#smokechamber

Smoke chambers are design to transition hot gases from a burning fire that travels through the damper opening and flows up to the chimney liner. IRC code R1001.8 require the smoke chamber to be parged smooth to quickly draft the smoke up the chimney which reduces creosote.

Have you ever looked up through your chimney’s damper angled concrete brick? If so, you were looking at your chimney’s smoke chamber.

Have you ever looked up through your chimney’s damper angled concrete brick? If so, you were looking at your chimney’s smoke chamber.

Have you ever looked up through your chimney’s damper angled concrete brick? If so, you were looking at your chimney’s smoke chamber.

#smokechamber (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXrjQNjzWH/?igshid=1xelxbrt190r1

#SmokeChamber repair (at Northbrook, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3iJHcjgVA/?igshid=19bjynejrhna5

smoke chamber parging

This #SmokeChamber is smoother than baby’s butt! (at Evanston, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwgCj4qB_qf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ctt0e53jwlj6