drafty open fireplace...

hi, our fireplace is drafty, its an open fireplace with a gas real flame fire, when we look in and up the fireplace up towards the chimney we can see straight into the flu' (is that how u call it?) when its windy u can hear the wind whistling around the top of the chimney and sometimes walking past fire you can feel it around your legs...

how would i go about shutting this off when we're not using the fire?

 

Hi, sounds like you need to have a metal flue (4") fitted all the way up.
But ask the experts.

 

I don't think the regs will allow you to block it off temporarily as the need arose, as there would be a danger that you had 'closed' the flue and forgotten to open it. You wouldn't get a second chance.

You may be able to have a metal liner fitted, as suggested, with a cowl that will reduce the draught, but it could be costly depending upon the design of your property.

Thats the beauty of a gas fire, nearly all of the heat generated is lost, plus you get the added bonus of draughts just to make you curse the day you had it fitted.

 

Had one of those flame fires once.......... bin it and have the ocasional real fire. betweentimes stuff a sack up the chimney.you`ll soon remember it when you light the coal

 

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