Fireplace Plug?

Hello,

Has anyone in the group had any experience with the following item?

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This is to be used to seal off an unused fireplace that is missing its original damper, due to the installation of a coal burning stove in the past. The stove has since been removed and now the home owner wants to seal off the opening. Currently, it is only sealed off with some plastic, which doesn't really afford any energy savings. Attempts were made to find an old original style damper without any success. Even if one were to be found, it wouldn't offer much with regard to insulating the area.

Does anyone have any comments on the above item? Any other ideas or recommendations to accomplish the task would also be welcome.

Thanks in advance to those who post a reply here.

Peter.

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Peter Bogiatzidis
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I've stuffed a piece of unfaced fiberglass batt up there to do the job.

Steve.

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batticdoor had written this in response to

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: Here is some feedback on our plug:

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: The trick with using the fiberglass plug in the fireplace is it does nothing for air sealing, and you will have air currents comming down the Chimney that you need to stop. Fiberglass is a great insulator, but if you have air movement it essentially looses its ability to hold back cold.

I would recommend the clear fireplace plug called a chimney balloon to plug the fireplace flue. You can get a chimney balloon in the size that you need for this application.

The black fireplace plug you refer to here only comes in 2 sizes and is suppose to press against an existing damper door and since you dont have a damper it wont work.

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