Quick Checks for an Efficient, Winterized Heating System

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Fireplaces are cozy, but they can allow heat to escape. Follow these tips to save energy this winter.

Fireplace

Fireplaces are very inefficient heating systems. To get the most out of yours, you should remember several tips:

  • An open or missing damper can allow as much heat to escape as an open door does! Close it whenever the fireplace is not in use.
  • Carefully close the damper down as far it will go while maintaining sufficient draft. The wood will burn longer.
  • Published on Oct 1, 1991
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