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Q:
My
new home has a Heatilator fireplace in a two story exterior
chase off of a family room with a cathedral ceiling. When it is
cool outside, I feel a draft coming from the bottom vents on the
fireplace. This draft occurs even when the damper to the flue is
closed, the damper to fresh air kit is closed, the glass doors
are closed and there is no breeze outside. The draft is
significant enough on cold days to lower the temperature for
several feet around the fireplace by a few degrees. The builder
tells me that the chase is insulated with a fire stop at the roof
line. Could the cold air be coming in from the outer flue? If so,
should I have a chimney air kit to be installed to let this cold
air out? What else should I check?
A: You
may have an outside air kit not sealing. Look outside the chase
for a thing that looks like a dryer vent. Seal it up temporarily
to see if it solves it, if so look into why the outside air
damper is not sealing. Second, and more likely, the builder did
not insulate the three outside walls of the chase. If he sealed
the front (behind the profile), that will hold the cold inside
the chase, but many builder model fireboxes are themselves not
insulated. So, no insulation on back wall of chase, cold goes
into chase and through the sheet metal fireplace and out the
vents. This is the most likely problem. The solution is to remove
the chase cap and firestop and insulate the back wall and two
side walls of the chase to the firestop.
Q: I have a very
drafty fireplace and would like to do a better job of sealing it
from the outside when it's not in use.
A: A
top
sealing fireplace damper is the solution to your problem. They
are inexpensive and will save you $100.00 per year on utility
bills.
Q:
The
chase our fireplace is in is not insulated. Hence, the fireplace
is a great source of cold air infiltration. What can I do?
A:
Silicone
between the firebox and the profile (brick, marble, etc.). The
pipes cool by hot air exiting out the roof between the walls of
the pipe. Cold air enters the chase from the rain cap area and
falls to the bottom of the chase. The process continues in this
fashion. For this reason, the chase is the same temperature as
the outside or just a little warmer. The chase can be insulated,
but do not put insulation in the chase in a fashion that will
block the cooling of the firebox.
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