Smoking living Fire

[alex]

I'v been told the cause for my open coal fire filling my room with skoke is that the throat is narrow can anyone explain what this means Alex

[Andy Farrall]

Check out the Curing Chimney Problems guide on the following site:

[Nick Nelson]

The throat is the gap between the top of the fireback and the back of the lintel.

I think it's much more likely that you have some sort of restriction in the flue. Seek advice from a chimney sweep, unless that's who told you it was the throat.

Nick

[Ed Sirett]

There are several reason why a fire might not draw.

1) chimney blocked. 2) chimney ha insufficient height. 3) the room is too well draught-proofed.

A chimney which does not draw is a potential killer.