Seal Tight Damper 13" x 13", Air Tight Chimney Damper, Suitable for Wood Burning, Masonry Fireplace Chimneys

This damper fit and was easy to install. The install instruction sheet was easy to follow and the product works as designed. Thank you.

Great product install was easy.Mainly bought this to stop my fireplace from whistling during windy days, it cured the howling noise.

Installed in less than 15 minutes. My chimney is easy to get to. The original damper on fireplace was missing so I decided to use this at the top. Before adding this, the smoke would slowly come out of chimney, but after installing it and following the directions, it now looks like there is a fan inside the flue blowing the smoke out. I didn’t use the supplied nails because I have a metal insert. I used self taping screws to mount the bracket for the wire. Works as it should, will update if anything changes.

Like this and the pop up version.This is great whew a stone roof covers the chimney top.Great for efficiency and would install to bypass a i throat damper any day.

You can see daylight by the bolts holding the hatch on. As a result, the damper leaks air, water, and is overall a terrible damper as a result. Easy to operate, but doesn't keep the elements out when the manufacturing tolerances are so large.

This is definitely a solid piece. It's cast aluminum, so you don't have to worry about the main parts rusting. I don't know about the hinges and screws and stuff.The wire goes from the damper at the top of the chimney down to the fireplace. You pull on the wire to close the damper. Pulling this damper close takes much more force than I would expect. Maybe 30 lbs of pressure? I would say it's a significant pull for me, and would be very difficult for my wife. You pull the cord a few inches until the metal anchor at the end clears the metal brace(that you install), then you slip that anchor bead into the metal brace. The brace requires you to drill 2 holes into the masonry to attach.There's a silicon gasket at the top that helps seal the damper 90-95%. It's WAY better than the metal flue above my fireplace, but it's not a perfect.I'm totally ok with it though. I'm not going to put a chimney cap on it, so hoping it does well in the rain.When cleaning the chimney, I'll always have to climb to the top and pull the wire out. That's going to be a hassle, but I don't use the fireplace a lot (3-5 times a year), so that might be once every few years.

I used this when our old, rusted flue damper fell apart. It seals nicely.

Exactly what I needed for my fireplace. Installation was easy and it was weather tight once installed. One thing you have to be careful of is ensuring the door opened. Had released the cable to open the door but the door was stuck shut. Lit my fire and smoked my house out before realizing it was stuck closed even though my cable was in the open position.. you can hear when it closes and opens tho.