Up to thirty percent of the hard earned cash you spend on your wintertime heating bill escapes by way of the closed damper of an unused fireplace. The chimney constantly draws warm air out of your home and requires that your main heat source continue to work harder in order to put back that warmed air. In order to stop throwing money in the fireplace, get a fireplace plug.
A fireplace plug is a plastic inflatable pillow that is very effective at sealing the fireplace chimney. If the plug is in position, there's no more draft and almost no heat loss by way of the chimney. While the plug might look like an inflatable swim toy, the material it's made of is specially chosen to be resistant to the acids in wood soot and creosote so that the plug is long lasting.
You must only use the plug in a cool fireplace. The opening to the chimney must be free of sharp metal or masonry that could tear the plug. Get rid of the soot and creosote making use of a brush or scraper. Inflate the plug and lift it into the chimney opening. Adjust the handle to keep the plug in position.
Welcome to thirty percent savings on your heating and cooling bills.
In order to use the fireplace, all that you need to do is take out the plug and pull the handle to open the damper. Once the fire dies down, let the fireplace get cool and secure the damper. Re-insert the fireplace plug in the opening. The fireplace doors or screen hides the handle so that nobody knows that it is there.
You'll save enough cash off your first month's energy bill to pay for the cost of the fireplace plug. Your home will no longer be as drafty, as the fireplace is no longer going to create a vacuum that will pull cold air into your home via every crack it can find. Additionally, you have blocked the back drafts that come in via the chimney, bringing gusts of warm air in the summer and cold air in the winter. Your house will no longer be cold and drafty.
With the fireplace vacuum sealed, you will no longer get the downdrafts and bursts of hot or cold air that are brought into your house by way of the chimney. There is no need for them to come back into the house to fill the vacuum and the opening that they used to come through has been plugged. If the children ask, Santa's magic can still get around the plug. - 29957
A fireplace plug is a plastic inflatable pillow that is very effective at sealing the fireplace chimney. If the plug is in position, there's no more draft and almost no heat loss by way of the chimney. While the plug might look like an inflatable swim toy, the material it's made of is specially chosen to be resistant to the acids in wood soot and creosote so that the plug is long lasting.
You must only use the plug in a cool fireplace. The opening to the chimney must be free of sharp metal or masonry that could tear the plug. Get rid of the soot and creosote making use of a brush or scraper. Inflate the plug and lift it into the chimney opening. Adjust the handle to keep the plug in position.
Welcome to thirty percent savings on your heating and cooling bills.
In order to use the fireplace, all that you need to do is take out the plug and pull the handle to open the damper. Once the fire dies down, let the fireplace get cool and secure the damper. Re-insert the fireplace plug in the opening. The fireplace doors or screen hides the handle so that nobody knows that it is there.
You'll save enough cash off your first month's energy bill to pay for the cost of the fireplace plug. Your home will no longer be as drafty, as the fireplace is no longer going to create a vacuum that will pull cold air into your home via every crack it can find. Additionally, you have blocked the back drafts that come in via the chimney, bringing gusts of warm air in the summer and cold air in the winter. Your house will no longer be cold and drafty.
With the fireplace vacuum sealed, you will no longer get the downdrafts and bursts of hot or cold air that are brought into your house by way of the chimney. There is no need for them to come back into the house to fill the vacuum and the opening that they used to come through has been plugged. If the children ask, Santa's magic can still get around the plug. - 29957
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A blazing fire on a cold winter's night can be a delight, but if your energy bills increase because of hot air escaping from your fireplace, it can put a damper on your enjoyment. A damper isn't enough to keep the warm air in your house; you need a fireplace plug.
