We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the flue
hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can reach
up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts, especially
when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without making
it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if they want to
use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

(So don't tell me to fill them up with expanding foam!)

Thanks,
Adam

On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:00:07 PM UTC, Adam Funk wrote:
We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the flue
hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can reach
up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts, especially
when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without making
it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if they want to
use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

(So don't tell me to fill them up with expanding foam!)

Thanks,
Adam

Chimney balloon.

In article , Adam Funk
writes
We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the flue
hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can reach
up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts, especially
when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without making
it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if they want to
use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

Scrunched up newspaper works fine, use a couple of plain sheets as an
outer to help form it into a ball.
--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

In message , Adam Funk
writes
We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the flue
hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can reach
up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts, especially
when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without making
it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if they want to
use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

What have you got lying about.

I used a plastic bag and stuffed it with some spare loft insulation,
then stuffed that up the chimmney.

News paper?
--
Chris French

Whatever happened to chimney balloons?
Brian

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"Adam Funk" wrote in message
...
We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the flue
hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can reach
up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts, especially
when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without making
it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if they want to
use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

(So don't tell me to fill them up with expanding foam!)

Thanks,
Adam

On 26/01/2015 16:31, Brian Gaff wrote:
Whatever happened to chimney balloons?
Brian

Are'nt you supposed to keep some sort of air flow to prevent damp?

Not that I have a chimney or know the first thing about them, just
heard/read this somewhere.


Phil

In article ,
thescullster writes:
On 26/01/2015 16:31, Brian Gaff wrote:
Whatever happened to chimney balloons?
Brian

Are'nt you supposed to keep some sort of air flow to prevent damp?

Yes - must keep a flue vented top and bottom.
Just how much depends a bit on the construction of the house,
and how much of the chimney is exposed to the outside.

If it's on an outside wall, you can completely block it off from the
room at the top of the fireplace, and take a brick out above that to
vent the flue to the outside, which prevents the flue ventilation
from sapping heat from the room.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:09:46 -0800 (PST)
Phil wrote:

On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:00:07 PM UTC, Adam Funk wrote:
We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the
flue hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can
reach up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts,
especially when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without
making it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if
they want to use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

(So don't tell me to fill them up with expanding foam!)

Thanks,
Adam

Chimney balloon.

Perfect.

http://www.chimneyballoon.com/
--
Davey.

On 26/01/2015 13:47, Adam Funk wrote:
We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the flue
hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can reach
up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts, especially
when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without making
it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if they want to
use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

(So don't tell me to fill them up with expanding foam!)

Thanks,
Adam


Along similar lines to chimney ballons, try
http://www.chimneysheep.co.uk/

Allan (no connection with said organisation other than as a customer)

On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 17:44:50 +0000
Allan wrote:

On 26/01/2015 13:47, Adam Funk wrote:
We have two now only decorative coal fires in the house (I mean that
they might be functional but we have no intention of using them &
would need to the chimneys inspected & cleaned). I've closed the
flue hatch (I can't remember the right name; the metal flap you can
reach up to by hand) over each one, but there are still drafts,
especially when it's very windy.

What's the best way to plug them up & block drafts, but without
making it too difficult for any future owners to unblock them if
they want to use them? A big wad of rock-wool?

(So don't tell me to fill them up with expanding foam!)

Thanks,
Adam


Along similar lines to chimney ballons, try
http://www.chimneysheep.co.uk/

Allan (no connection with said organisation other than as a customer)


Personally, I find that the Chimney Balloon works just fine, but the
Sheep has no chance of self deflation. Not that my Balloon ever has,
either.
As to their Dangle, the Balloon can be left with an extension hanging
down, so there is nothing between them there.

--
Davey.