Some people may not realize that keeping their fireplace damper open when they are not using the fireplace could be costing them money through wasted heat. Keeping the damper open when you are not ...

Before starting a fire, open the fireplace damper so smoke can properly exit through the chimney. Use kiln-dried firewood for the cleanest burn and least chimney build-up. Kindling lights quickly, but ...

Forgetting to open the fireplace damper — and then having the house fill with smoke — is a common mistake. When it happened to Lucile Berkowitz, 85, during the windstorm and power failure of Dec. 14, ...

There was a fireplace in our house when I was growing up and my Dad burned fires a lot during winter. Other than watching the fires, I didn’t pay attention to it. After I moved out and got married I ...