Damper Not Fully Open Tight House AND Damper Not Fully Open Short chimney and house too tight Shape of chimney top and house too tight Outside Air Causes Fireplace to Smoke House too tight Chimney too short Not built correctly Too tall, too tight and not built right Another too tall, too tight - two year saga Big Return Air Too Close? Don't test in summer Smoky Outdoor Fireplaces Multi-sided Fireplaces Clogged Intake Filter Damper Not Fully Open

Very few Buckley Rumford fireplaces smoke and so far we have been able to correct them all. The examples above are typical of the problems we encounter and how we correct them. To draw correctly a Buckley Rumford fireplace must be built according to our Instructions with the right sized throat and flue, etc., and be free of restrictions such as a partially closed damper or restricting cap or improper spark arrester, and be vented into a chimney that draws when it's cold, which usually means that the chimney is taller than the house, and/or be within a house or building that has an adequate and balanced ventilation system so that the fireplace doesn't have to fight against too much negative pressure.

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