Fireplaces, Heating Stoves, Flues and Chimneys - replace f/p damper?
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jinglebts
02-27-05, 01:16 PM
i need to replace my f/p damper, b/c it's so hard to use now that only my husband can operate it, and that only with great difficulty ... occasionally, i'd like to use the fireplace on my own and i find the damper's just too hard to use ...
is there any way i can do this w/o ripping out the drywall and approaching it from the front? can i (actually, a repair guy) get at it from below, from the firebox? :confused:
thx!
jb
is there any way i can do this w/o ripping out the drywall and approaching it from the front? can i (actually, a repair guy) get at it from below, from the firebox? :confused:
thx!
jb
bigbry
02-27-05, 08:31 PM
i need to replace my f/p damper, b/c it's so hard to use now that only my husband can operate it, and that only with great difficulty ... occasionally, i'd like to use the fireplace on my own and i find the damper's just too hard to use ...
is there any way i can do this w/o ripping out the drywall and approaching it from the front? can i (actually, a repair guy) get at it from below, from the firebox? :confused:
thx!
jb
jb, is this a zero clearance fireplace? See, the drywall thing has me confused. Perhaps this is an old masonry fireplace with a turnkey damper?
What alot of people do is leave the damper open and install glass doors to prevent heat loss when not in use.
BB
is there any way i can do this w/o ripping out the drywall and approaching it from the front? can i (actually, a repair guy) get at it from below, from the firebox? :confused:
thx!
jb
jb, is this a zero clearance fireplace? See, the drywall thing has me confused. Perhaps this is an old masonry fireplace with a turnkey damper?
What alot of people do is leave the damper open and install glass doors to prevent heat loss when not in use.
BB
discountchimney
02-28-05, 08:29 AM
Hello ,
I am in need of more information also. If this is a full masonry fireplace built completely out of brick, with firebrick firebox and a clay flue liner there are complete replacement damper assemblies with new housings that can easily be installed by removing the old housing and inserting the new from inside the firebox. If this is a “prefabricated” or “zero clearance” style fireplace/chimney with a metal firebox and double wall pipe protruding from the roof, framed in a wooden chase or chimney it can be more difficult. You would definitely need to know the model and manufacturer to get the correct parts but some of these units are not built to be repaired very easily. You would have to look into the specifics for that unit. Contact us if we can be of more assistance.
Kiersten
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I am in need of more information also. If this is a full masonry fireplace built completely out of brick, with firebrick firebox and a clay flue liner there are complete replacement damper assemblies with new housings that can easily be installed by removing the old housing and inserting the new from inside the firebox. If this is a “prefabricated” or “zero clearance” style fireplace/chimney with a metal firebox and double wall pipe protruding from the roof, framed in a wooden chase or chimney it can be more difficult. You would definitely need to know the model and manufacturer to get the correct parts but some of these units are not built to be repaired very easily. You would have to look into the specifics for that unit. Contact us if we can be of more assistance.
Kiersten
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