Why would anyone C clamp open all the fireplace flues?

Jim · 2012-12-25T22:22:00+00:00

I asked in the old thread a few days ago, but nobody saw it so I'm reposting this question.Why would anyone C clamp open all the fireplace flues?When I tried to open the flue before lighting the fire, I noticed thatthe handle to open and close the flue didn't move. It was stuck in place. didn't realize there was a special C clamp on the flue plate until I went to the other fireplace, which looks like it has never been used. I saw the same strange C clamp only without the black soot: would anyone C clamp all the fireplace flues open?Should I just remove the clamps?

Dec 25, 2012 64 Replies

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William Don**ly 13 years ago

I'm in agreement. You don't vent the Menora.

But why then does California code require disabling the damper when wood fireplaces are retrofitted to gas?

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Doug Miller 13 years ago

William Don**ly wrote in news:kbkrks$vuu$4 @news.albasani.net:

Beats me. Why does California do 90% of the goofy stuff it does?

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ebinstallations 13 years ago

The reason the clamps are there is due to the fact that somebody could star t a fire with a ceramic firelog set in there, and the gas(es) would cause c arbon monoxide poisoning. The are code now in many places for that reason. If you are not using a gas fire, you would know that the flue was closed du e to the smoke.........So, how you use the fireplace determines the actual need.

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steveg 12 years ago

The fireplace damper needs to have a clamp on it so it will NOT close all the way and jeapordize lives due to people commonly leaving the damper shut and running their gas logs. Carbon monoxide is very deadly. In California you cannot sell a house without a clamp on your damper to keep it open some.

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