Blocking off chimneys

[Matt38]

Hi,

I have 6 chimney pots and can see daylight if I look up one of the fireplaces, also rain is dripping down to the fireplaces as well as the house being very draughty in winter.

I only use one of the fireplaces for a Log effect gas fire so can I get something inexpensive which caps off the chimneys at the top which still allows me to use my fire?

Any advice welcome.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Alastairreid]

you can cap your unused vents with one of these

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• Alastairreid
• 17 Jul 2009
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an elephants foot.

and a gc2 gas vent terminal for your gas fire........i would take advice on the gas terminal though as you will need to get the proper size.

 

[Nige F]

You need to be asking about the "log" gas fire in Plumbing+ heating Apart from being seriously inefficient + therefore costly to run . THEY CAN and HAVE KILLED people from CO poisoning

 

[Matt38]

thanks, those elephant foot thing look the ticket, do they come in different sizes, if so I suppose I have to go up on my roof to measure the pots? I'm scared of heights and have a tall house, yikes!!

 

[Alastairreid]

yes they come in a couple of different sizes, you would be better trying to pick some up at a reclamation yard or local roofing contractors as they are around the £40 mark new.

if you pick them up yourself maybe your window cleaner or local friendly sweep would put them on for you if you speak to them nice bung them £20...as a roofer would charge you substantially more.

dont want any accidents remember what happened to rod hull .

 

[Nige F]

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