Fireplace Question

[HockeyPuck]

I'm looking to the great knowledge base otherwise known as CP,

I own a house built in 1979 and it has a brick woodburning fireplace with a cleanout door. It is very noticeable when the temperature drops outside that the cold air rushes inside and makes the inside of my house very cold. I've tried stuffing the 'hole' with that pink batt insulation, but it still seems that the cold air still is able to get in.

What am I doing wrong and is there a better way of keeping the cold air out besides removing the woodburning fireplace and installing a natural gas insert?

Thanks in advance.

[saskflames69]

I don't know fireplaces, but try sealing it from the outside, except that would render the door useless. Do you use the door to clean it?

[HockeyPuck]

I still would like to use the door as the Mrs. HockeyPuck still wants to use the fireplace. However, the other fireplaces in my house do not have a cleanout, so I guess I could permanently seal it.

Any other suggestions other than sealing it permanently?

[nickerjones]

My wife's family owns Mr Fireplace. You could always give them a call ...

5410 17 Avenue Southeast
Calgary, AB T2A 0W1, Canada
(403) 272-9845

[Gundo]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

My wife's family owns Mr Fireplace. You could always give them a call ...

5410 17 Avenue Southeast
Calgary, AB T2A 0W1, Canada
(403) 272-9845

Dude you made Mrs.Fireplace take your name??!! Unless your last name is Norris she lost that deal....


on a side note my dad had this exact problem and Mr.Fireplace fixed it up for him, I think they just sealed it at his house.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Gundo

Dude you made Mrs.Fireplace take your name??!! Unless your last name is Norris she lost that deal....


on a side note my dad had this exact problem and Mr.Fireplace fixed it up for him, I think they just sealed it at his house.

Its her uncle by marriage that own the company. So I didn't force her to take anything. My last name is Mcdonalds anyway so she actually won the deal. McRibs year round over here buddy!

[Gundo]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

My last name is Mcdonalds anyway so she actually won the deal. McRibs year round over here buddy!

I do..........

[Ducay]

I too have a house of that vintage with a wood burning fireplace. Mine doesn't have cleanout; but doesn't have a flue, so it would get cold in the winters as well (luckily didn't make the whole house cold though). My solution was a chimney balloon; it keeps it sealed tight. It can be easily taken out when you want a fire; but I usually just burn a tea light log (wood log that holds a bunch of tea lights) in there when Im craving a fire since I can keep it sealed and it actually ends up heating the house instead of cooling like a normal wood burning fireplace.

[Sliver]

haha that chimney balloon thing is awesome. What a great idea.