This is a two-part question. Do chimney caps restrict draft and why is smoke coming down my chimney flues? I have three flues, one for the basement woodstove, one for the basement fireplace, one for the living room fireplace. I installed a chimney cap due to heavy rain coming in on my living room fireplace....I installed it last week before i started burning and I never had one last year (this is my 2nd winter here at a new home).
My stove only drafts good when everything is clean and I have to clean the stove often to keep it drafting well, it's on an 8" flue and goes about 20ft up. I am having a brick mason come over to tap into the basement fireplace flue and sealing off the fireplace and hole from existing stovepipe....the basement fireplace flue is 12" and I'm hoping it will draft better.
Installing the cap this year I have noticed smoke coming in the fireplaces both upstairs and downstairs. Is anything in particular causing this?....like the new chimney cap?
Any help and opinions are appreciated.
My stove only drafts good when everything is clean and I have to clean the stove often to keep it drafting well, it's on an 8" flue and goes about 20ft up. I am having a brick mason come over to tap into the basement fireplace flue and sealing off the fireplace and hole from existing stovepipe....the basement fireplace flue is 12" and I'm hoping it will draft better.
Installing the cap this year I have noticed smoke coming in the fireplaces both upstairs and downstairs. Is anything in particular causing this?....like the new chimney cap?
Any help and opinions are appreciated.