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From: johnnyr@ihu1n.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Help with poorly drawing chimney
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Date: Mon, 2-Dec-85 12:06:54 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  2 12:06:54 1985
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About a year ago we bought our first house. The fireplace
was equiped with a removable gas burner and "brick" logs.
We used this set-up all of last winter, and while it was very
nice and kept us warm, we decided to take it out this
year and try burning wood. 

The problem is that the chimney draws poorly both during
the lighting period and after the fire is established, causing
more than a little wood smoke to billow into the room.
I should mention that the fireplace is built into a brick wall
forming the hypotenuse to a corner of our family room, and has both
a metal screen and glass doors. When the doors are closed, the fire
burns better (hotter), and the flue draws well. When I open the glass
doors to add wood, or let more heat into the room, then
in comes the smoke.

The flue appears clean, both from looking up the chimney, and looking
down it from the roof.

Anyone out in net.land know how to improve the draw in a chimney, or
possible causes of poor draw in general. Any advice or suggestions
would be appreciated.

Thanks...
John Rosenberg   AT&T Network Systems
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