Don’t Let Your Fireplace Freeze You
For millennia, humans have been using fire for survival.
Pyrotechnology is truly a fundamental part of what allowed
civilizaAon to take hold.
Before relaAvely recent technological advances, fireplaces were the only way to heat your
home.
These days, many homes are equipped with fireplaces that only
see use on special occasions.
Due to the nature of the feature, fireplaces can be the cause of a lot
of heat loss.
Below are a few Aps to make sure your fireplace isn’t freezing you out.
1. Check the Damper
If you don’t have a fire going, make sure the damper is closed.
Leaving the damper open is essenAally the same as leaving the
front door wide open.
It is a direct channel from your home to the elements outside.
Heat will be sucked right up the chimney instead of staying in your
home.
2. Check the Damper Again
Another thing to be sure of with the damper is that it is properly fiLed to
your chimney flue.
If the fit isn’t very snug, you are losing heat.
Also, if you never use you fireplace, you should permanently seal the
chimney flue to ensure no lost heat.
3. Know Your Surroundings
When your are using your fireplace, close all doors leading into the area.
Doing so will help centralize the warmth.
Also, open a window in the same room just a crack, about 1 inch.
This will help keep the hot air moving out and make sure that it
isn’t being sent up the chimney with the smoke.
Those are just a few Aps to make sure you are geSng the most out of
your fire place.
Of course, these days there are much easier ways to heat your
home.
Call the experts at Autumn Air and they will make sure you home stays
toasty warm all winter long.