When venting a gas water heater to a chimney, be aware that holes in the chimney can prevent a good draw on the water heater, causing downdrafts and presenting the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. To avert this problem, you can vent the water heater to the largest hole in the chimney ...
Toddler trapped in chimney flue: Firefighters get him out, but no one can figure how he got inSteve Patterson
‘This works because in physics substances always want to reach a point of equilibrium and where there is dis-equilibrium (i.e. there is a lower air pressure at the top of the flue than the bottom) air will be drawn up the flue to try to equal this. Once the chimney is warm the r...
Tape off the bottom of the chimney flue with wide painter’s tape, so the stucco doesn’t stick to the flue. Create a stucco mix and apply it to the dome with a putty knife or trowel. Work from the bottom to the top. Spread the mud around the edge and pull the mud upward in an...
Yourfireplace damperis a metal plate in your fireplace flue that moves. It needs to be open whenever you're burning a fire to allow the smoke and ash to go up the chimney instead of entering your home. Open and close it a few times the first time you use the fireplace to make sure...
Yourfireplace damperis a metal plate in your fireplace flue that moves. It needs to be open whenever you're burning a fire to allow the smoke and ash to go up the chimney instead of entering your home. Open and close it a few times the first time you use the fireplace to make sure...
You know the image of a standard American, usually Christian, funeral: It takes place at a funeral home with attendees dressed in all black. An open casket with an embalmed body rests in front of the crowd. After the service, a hearse takes the casket to a cemetery forburial. ...
The duct damper is located in an air duct and blocks the flow of warm or cool air into building rooms. It has nothing to do with venting flue gases up a chimney. Our photo shows a motorized zone damper or air duct zone control produced by TrolATemp® a producer of automatic heating ...
This is a little faster than using a hair dryer blower, and also more dangerous. Open nearby faucets to let any steam or water vapor escape as the pipe thaws; work from the un-frozen pipe section back towards where you suspect the freeze-up has occurred; this will let you see water or...
follow the chimney flue through the home and down into the basement. In older homes, the chimney flue may have been redirected and the open vent left without a cover. Install or replace an ill-fitting vent cover. Place screens on all windows andrepair damaged siding. Seal off small opening...