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Posted by k on March 14, 2008, 9:23 pm
Ask at a stove shop near you. I think they label themselves 'hearth
dealers' these days. They should have a high-temp lubricant that will help
you out for just a few bucks.
Keith
> wrote:
>
>>Hi! I have a steel fireplace, 29 years old, with a round metal
>>chimney and a metal damper. I've used it may be 50 times. Now I'm
>>having trouble shutting the damper.
>
> I forgot to say that I looked up at the damper and it's a round metal
> disk with a pivot rod accross it in the middle, and on the side that
> goes UP when the damper is open, about half way across that half is
> attached a long rod that goes down the fireplace opening. That's the
> control. Because the damper opens all the way to the point that the
> round metal disk is vertical, pulling down doesn't cause much lateral
> force, so the disk doesn't rotate on its pivot and it doesn't move at
> all. If it were a lot bigger than 10 or 12 inches and I could get in
> there, maybe I'd just put in something that kept the damper from
> getting totally vertical, but I think it was built the way it is now,
> so I think there's a better solution anyhow.
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