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Frequently
Asked Questions
Why does my home need the All Season Control
Cover?
Most fireplaces are designed to allow 10 to 40%
of energy (warm or cool air) to escape through
the chimney 24 hours a day, everyday, even with
existing dampers.
See U.S.
Department of Energy study results.
Without the Control Cover to close off the top
of your chimney, rain, snow, wind (downdrafts),
insects, small animals, leaves and odors are allowed
to enter your home.
The All Season Control Cover will allow you to
start a fire with ease, rather than trying to
push out all the cold air that would normally
be in your chimney.
When should I use the All Season Control Cover?
In Spring, to keep the rain and snow out,
as well as birds looking for a warm nesting place.
Also to keep the heated or cooled air that you
have paid for sealed in your home.
In Summer, by keeping the cover tightly
closed, you keep out unwanted insects and small
animals, and at the same time, keeping the cooled
air that you've paid for from escaping
through your fireplace.
In Fall, the change in weather moistens
the ashes inside your fireplace causing unpleasant
odors. This is also the season when the leaves
fall, the wind starts to race down your fireplace
and insects outside start looking for warmer places
to inhabit.
In Winter, the cover controls the air
flow and draft through your chimney for a longer,
more efficient fire. By adjusting the cover, it
will also allow the warm air that is generated
by the fire to circulate in the house, instead
of out your chimney. When the fireplace is not
in use, the cover should be completely closed
for maximum efficiency. This eliminates cold drafts,
snow, rain and ice from entering your home, and
at the same time, conserves the warm air that
you've paid for.
What if I've previously taken steps to improve
my fireplace or chimney?
Rain and snow enters your fireplace and mixes
with creosote which makes an acid that will eat
out the back side of your present insert in a
very short period of time
If you have installed glass doors on your fireplace,
you have changed the appearance of it, but you've
only solved part of the problem. You still have
bugs, insects, small animals, odor, rain, snow
and downdrafts entering your home through the
fireplace, along with the potential of cracking
and breaking of your flue tile that could become
a dangerous fire hazard.
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