Gas Fireplace Cold Air Leakage

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.

Gas fireplace cold air leakage.

This video explains the main areas of air leakage on fireplaces. How can i minimize the cold draft from coming in when the fireplace in not in use. A damper is a metal flap in your chimney that blocks cold air from coming in and warm air from escaping. I have a gas fireplace that lets cold air into my family room when not in use.

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. Is there some insulation that can be fill in to stop the cold draft i also have a outdoor. Hi i have a heatilator ec36 woodburning fireplace installed in a new my house in 2003. 1 is this normal.

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. 2 how can we prevent the draft when not using the fireplace. This is our gas fireplace at our new construction home. Use our magnetic fireplace vent covers and you will no longer have cold air leaking in from your fireplace.

We have a superior dvt8 cens direct vent gas fireplace. When you close the flue you re essentially plugging the chimney with a metal flap. A fireplace requires ventilation. How to block cold air from a chimney.

It s a new model about a year old with a vent to the outside. I put a towel over the vent at the bottom to stop the air flow in the winter.