I found a damper clamp for under $3 at eBay.com. Dwight Barnett is a certified master inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors.

If you have a wood fireplace that was converted to gas, meaning it is opened and just has a gas log in it, make sure it has a safety clamp on the damper. When I check the damper and it does not ...

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Q–The fireplace in our 70-year-old house has a damper that does not work. Replacing it would be a very difficult and expensive job, but someone told me that we could have a new damper install… ...

The fact that smoke was able to leak past the damper in the basement fireplace isn't surprising. Dampers aren't very airtight, and they're certainly not made to exclude smoke coming in from above.

If you wish to build a fire you release the cable from its clamp inside the fireplace opening. That activates the springs on the damper and causes the top to flip open.

I found a damper clamp for under $3 at eBay.com. Write to Dwight Barnett at C. Dwight Barnett, Evansville Courier & Press, P.O. Box 268, Evansville, Ind. 47702 or e-mail him at d.Barnett@insightbb ...

Make sure your fireplace is prepped and the flue damper is open. Then, start stacking firewood using either the log cabin or upside-down method.

The patent-pending invention provides a new damper unit for a fireplace or wood stove. In doing so, it allows for effective damper use and trouble-free mechanical operation. As a result, it ...

The patent-pending invention provides a new damper unit for a fireplace or wood stove. In doing so, it allows for effective damper use and trouble-free mechanical operation.