixes. This article will look at a number of those problems an how to fix them.
Smoky fireplaces, part 3: constant fireplace smoking
The fireplace smokes all the time. This happens regardless of the weather conditions. What can be done?
Smoky fireplaces part 2: smoky fireplace endings
Some fireplaces work just fine as long as you keep a rip-roaring fire going. But let it burn low, and it starts to smoke. (You might find that this type of fireplace is also smoky at startup, as discussed above.) The solution is to keep it burning high until spring, when you can open the windows… Just kidding. But seriously now, read on if your fireplace is okay during high-fire, but smokes as it burns low.
Smoking fireplaces part 1: smoky fireplace startups
Do you have a “non-working” fireplace because your fireplace has a smoking problem? How to handle smoking fireplace problems.
How chimneys work: draft
The purpose of a chimney is to take the combustion products (smoke and gasses) from the appliance to the atmosphere outside your home, and at the same time, to draw air for combustion into the appliance. This movement of combustion air and exhaust is called draft.
