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Water in Your Fireplace? What to do:
With heavy winds and torrential rainfall forecasted, we want to offer some helpful advice to ensure your wood heater remains in top condition during these challenging weather conditions.
How Does Water Enter the Unit?
One of the primary functions of the cowl is to prevent water from entering the fireplace. As the weather intensifies, extreme angles of rain can allow water to accumulate inside the fireplace, entering through the top hat of the flue system. While this may seem concerning, it is expected during such weather.
How to Prevent Water Intrusions
If you are aware of upcoming extremer weather conditions, you can take precautions to prevent rain from entering your fireplace. This can be done by covering the flue hat with durable, weatherproof materials, such as a tarp of plastic bags.
Important: Please do not attempt to go on your roof if the weather is unsafe or if you are uncomfortable walking on it.
Note: Any coverings used are advised to be removed prior to lighting your wood heater.
How to Deal with Moisture in Your Fireplace
Once the storm clears, we recommend lighting a small fire in your heater as soon as reasonably possible. Lighting a fire can help evaporate any excess moisture within the unit.
Make sure to keep the door ajar to allow any excess moisture to completely dissipate.
Leak on the Outside of the Fireplace
If you are experiencing water coming down the outside of the flue, this indicates that there is a leak somewhere on the roof.
We recommend checking the roof, if you are able and it safe to do so, to find the cause. This involves inspecting the flashing to ensure there are no holes, or if you have a tile roof, checking tiles for any cracks. In extreme conditions, it is no uncommon for water to enter through gaps in the ridge cap and drip along the flue.
If you can't find any faults with the flashing or the surrounding area near the flue penetrations, this may indicate that there is damage to the roof somewhere else, presenting itself as a flue leak. The most common cause is rusty or missing screws, which can be easily sealed or replaced.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at (07) 3375 1464.
One of the primary functions of the cowl is to prevent water from entering the fireplace. As the weather intensifies, extreme angles of rain can allow water to accumulate inside the fireplace, entering through the top hat of the flue system. While this may seem concerning, it is expected during such weather.
How to Prevent Water Intrusions
If you are aware of upcoming extremer weather conditions, you can take precautions to prevent rain from entering your fireplace. This can be done by covering the flue hat with durable, weatherproof materials, such as a tarp of plastic bags.
Important: Please do not attempt to go on your roof if the weather is unsafe or if you are uncomfortable walking on it.
Note: Any coverings used are advised to be removed prior to lighting your wood heater.
How to Deal with Moisture in Your Fireplace
Once the storm clears, we recommend lighting a small fire in your heater as soon as reasonably possible. Lighting a fire can help evaporate any excess moisture within the unit.
Make sure to keep the door ajar to allow any excess moisture to completely dissipate.
Leak on the Outside of the Fireplace
If you are experiencing water coming down the outside of the flue, this indicates that there is a leak somewhere on the roof.
We recommend checking the roof, if you are able and it safe to do so, to find the cause. This involves inspecting the flashing to ensure there are no holes, or if you have a tile roof, checking tiles for any cracks. In extreme conditions, it is no uncommon for water to enter through gaps in the ridge cap and drip along the flue.
If you can't find any faults with the flashing or the surrounding area near the flue penetrations, this may indicate that there is damage to the roof somewhere else, presenting itself as a flue leak. The most common cause is rusty or missing screws, which can be easily sealed or replaced.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at (07) 3375 1464.
