Fireplace doors and dampers

[TheCommish]

Section 402.4.3 of the 2009 IECC requires new wood burning fire places to have gasket door and outside combustion air.

Several mason have asked me if a Lyemance chimney top damper instead,

http://www.chimneydampersource.com/lyemancedamper.htm

There are several other similar “energy effect” dampers available

While the 2012 IECC sections 402.4.2 allows tight fitting flue dampers.

Discussion;

1) Is a chimney top damper a tight fitting flue damper?

2) Would those that are enforcing the 2009 IECC allow the top damper

3) If one was using a top damper have there been problems with warm moist air condensing in the chimney flue?

4) Other comments…

Curtis Meskus, CBO

Town of Charlton

Building Commissioner

Zoning Enforcement Officer

Code compliance and inspections, leads to non-events

 

[mtlogcabin]

Do not enforce the glass door requirement in the 2009 IECC.

http://www.rumford.com/GasketedFPdoorsIntertekopinion.pdf''>http://www.rumford.com/GasketedFPdoorsIntertekopinion.pdf' rel="external nofollow">

http://www.rumford.com/GasketedFPdoorsIntertekopinion.pdf

Allow the tight fitting flue dampers under alternate materials and methods

 

[mjesse]

1- Is a chimney top damper a tight fitting flue damper?

Regardless if it is or not, it is NOT a gasketed door as required.

2- Would those that are enforcing the 2009 IECC allow the top damper

In lieu of gasketed doors? NO

3- No

mj

 

[mjesse]

Do not enforce the glass door requirement in the 2009 IECC.http://www.rumford.com/GasketedFPdoorsIntertekopinion.pdf''>http://www.rumford.com/GasketedFPdoorsIntertekopinion.pdf' rel="external nofollow">

http://www.rumford.com/GasketedFPdoorsIntertekopinion.pdf

Allow the tight fitting flue dampers under alternate materials and methods

Great information, thanks.

mj

 

[TheCommish]

thanks for the information, that explaines the change from 09 to12 editions

the commish

 

[ICE]

This is in the wrong place.

 

[chris kennedy]

This is in the wrong place.

Thanks, its fixed.

 

[TheCommish]

thankd for moving to the correct place, I inteded it to be in eneergy code not electrical, my fat fingers don't help my spelling or clicking