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4 Steps to Stop Bats and Birds from Entering Your Fireplace Chimney
How to stop bats and birds from entering your fireplace chimney Have you ever spent your evening with all the doors and windows open as you try to coax a bat or bird out of your house? Then you know bats and birds are common pests that can find their way into your...
5 air sealing and air filter tips that can make your home a safe haven from wildfire smoke and dust
Air sealing and air filter tips that can make your home a safe haven from wildfire smoke and dust You can see on the wildfire smoke map more and more of the United States experience smoke from this season's wildfires, it is important to air seal and air filter your...
3 easy steps to fix bad burnt smelly fireplace odors and foul smokey chimney ash stink
Fix bad burnt smelly fireplace odors and foul smokey chimney ash stink So you had a fire or two over the winter months, and even as it sits dormant your unused chimney smells bad. You made sure to clean out the old ash and leftover charred logs from your firebox, but...
Apply Now to get a 30% discount rebate for Flueblocker and Chimney Balloon and other air sealing and insulation?
How to get a 30% discount rebate for Flueblocker and Chimney Balloon and other insulation and air sealing? The US Department of Energy and Energy Star have worked together to provide details on the 30% tax rebate on residential insulation and air sealing tax credit...
Show me how to use a chimney plug in my chimney, if my fireplace flue has 4 slanted walls?
How to use a chimney plug in my chimney, if my fireplace flue has 4 slanted walls? Does a Chimney Balloon really work in this fireplace, or should I make a DIY chimney plug? Q: I am trying to use a chimney plug to seal an 11 inch diameter circle damper situation with...
Checking around doors for positive and negative airflow with a Smoke Pencil
How to check for positive or negative air flow around doors with a Smoke Pencil? There are many hospitals that use the Smoke Pencil to check for positive or negative airflow around doors and ventilation registers to ensure that certain rooms in the hospital are not...
How to stop the smell from a top style damper with a wire down the chimney?
Q: Jason, I have a top style damper with a wire that comes down into the fireplace to pull tight. When I install a chimney pillow, should I open the top damper? I know doing this will allow the pillow to seal better at the location where the wire comes down, but I...
I have no fireplace damper and I want to heat with ventless gas logs.
Q: I have an old house and for whatever reason, there is not a damper at all (never was) on the fireplace. I love vent-free logs and am planning on installing them in this fireplace. Do you make a product that I can use in lieu of having to have a damper installed in...
Why do I get smoke in my basement through the fireplace when I use the upstairs fireplace?
Q: Jason, I have 2 fireplaces, one below the other. There are 2 flues up the same chimney. The one in the basement has no damper and needs some work before it can be used, so we put a piece of concrete board over it and a bookcase to hold it in place to block the...
How good does the Chimney Balloon really work? What testing has been done?
Q: Jason, How good does the Chimney Balloon work? How much air can I really expect to stop from coming in through my fireplace?- SH A: SH, The amount of money you save with a Chimney Balloon is directly proportionate to how bad your damper leaks. If you have no...
My Heatelator fireplace is very drafty and I would like to close it off to stop the draft.
Q: Jason, Hi, I stumbled across your site today, and I am very interested in one of your Chimney Balloons. My fireplace is very drafty and I have a question. My chimney has a system to take cold air off the floor in front of the hearth, and draw it through some pipes...
How do I size up a coal burning fireplace with no damper for a Chimney Balloon plug?
Q: Jason, We have a coal-burning fireplace that we will never use. The chimney has a smoke shelf and (as far as I can tell) no damper. The chimney measures 14 X 16 just above the smoke shelf. I guess that means we will need to order a custom Chimney Balloon. How much...