This doesn't apply if you have a wood burner fitted correctly. BUT, If you have an open chimney, your hard earned cash could be getting sucked out your house by the hour!
Chimneys have been commonplace in houses for hundreds of years. Some are now blocked off, some have been removed, some are blocked with a bird nest, and some are still in existence and working, but not used for the purpose they were built for and are attached to fireplaces that can’t be used.
Chimneys are built to extract the smoke and gases from a house using a fire and push them outside. So essentially it is a natural vacuum cleaner. Arguably, houses with chimneys tend to be healthier than those without as the air and nasty bugs are moving through a house rather than sitting in a blocked-up box!
HOWEVER...
An unblocked, clear chimney (usable or not) can draw a whopping average of 80 CUBIC METERS of air from your house in 1hr! So, the lovely warm air that your gas or electric radiators or heaters are producing in the winter is been sucked straight from your house via a natural chimney vacuum cleaner!! Considering the cost of living and the cost of gas and electricity, this is a major issue that is being overlooked by many people that don’t know.
Whilst we all know that sitting by a cosy fire on a cold winter’s night is what makes a house a home, we forget that the chimney is sucking air continually, or indeed could be pushing cold air into your house. Either way, we can help by slowing or stopping this from happening.
The simplest way is to get a ‘Chimney Sheep’
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This ingenious simple device has been around on the market for quite a few years now and I see many of them in my customers houses. It simply pushes into the fireplace or up the chimney and can be removed when the fire is lit. Please follow the link to find out more.
Secondly, a chimney cap can be fitted. This is a simple device that is strapped or clipped on top of the chimney and stops the chimney from working. It also stops birds and other pests from getting in the chimney. At the same time, it allows the chimney to breathe to avoid damp forming in the chimney.