A:With this being a DIY product, we cannot provide an installation warranty. The installation process is outside of our control. There are things you can do to prevent the buildup of creosote. If you have a fireplace or woodstove, burn well-seasoned, dry wood—green wood with a higher moisture content produces smoke that is lower in temperature and contains more volatiles that condenses into creosote on the flue walls. A new generation of chimney services is here with trained technicians keeping up with the new building and stove regulations governed by HETAS for chimneys and flues, with the latest technologies for sweeping and servicing your appliance and chimneys, and hoists to install chimney cowls and working on roofs with safety as our priority – Finally someone you can trust in the chimney industry has arrived. A more permanent option is a poured concrete replacement flue. Ideal for reinforcing the structure of older chimneys, a concrete liner is installed by first inserting a long, heavy-duty balloon called a former down into the chimney, applying a temporary seal to the bottom of the old flue, and pouring concrete down around the former. A:The Chimney Draught Stopper can help reduce outside noise. However, that is not the main purpose of the Chimney Draught Stopper- only a perk.

If you live in an area with busy traffic and cars passing all day out on the street, a plug can also help reduce noise pollution, also it will prevent wind noises among other annoying outside sounds. Easy to install

Inflatable chimney plugs: The Inflatable plug are the most common type you can buy, they are typically made from durable, heat-resistant materials such as silicone or neoprene, the majority of them are inflated using a manual or electric pump and can be easily removed when you want to use your fireplace, you can also buy them with a handle that makes A chimney fire can also damage the grout or mortar joints in the flue, and in the worst-case scenario, will penetrate the flue and spread to the wood framing that surrounds the chimney. Your chimney fire has now turned into a house fire. Ways to Clean Chimney Flues Specific clearances around the flue or chimney must be maintained, and a chimney or flue must rise a certain distance from the roof, usually ten feet high, measured horizontally from the chimney top to the nearest roof section. Inspections for chimney flues

Work gloves. If you’re using fiberglass or mineral wool, you’ll want to protect your hands. Otherwise you’ll be really itchy. Among the many DIY options we found on the Internet, one involved stuffing a bag of blown-in insulation up into the chimney. Another one used rigid styrofoam insulation board cut to size and fitted into the space. The two halves come completely apart which makes it easy to fit but it might be even easier if the halves were hinged in a clamshell arrangement (not so easy to drop one half). That’s really all there is to it. When you decide to have a fire, gently remove the plug and try not to rip the plastic bag. But if you do rip it, just replace the bag. You can do that about 70 times before you’ve reached the cost of one chimney balloon! As this warm air rises, it needs to be replaced. So cold air is pulled in, usually from around doors and windows, creating the chilly draught that you can feel (and hear when it’s windy).Regarding the scrap insulation, see if you have any left over from a previous project (yours, the previous owner’s, or a friend’s). If you strike out, take a look at your attic insulation—if you can see your joists easily, you probably don’t have enough up there and you’ll want to either add more or replace it soon—so go ahead and steal some for this project! If you actually do have to buy something, think about what other insulating projects you have to accomplish and buy the right product for that—no reason to buy something special for this chimney plug. Alternatively, you could really just stuff the bag for the chimney plug with anything compressible. It doesn’t have to be insulation. After all, the main goal here is to air seal your chimney, not to insulate it. Making a DIY Chimney Plug

A:If your chimney is larger than 1000mm or 300mm, you can use a spray upholstery adhesive to combine 2 draught stoppers, and cut it down to size from there.

Not only does creosote accumulate and interfere with the flue’s efficiency, but it is also combustible and causes chimney fires. Under the right conditions, a spark or burning ember launched from the fire can travel up the flue and ignite the creosote. The resulting fire can send flames or burning debris out from the chimney top, posing a potential threat to the roof or adjacent surfaces. Often referred to as letter box flue, modern houses generally later than 1960s often have a pre-cast concrete flue system in the UK. It’s very important that the handle is long enough – firstly because it’s a lot easier to put in, and secondly the end of the handle must show in the fireplace so that no-one inadvertently lights a fire with the Sheep in place. The purpose of a Class 1 chimney is to draw the waste fumes up and out of the chimney using natural circulation throught the room.

You can also buy a chimney brush and clean the chimney yourself. Chimney brushes can be found at most home centers, and they’re meant to be paired with a kit of fiberglass rod extensions used to push the brush into the flue. Wire brushes are for masonry chimneys, while polypropylene brushes are used for metal flues; brushes are also available in various shapes (round, square, diagonal) and sizes. The upshot is that the same properties that make your chimney effective—for the tiny portion of the year that you have fires—are working against you the remainder of the time. What about My Damper? A utility knife, if you need to cut a smaller piece of insulation. You’ll also want a cutting surface like a piece of cardboard. Safety glasses and a dust mask (or a respirator with a particulate filter if you’ve got one) are a good idea if you have to cut any insulation. You’ll also want them during installation, in case you dislodge any soot from your flue. Stainless steel flues are made up of sections of rigid double-walled tubing that can range in diameter from four to twelve inches. Stainless flues, often associated with wood stoves, are also commonly used in new construction as the de facto chimney (often housed above the roof in a wood-framed chimney-like structure) venting a furnace. Chimney Flue SafetyIf you have a chimney flue that doesn’t match any of the sizes given you may need to have one made specially – let us know your chimney dimensions and we can give you a quote for getting a bespoke one made. If it’s between two sizes it will be between those two prices.