Dampers
The Top Damper
The Top Damper effectively seals in "paid" energy dollars. It mounts to the chimney top and seals with a flat rubber gasket when closed. The Top Damper is constructed of premium stainless steel and cast-aluminum and won't rust like conventional cast-iron dampers. The control mounts in the firebox for quick and easy access and defaults to the open position.
Heat loss up the fireplace chimney accounts for an average 8% of your home heating costs! The Top Damper helps prevent this heat loss. Stay warmer and save money!
The Top Damper provides these features and benefits:
- Four Season Protection for your chimney. When closed, the damper seals in your heat and air conditioning while preventing the entry of birds, animals, insects and debris.
- Serves as a chimney cap when closed
- Replaces leaky or missing conventional fireplace throat dampers
- Easily accessible handle mounts inside of fireplace
- Precision engineered mechanism is easier to open and close than throat dampers
- The practical solution to upgrading fireplace chimneys in older houses that never had a damper installed previously
- Low profile design when closed
- Constructed of stainless steel and aluminum so components will not rust or corrode like conventional fireplace dampers.
- Doesn't require a fire safety control.
- Defaults to open position for maximum safety
- Lifetime Warranty
The Top Damper should always be in the open position (at left) when the fire is burning and until all embers are completely out.
The Top Damper attaches to the top of the flue tile on fireplace chimneys. Our models are sized by common flue tiles and available in 6 Sizes:
| 8" X 8" |
Fits inside flue from 6" X 6" up to 9" X 9" |
| 8" X 13" |
Fits inside flue from 6" X 9" up to 9 1/2" X 12 1/2" |
| 8" X 17" |
Fits inside flue from 6" X 14" up to 9" X 17 1/2" |
| 13" X 13" |
Fits inside flue from 9" X 9" up to 12 1/2" X 12 1/2" |
| 13" X 18" |
Fits inside flue from 9" X 14" up to 12 1/2" X 17 1/2" |
| 18" X 18" |
Fits inside flue from 14" X 14" up to 17 1/2" X 17 1/2" |
Each damper kit includes:
- 30' cable which can be cut to adjust for a perfect fit
- Fireplace bracket and cool-touch spring handle
- Mounting adhesive and hardware
Optional Accessories:
- 50' cable for taller chimneys
The Top Damper is made for use only with open woodburning masonry fireplace chimneys and are NOT suitable for use in these installations:
- Don't use on chimneys serving vented gas logs. Vented gas logs require the fireplace damper to be removed completely or fixed to a permanently open position; this is to assure that soot, fumes and carbon monoxide do not enter your home.
- Use only on vent-free gas logs if approved by the appliance manufacturer and the local authority having jurisdiction. However, we don't recommend it because the moisture generated from the gas logs could damage the chimney structure.
- Don't use on chimneys serving other fuels, wood stoves or other appliances such as inserts, furnaces, etc.
INSTALLATION
The Top Damper can be installed by homeowners who feel comfortable working on a roof, but Lindemann Chimney Co. Inc. strongly recommends you use the services of a qualified chimney sweep who can also inspect your chimney and provide other valuable home safety services.
The Top Damper may be used on round factory-built chimneys venting a fireplace. An RS Adapter for solid-pack chimney or a RS Adapter for air-cooled chimney is available to make this transition. Note: This may affect the fireplace listing. Check with the fireplace manufacturer before installing the adapter and damper.
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