Top-Mount Chimney Dampers
If you use a fireplace, you’re probably familiar with the damper, commonly called a “throat damper.” Chimney Dampers are plated devices that sit above the firebox and open and close as needed.
What you may not know is that there’s another style of damper that sits at the top of the chimney. It does the same job as a throat damper. But top-mount chimney dampers also perform other jobs that throat dampers can’t.
Chimney Sweep Inc. of Lakeside, CA, would like to tell you a little about top-mount chimney dampers and what they can do for your chimney.
The Function of a Damper
Fire needs air to burn and to draft. A fully open damper allows air to be pulled into the active firebox and send smoke and gases up and out of the chimney.
When the fireplace isn’t in use, a closed damper does several things:
- Prevents conditioned home air from exchanging with unconditioned outside air
- Keeps animals that may have gotten into your chimney out of your house
- Reduces the presence of chimney odors in the home
