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Chimney Caps
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- 2. What Are ChimneyCaps? 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 NeedTo 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 ofChimney 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 ChimneyCap 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 doublesas 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 ChimneyCap 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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