Show home heating hints by john barclay 11 III 10 heating expert how to check chimney loss greatest waste in home heating WHAT is chimney loss well a term we heating experts have for heat that goes up the chimney and is wasted yet its really a simple matter to save money by reducing this loss convert chimney loss to 0 useful heat as we call it heres the remedy next time you refuel the fire move the handle of the turn dam sectional view side view turn delosr Dar river in cioe per that disc or plate like damper inside the smoke pipe 1 lath of an inch toward the closed upright position then if the fire keeps on burning too freely turn the damper another sixteenth of an inch repeat this operation until you find the correct adjustment one that will deliver the greatest amount of useful heat with the least chimney loss once you have found this ideal adjustment of the damper mark the position on the smoke pipe with a piece of chalk or something that can be plainly seen and leave the damper set at that mark bear this in mind the nearer the turn damper is set to the closed position the smaller the chimney loss and the greater the volume of useful heat that goesta goes to properly heating your home and of course the lower your fuel bills |