Chimney Flue Fire Stop

The same top quality product used by professional firefighters nationwide proven effective for over 40 years.

Chimney flue fire stop.

Item is made in the usa. It attaches to the damper blade in both metal box type fireplaces or brick masonry fireplaces. An annual chimney inspection will let you know if you need a flue pipe repaired or replaced. This article describes the basic requirement for fire stopping needed where building chimneys or flues pass through building floors.

Allows the homeowner to react quickly and effectively to a chimney fire. Great for use in fireplaces or wood burning stoves. Leaves and animal nests inside a flue can quickly fuel a chimney fire when touched by loose embers from a fire. In the event of a creosote fire the compressible blanket insulation permits the chimney liner to expand outwardly in a radial direction.

A chimney cap on the crown around the outside opening of the flue will keep debris. Designed for normal continuous operation at 1000 f flue gas temperatures duraplus is subjected to rigorous and stringent ht requirements of the ul standard including one hour at 1400 f plus three 10. Fire stopping is a measure taken to slow the spread of fire between building floors an event that could occur at openings cut to permit a chimney to pass through from one floor to another.