Fireplace Chimney Draftstopper Plug Balloon (Large Pillow - Fits Any Masonry Fireplace with dampers up to 38x16")
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Fireplace Chimney Draftstopper Plug Balloon (Large Pillow - Fits Any Masonry Fireplace with dampers up to 38x16")
Customer Review: Leaves gaps no matter how much i adjust
Summary: 3 Stars
I fiddled with this this for hours. I won't even mention how it's not fun to clean your fireplace before and have soot dropped all over you during... but besides that, the finished product still has gaps. The slits in the pillow you see in the picture are for the fireplace damper handle. Ours is directly in the center, so I cut through the pillow to allow the handle through, but this prevents the pillow from touching one entire side of the fireplace where the handle attaches. Next I tried pushing the pillow above the handle, not through, and this was better but not by much. I see three gaps right now and I'm not sure how much of a difference this will make. Tough call but I say look at your damper handle, if it's attached to the side of the fireplace, DO NOT BUY THIS, it's impossible to create a seal.Customer Review: Does not work as advertised
Summary: 1 Stars
I would absolutely not recommend anybody buying this product. I have installed the product as directed and the freezing air from outside is still pouring down the chimney flue and into my living room through the fireplace doors, even with the damper closed. Very expensive for what it is, not to mention it does not work. There is no way this product can seal the chimney flue completely as there will always be spaces for cold air to bypass the product and flow into your room,especially if there is any type of breeze outside forcing the air down the chimney flue. I would say the only way to really stop cold air coming down the chimney is to install a rubber lined damper on top of the chimney flue. Somebody is making a lot of money from this product that promises a lot but delivers very little!Customer Review: Very pleased with this chimney balloon
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me begin by noting that, at first, I was skeptical as to the efficacy of this chimney balloon. We have a fireplace in our bedroom that both produced a cold draft and emanated much noise whenever the wind would blow. After much research (including Amazon reviews), we decided to give this product a try. We are very pleased with the results thus far. The draft has disappeared and the echo of wind through our chimney has been silenced. Installation was simple with clear instructions - took all of 5 minutes. Although our chimney is not a pure rectangle (back wall 10" smaller than front), the balloon easily adapted upon inflation to form a secure seal. In sum, we are pleasantly surprised that this product has exceeded our expectations and are satisfied with our purchase.Customer Review: Cut the drafts!
Summary: 4 Stars
We have a wood-burning fireplace that was converted to gas-burning about 20 years ago and when we moved in I never trusted the thing. So we have the gas line turned off and just use the fireplace as "decoration" and a room focal point. But the draft coming in was substantial (damper cannot fully close for codes), even with glass fireplace doors and a draft snake, etc. Once our winter temps plummeted this season, my husband searched and found this product online...ordered it ASAP. Installation was pretty easy, but he did add some rags to the corners to make it a tighter plug. Our downstairs is much warmer now. And I have a theory that we'll have less of a humidity problem too, once summer comes, by keeping the outside air out. Finally a smart solution to this problem.Customer Review: Pleasantly surprised
Summary: 5 Stars
I installed these Saturday morning in the basement and main floor fireplaces (I have a ranch-style home) and showed them off to my wife. Later that day we were hanging out in the far end of the house and she asked me if I had turned the heat up. I said no, she asked again later, still no - same setting as it had been (66-67 degrees). I checked the thermometer I have at that end of the house, and sure enough, it was 1-2 degrees warmer than it had been. It seems that we must have been losing enough warm air up the chimneys - and drawing enough cold air in - to feel the difference almost instantly. I was skeptical when I bought these that I would notice anything, but what a nice treat to get this much result on the first day.