Chimney caps are protective coverings installed on top of chimneys. They serve several purposes: keeping chimneys dry, preventing animals from nesting inside, and stopping drafts from allowing smoke and ash to enter the home. There are different types of chimney caps for various chimney styles, including integral damper mechanisms, draft increasing caps, standard caps, electric draft increasing caps, single flue caps, band-around brick caps, and top mount caps. Chimney caps help maintain proper chimney function and fireplace safety.

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2. What Are Chimney Caps?
A chimney cap is a critical part of keeping your fireplace
and flue in proper working order the whole year round.
They are black or sterling silver produced boxes that lay on top
of your chimney.
Protective coverings for chimneys usually made of stainless
steel, galvanized or copper.
What Are Chimney Caps?

3. Why You Need To Install
Chimney Caps
Why You Need To Install
Chimney Caps
Chimney caps are good to install for a couple reasons:
- They keep your chimney drier.
- Chimney hats with screens keep wildlife out of your fireplace.
(And a smell which a whole lot worse than wet ash, from
moisture! )
- Chimney caps prevent down drafts from leading to smoke and
ash to integrate your home.

4. Different Types of Chimney Caps
A chimney cap can keep your fireplace safe from the elements,
as well as prevent animals from nesting within your fireplace.
So what are the several types of chimney hats and how are
they different?
This short guide will take you through the fundamentals.
Integral Damper Mechanisms
Perfect for older fireplaces that do not need damper mechanisms,
a chimney cap with an integral damper mechanism saves energy
by protecting against chilly drafts from coming through your
fireplace. This works by running a cable connection down the
inside of the flue to a lever on your fireplace wall.

5. Draft Increasing Chimney Cap
The particular draft increasing chimney limit
uses thewind to generate more robust
updrafts. A chimney cap of this type may cut
down on a cross portion of the chimney.
Can help if your fireplace has issues with drafts.
Standard Chimney Cap
Includes side screening, which retains
birds and other pets from nesting
in your chimney.
Traps large leads to that could find
themselves upwards your flue, and retains
them from getting into your yard and causing fires.

6. The product doubles as both a chimney
cap and an electrical draft inducer.
Electric followers with variable speeds are
built into the design, allowing you to
control the right amount of draft for
your fire place.
Electric Draft Increasing Chimney Cap
Single Flue Chimney Cap
Made for square or small rectangular
chimney crowns where the flue sticks up
above it, a chimney cover of the size screws
to the exterior of the flue.

7. Band-Around Brick Chimney Cap
The chimney cap with this form attaches
to the outdoors sides of your fireplace
and covers the entire chimney.
Top Mount Chimney Cap
A chimney cap that hooks up to a
chimney with screws through a flange
into the chimney crown are called top
mount chimney caps. Make use of this
type of cap if your flue sticks an inch or
more above your chimney crown.

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