Here is a detailed guide on how to clean your fireplace whether it is wood-burning, electric, or gas. Regular cleaning keeps ...

If it’s closed, smoke will blow back and fill the room. “Smoke can also drift back on cold days, even though the damper is open,” Glenn said. That’s why we recommend priming the fireplace.” The cold ...

According to the American Lung Association, breathing in smoke places even healthy individuals at risk. To protect your health, the Lung Association recommends staying indoors if possible, especially ...

The fireplace designed to keep you warm could instead be a source of cold air that’s keeping you from enjoying a warm home.

Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities) said customers typically use up to six times more natural gas in the winter ...

Reduce heat loss from the fireplace: Keep the fireplace damper closed unless a fire is burning. Keeping the damper open is like keeping a window wide open during the winter; it allows warm air to ...

If you’re seeing a lot of stains on the bricks or stone directly above the firebox, your flue damper might not be working properly. (This is the case with my fireplace, and we don’t currently ...