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Posted by Cshenk on November 12, 2007, 8:02 pm
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
> "komobu"
>> Purchased a rental home with a fireplace. There was a piece of steel
>> closing off the chimney. I removed the piece of steel and discovered
>> that there is no throat damper. Could I just install a top damper on
>> the top of the chimney? Do I need the throat damper?
>>
> I saw on Ask This Old House where they retrofitted a chimney with a cap
> that was spring loaded. You may find more information at the ATOH web
> page as they have videos of their projects.
Also for Pat (missed first message, sorry) have it inspected before use. A
missing damper is one of the signs of a water damaged fireplace (rusted out)
so it *may* not be safe to use. If the folks who rented the place don't
know much other than 'looks like a fireplace' they may not know better.
It's probably ok, but you do not want to catch fire and have to evacuate and
lose all your stuff.
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