How do you use a fresh air vent on a fireplace?

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1. Prepare your fire in the fireplace by placing two dry, seasoned logs onto the grate.
2. Open the fireplace vent at the top of the firebox.
3. Close all your windows and doors.
4. Light the paper under the grate, using a fireplace match.
5. Let the flames die and the coals cool completely before closing the vent.

Does a fireplace need a fresh air vent?

Fire requires oxygen, so any fireplace with real fire from a source such as wood or gas requires a renewable supply of incoming air. This is often referred to as “fresh air,” though the IRC also calls it “combustion air.”

What is the knob on the side of my fireplace?

A fireplace damper is a little metal flap that sits inside your flue. It blocks off the air flow when it’s closed and lets air in when it’s open. Air can flow both ways, so outside air can come into your home and the heated air from your home can escape through an open damper.

Which way does a fireplace vent open?

You should turn the knob clockwise, as far as it can go, or push the rod all the way up to open the damper. If there is a metal chain in or besides your fireplace, it means that your chimney has a top-mounted damper. If the chain is tightly attached to a hook, the damper is closed.

Why does my fireplace have 2 vents?

One lever opens and closes the damper, allowing the smoke to come up through the flue of the chimney, while a second lever opens and closes the air vents, allowing fresh combustion air to enter and fuel the fire. This prevents smoke from going back inside the room while avoiding CO poisoning.

How do you close a fireplace vent?

Push the lever up slightly to disengage it from its support tab and then pull it away from the tab horizontally as the damper lowers into a closed position. If your fireplace has pull chains, pull the longer chain to disengage the damper and then pull the shorter chain to close the flue.

Why do I have two levers on my fireplace?

When should I close my fireplace vent?

Close Fireplace Damper When Fire Is Completely Out. Shut the damper when the fire is completely, absolutely out. That means ashes are cool to the touch even when stirred. If you close the damper before that, you risk carbon monoxide poisoning.

What are the 2 levers on my fireplace?

Why does mine have TWO levers? One lever opens and closes the damper, allowing the smoke to come up through the flue of the chimney, while a second lever opens and closes the air vents, allowing fresh combustion air to enter and fuel the fire.

Why is there a vent above my fireplace?

Heatilator fireplaces, also known as “old-style zero clearance fireplaces”, are a combination of heater and ventilator and are by their nature, fireplaces that circulate air. Old-Style Heatilator Fireplaces use a special venting system that draws in cool room air and releases it as warmer air.