Gas Fireplace Cold Air Leakage

This is our gas fireplace at our new construction home.

Gas fireplace cold air leakage.

A fireplace requires ventilation. How to block cold air from a chimney. How can i minimize the cold draft from coming in when the fireplace in not in use. If you have the damper closed but cold air still sweeps across the room it s very likely that your damper is worn cracked warped or generally.

I have a gas fireplace that lets cold air into my family room when not in use. We have a superior dvt8 cens direct vent gas fireplace. 1 is this normal. Is there some insulation that can be fill in to stop the cold draft i also have a outdoor.

Cold air leaks through the front face vents of the fireplace when not in use its a cold draft coming in the living room on the floor. Use our magnetic fireplace vent covers and you will no longer have cold air leaking in from your fireplace. A functional fireplace adds both visual and decorative warmth to a room no matter how cold the air outdoors. I put a towel over the vent at the bottom to stop the air flow in the winter.

I am getting a cold draft from the bottom vent top of unit where the fireplace meets the mantle and even the surrounding area where floor meets mantle. A damper is a metal flap in your chimney that blocks cold air from coming in and warm air from escaping. When the fire is off we feel an obvious draft of the cold air from outside coming into the living room and the floor in front of it gets cold. It s a new model about a year old with a vent to the outside.

2 how can we prevent the draft when not using the fireplace. When you close the flue you re essentially plugging the chimney with a metal flap.