{"id":2247,"date":"2016-05-02T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2016-04-29T14:26:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T19:26:01","slug":"why-smoke-gets-into-your-home-when-you-use-the-fireplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/chimney\/why-smoke-gets-into-your-home-when-you-use-the-fireplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Smoke Gets into Your Home When You Use the Fireplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You light a fire in your fireplace, assuming that you\u2019ll feel more comfortable in no time. But shortly after you build a fire, smoke is sent through the fireplace and back to your home. This is a scary problem that often deserves professional attention in order to prevent fires and other health and safety issues. We\u2019ve provided the list below so that you can ask yourself a few questions before you call in a technician, and know what to tell the chimney sweeps when they arrive.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Is the damper open? <\/strong>The first step is to make sure that the damper is actually open so that smoke and other byproducts can move out of your home safely. It\u2019s a common mistake, so don\u2019t be embarrassed if you forget.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is it a windy day? <\/strong>Sometimes, there\u2019s little you can do to prevent the downdraft that affects the chimney on a windy day. However, excessive smoking on a windy day could be a sign of an oversized flue or another chimney issue, as the design of your chimney should, ideally, prevent smoking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Did you use the right wood?<\/strong> Using the wrong firewood in your fireplace could potentially lead to a major problem, causing a safety issue that leads to the excessive buildup of creosote (a fire risk) and smoke backing up into your home. Only use dry wood that has seasoned for 6 months or more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have you had an inspection lately?<\/strong> If your chimney is sending smoke back into your home and you haven\u2019t had <a href=\"\/chimney-inspection\">an inspection from a professional chimney sweep<\/a> yet, now is the time. It\u2019s so important that you have an expert check out the problem and make sure your chimney is safe to use. A smoky chimney could be a sign of trouble, either due to structural issues or something else that could be a fire hazard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Schedule an inspection with a chimney expert today to see whether your chimney is safe. This is a problem you shouldn\u2019t ignore because your family\u2019s health and safety is at risk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>For a chimney inspection in Minneapolis, MN, call 2nd Generation Chimneys, Inc.!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You light a fire in your fireplace, assuming that you\u2019ll feel more comfortable in no time. But shortly after you build a fire, smoke is sent through the fireplace and back to your home. This is a scary problem that often deserves professional attention in order to prevent fires and other health and safety issues. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[319,99],"class_list":["post-2247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chimney","tag-chimney-inspection","tag-minneapolis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2250,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247\/revisions\/2250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}