yes
it depens if its a real freplace then yes if its not real then the inspector dosent care.
It should be. A poor draft can mean a poorly designed or a poorly built/ maintained chimney. either way, a poor draft will cause a poorly burning, smoking fireplace.
Yes you can certainly contact your local fireplace cleaning/repair location to get insulation for the fireplace and to check the chimney for leaks as well.
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will snow cause my fireplace to have a back draft?
The fireplace pilot light may not stay lit due to issues with the thermocouple, gas supply, or a draft in the chimney. It is important to check and troubleshoot these potential causes to ensure the pilot light stays lit.
That will depend on the fuel being burned, the draft fanning the fire, and WHERE in the fireplace you measure the temperature. Parts of the firebox can reach temperatures of around 1500 degrees F when burning dry hardwood under draft- coal can be hotter still.
The draft number on a demand draft is found at the bottom of the check. The first six digits is the draft number, and they will be found under the dotted line at the bottom of the check.
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The demand draft is another name for a tele-check. The demand draft number through a Syndicate bank draft is usually found at the bottom of the check.
Sweveral possible problems- lack of draft (damper closed, chimney blocked) lack of combstion air, wet wood, wrong wood. Find a competent chimney sweep or chimney specialist, and have them check it.
Answer light a fire CHECK AND SEE IF AN ANIMAL OR BIRD HAS BUILT NEST WHICH IS KEEPING YOUR CHIMNEY'S FLUE OPEN. Answer You need to close the damper. look inside the flute 4 handle,and push or pull. Answer It could either be your Flue is stuck open slightly or you have a crack in the chimney...either way, If it were me, I would have someone come out and check it out after trying the Flue first. Answer Make sure the chimney a least 2 foot over the peak of the roof. If not you'll have to have a bricklayer raise it up. Answer I had a metal damper in my fireplace that bent and warped after being heated-cooled-and reheated time and again. My sweep suggested a new firebox and new damper (cost $600 installed). I didn't want to spend that much on a fireplace i use occasionally. I bought a Chimney Balloon, from a website out of Wisconsin, and put it in my fireplace just above the damper and it worked to stop that draft that was seeping in. Answer Our fireplace was really pretty, but the draft never stopped coming in. We bought glass doors, which kept it looking nice. We paid $300, but there are decent ones out there for less.