The MAD cowl is the most popular compact anti downdraught cowl on the British market. The reasons for this are that its compact and aerodynamic shape allows it to combat downdraught. Alongside this, the M.A.D cowl features a drainage system designed to divert rainwater away from the pot when in use, whilst the internal stainless steel birdguard prevents birds leaves and vermin entering the chimney. As with all M.A.D cowls, the quality on offer surpasses that of equivalent inferior models being offered elsewhere.

Colt Cowls supply the largest range of chimney cowls in the UK, and have a reputation for producing the highest quality chimney cowls and chimney birdguard cowls available on the market. At J D Burford/Mad Cowls we regularly speak to customers who need us to specify the correct cowl for them, based on the specific set of facts they provide us with. When doing so, the most important question we ask is, what problem are they trying to solve when fitting the cowl? Often a customer will be under the misapprehension that there is a general purpose cowl for all applications. However, this is not always the case anymore, and although some manufactures still purport to be able to deliver such a cowl we believe that this is no longer the case, and such manufactures are out of touch with modern demands – using old out of date and redundant cowl designs. Fitted with a multifuel birdguard which allows the cowl to be used for gas and oil as well as seasoned wood Observations have shown that birds do not like the Aderyn cowl. For obvious reasons! In addition, the moving body prevents birds perching and discourages approaches for the purpose of nest-building. The solid fuel chimney liner cowl is designed to fit flexible flue liner to a birdguard cowl application, without the need to remove the chimney pot. The superior quality of this product makes it in our opinion the best model on the market.Recently, Colt Cowls have also launc hed the new ECONO range of chimney cowls and birdguards including the Econocowl®, the Econolid® and the Econoguard®& Econotop ® which are all aimed at the budget chimney cowl end of the market. TheAnti Downdraught Cowl is not to be used with smokeless fuel.It is recommended using the MAD Junior Stainless Steel or MAD Senior Stainless Steel when in use with more corrosive fuels such as smokeless fuel The Aderyn cowl is a directional cowl that provides complete dynamic protection to the chimney flue from wind-driven rain and downdraughts. The body of the Aderyn cowl provides a protective shroud rather like a large umbrella, and the pivot point is positioned behind the head which acts as a wind vane that ensures the cowl always faces away from the wind, fully protecting and shielding the chimney pot. The cast aluminium base is exceptionally free-flowing and offers very low impedance to flue gases. The open body of the cowl has a clearance area greater than the chimney pot cross-sectional area and likewise offers very low impedance to smoke and flue gases. An effect of standard Chinese-hat type cowls which is not often appreciated is the tendency for smoke to ‘bounce’ off the underside of the cap and travel downwards thereafter. To understand the effect, try holding a spoon the right way up under a running tap! In certain conditions, this is enough to send the smoke right down to the ground where it can become a nuisance. By contrast, the Aderyn Cowl simply deflects the smoke, which can continue to rise at all times.

With the emergence of eastern countries as a source of cheap product within the chimney cowl sector, in 2005 it was time for the Burford family using the brand name M.A.D cowls to step from the shadows of other manufacturers, and to market our own range of chimney cowls. As they say the rest is history, since 2005 we have established ourselves as the main player within the field going from strength to strength in terms of our dominant market presence across the UK. Therefore, we feel the Senior truly is an all pupose cowl. It is tested to BSEN 1856. In basic form it is made of 1.2 aluminium and 1mm stainless steel. There is also an all stainless steel model for durability with more corrossive fuels. The M.A.D cowl brand is a trade name of J D Burford Ltd, our family business is involved in a variety of sectors born from our main capabilities of metal spinning, metal forming and metal finishing. To see more details on J D Burford Ltd, please visit www.jdburford.co.uk. The Aderyn cowl provides exceptional dynamic rain protection by shielding the chimney from both vertical rain in still conditions and wind-driven rain glancing in at any angle right down to the near-horizontal experienced in the worst storm-force winds. MAD Cowls – the provider of “problem solving chimney cowls”– was established in 2005. In the past 12 years, they have built a solid reputation as a trustworthy supplier and become one of the biggest brands in the field.The wind blowing across the top of any chimney is rarely a smooth, steady, laminar flow. The proximity of another building, trees, adjacent roof pitches or other feature will cause turbulence which can frequently cause problems. Obstructions often produce ‘rotors’ that result in reverse flow in the chimney, or downdraught. Everyone has experienced reverse flow, which is commonly only temporary, but causes the fire or stove to puff clouds of smoke into the room. No cowl can be guaranteed to cure all types of downdraught as the causes are so varied, but tests and observations have shown that the Aderyn cowl is one of the best at doing exactly that because unfavourable downward air flows are split by the cowl and directed over each side of the pot, and the low pressure zone just above the pot is pre-served, maintaining chimney function. Explained further– It is our opinion that no spinning/revolving chimney cowl is suitable for use with peat or smokeless fuel without increased levels of annual maintenance, that is why we do not offer a guarantee when these fuels are used. Mentioned within our product bulletin above gives customers an insight into the vast knowledge we possess in the field of metal engineering. Be assured we know the limits of the materials used within this product type; It is our expressed opinion that no spinning/rotating chimney cowl can cope with such acidity levels on a prolonged basis, without failing. If it is your desire to use the spinning cowl with smokeless fuel, all we ask is to be prepared to carry out maintenance at shorter intervals. That said, our spinning cowls are made to the highest standards, and should a customer want to use a MAD Spinner cowl outside our warranted recommendations, then we have spares on hand, to ensure that our spinning cowls can be serviced and/or repaired more frequently. When used with seasoned wood, coal or oil your spinning/revolving chimney cowl will need to removed each year and cleaned. We feel that other brands that do not mention this are misleading customers into thinking that the model they offer will not need this maintenance. All spinning cowls unless used with gas will inevitably suffer debris build up, this debris will need to be removed to ensure the product keeps spinning.