HY-C Smoke Guard for 28.5 to 48-Inch by 4-Inch Fireplaces, Black Powder Coat

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As a smoke guard manufacturer, we know plenty about how smoke guards help to mitigate smoke buildup in your home.

Additionally, water penetration or leaks through the mortar joints can indicate mortar deterioration. Likewise, before starting a fire on below-freezing days or after the fireplace has been inactive for several months, light a rolled-up newspaper and hold it in the flue near the damper (just above the firebox) for one to two minutes to avoid a cold flue.While smoke guards are an effective solution for many fireplace smoke problems, there are other strategies that can be employed. For example, if you have a larger fireplace opening, you may need a wider smoke guard to effectively contain the smoke.

Additionally, a tightly sealed house can create negative pressure, pushing smoke back down the chimney and into the living area. Diversity is, also, an inherent quality of these products; you'll find a variety of widths available, making locating your ideal match a simple, often, easily satisfied requirement. TLS encryption is employed during checkout when the URL in browsers, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, changes from "http" to "https". Staining Above Your Fireplace – Chimney smoke problems can leave black staining above your firebox which is difficult to remove (sometimes impossible) and very unsightly. I moved into a house last year with a beautiful fireplace in the living room (built from a converted garage).It is essential that the area of the fireplace opening is proportional to the chimney liner area to avoid smoke spillage. Air temperature, air pressure, chimney height, firebox surface area — it can all be a lot to keep straight. If your fireplace mildly or visibly smokes when in use, or you have smoke stains discoloring the face of the firebox a Smoke Guard may just be the the solution to the problem.

Please note, your financial institution may charge you one or more non-sufficient funds or overdraft fees if any loan payment exceeds your account’s available balance. Smoke guards are used to reduce the size of the fireplace opening which allows the fireplace to contain back drafts and control the flow of heat that is produced by the fireplace. Installing a smoke guard not only improves air quality but also enhances leisure time around the fireplace. We have smoke hoods 16" and 18" wide in a range of materials such as brass, matt black and stainless steel.

So we took a trip to Woodland Stove and Fireplace to see if they had a Smoke Guard we could install. Removing the doors will allow access to either side of the surround and will provide the ability to anchor the shelf into position. Which also kind of explains the big smoke stain on the brick (you can see in this before photo of the living room). The basic rule of thumb here is that the area of your fireplace opening can be no more than 10 times the area of the chimney liner (12 times for round flues). Once installed, paint the smoke guard with high-temperature spray paint that matches your fireplace surround to achieve a seamless look.