How An Outside Air Kit Helps Your Fireplace

Over the years, the EPA has tightened the standards of energy efficiency that contractors work by. Home construction, including fireplace installation, continues to be more complicated as these standards are changed to better care for the environment and the general public.

Double and triple-pane windows, house wrap and spray foam insulation are common these days and may be good for saving money on energy bills. Though, if you have a fireplace, it does not allow space for air to enter the home from the outside and aid in fueling combustion.So, that is where outside air kits come in.

An outside air kit consists of an adapter that mounts to your heating appliance, a tube of duct that pulls air from the outside of your home and an external hood to seal the duct. This kit is so important because the dedicated air source allows the fireplace or stove to pull air from the outside for combustion. When the doors and windows are sealed tightly, air can only pull from the inside of the home, which could create negative pressure inside the room your fireplace is in.