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yes you can,as long as is it doesnt cause the smoke to roll out,your fire will last all night
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How does a fire damper work?
In the event of fire, the fusible link melts and the shutter gets closed. This helps in blocking the fire from spreading through the duct ----- If you are asking about a damper on a stove or chimney, that is not called a fire damper, but just a damper. There is a link to a question on that below.
What is an thermal damper?
A thermal actualized damper is a damper that is used in fireplaces and woodstoves that adjust the damper according to the temperature. They are somewhat inconsistant as far as reliability so make sure you research and find a good one.
How does a damper work?
A damper restricts the air flow. In a fireplace, the damper is closed to prevent air from going up the chimney, with a resulting loss of heat in the house, when the fire is not going. When a fire is to be started, the damper is opened to create a draft to vent the smoke. In a wood or coal burning stove, the damper is variable and can be used to regulate the draft. The more widely open the damper is, the greater the draft, and the hotter to fire burns. This sort of damper cannot be closed all the way, because it is necessary to vent slow fires. Sometimes, a stove will have multiple dampers for different purposes. For example, a wood cook stove will have typically a damper on the flue, to regulate the heat of the fire, and a separate damper so the cook can choose to vent the gasses from the fire directly into to chimney, which would be how a fire is started, or around the oven, so the oven can heat nicely once a good draft is established. In other systems where air is moved, dampers can be used to stop the motion of the air. A fire damper is one such system, where the damper is used as a safety device to prevent a fire from spreading. There are links below.
What is the function of damper?
used to adjust the volume of rates of flow to the desired quantity.
What is the difference between damper and bread?
The difference between bread and damper is simply just that damper is traditionally cooked on the ashes of the fire and sometimes has baking soda .
Does a fireplace damper require a safety latch?
If the damper should close while a fire is burning, all of the smoke will be coming out in the house- NOT a good thing. Most dampers have a hold-open device held in place by gravity.
What is the meaning of a chimney cap damper?
A top damper or cap damper is a metal spring door placed at the top of the chimney with a long metal chain that allows one to open and close the damper from the fire place.
Information about fire damper?
A fire damper isolates and area by using a fusable link that will melt at a specific temperature that then aallows a dampoer to close to either isolate a room, area or HVAC duct. The damper is located when duct passes through a fire rated wall or for a return air opening.
What is purpose ship fire damper?
fire dampers are used to prevent the spreading of gases in the event of fire .
What is the difference between smoke damper and firesmoke damper?
Assuming your question relates to life safety in building construction, and not to parts of a wood burning device- Smoke dampers are intended to limit the movement of smoke within a building, or section of a building. They are not intended to inhibit FLAME spread. A fire damper will inhibit smoke movement, but is also insulated to stop fire. A simple smoke damper might be light weight sheet metal- but that is not enough to stop very high temprature. A fire damper is heavier, may be insulated, built of fire resistive material, etc.
Should you close the flue to the fireplace to keep the humidity out of the house?
The purpose of the fireplace damper is to keep the outside elements, outside. The damper is opened only when there is a fire in the fireplace.
Should the damper stay all the way open when you have a fire going?
yes
