Gas Fireplace Cold Air Leakage

1 is this normal.

Gas fireplace cold air leakage.

How to block cold air from a chimney. Use our magnetic fireplace vent covers and you will no longer have cold air leaking in from your fireplace. Hi i have a heatilator ec36 woodburning fireplace installed in a new my house in 2003. The flap on the outside is always open and not adjustable.

Is there some insulation that can be fill in to stop the cold draft i also have a outdoor. A fireplace requires ventilation. This is our gas fireplace at our new construction home. If you have the damper closed but cold air still sweeps across the room it s very likely that your damper is worn cracked warped or generally.

It s a new model about a year old with a vent to the outside. This video explains the main areas of air leakage on fireplaces. 2 how can we prevent the draft when not using the fireplace. I have a gas fireplace that lets cold air into my family room when not in use.

A damper is a metal flap in your chimney that blocks cold air from coming in and warm air from escaping. When you close the flue you re essentially plugging the chimney with a metal flap. Cold air leaks through the front face vents of the fireplace when not in use its a cold draft coming in the living room on the floor. When the fire is off we feel an obvious draft of the cold air from outside coming into the living room and the floor in front of it gets cold.

A functional fireplace adds both visual and decorative warmth to a room no matter how cold the air outdoors. We have a superior dvt8 cens direct vent gas fireplace.