Keep the Heat in Your Home – A Fireplace Heat Shield Retains 20% More Heat

As prices of just about everything keep going up, it’s always a good to find something that can help you save. We’re going to focus on a fireplace heat shield, which takes the heat generated from your fireplace and reflects the heat to go into your home instead of up and out of the home. By increasing the amount of heat to your home, your furnace will not turn on as much, saving on energy costs. What will that mean to you and your family expenses? Let’s first discuss what a fireplace heat shield is.

Why is a Fireplace Heat Shield Needed?

When you use your fireplace, whether it be woodburning or gas, heat is generated and the firebox temperatures can get quite high. This means that the back of the firebox goes from extreme temperatures of hot to cool or cold and back to hot again. The constant expansion and contraction causes the materials in the firebox firewalls to wear down where pieces of the backwall begin to crack and fall apart. This creates issues with the integrity of the firebox firewalls.

What Can a Heat Shield Do for Me?

Heat shields can be of big help in your home. Let’s take look at a few:

• Because the heat shield is at the back of the firebox, it reflects the heat and pushes it into your home increasing the heat by 20-40%. This in turn, keeps your home warm and reduces your heating bill.
• As we mentioned, the fireplace heat shield protects the back firewall and keeps the backwall away from the direct flame & heat. This protects the backwall from the constant erosion, thus reducing costly fireplace repairs.
• If you have a well-used, or an old fireplace, a heat shield can help to cover up old stains or ugliness of the firebox. It simply will look better.
• The fireplace heat shield will also help protect the back firewall from further deterioration which can lead to firewall compromise. All fireboxs need attention with use.  Tuckpointing around the fire-brick is a regular maintenance necessity.  If not done, or prevented with a heat reflective shield, a rebuild of the firebox firewall will be needed no time.

Fireplace heat shields are a great addition to your home this Fall and Winter season. The investment in it today will help to lower your heating bills with more heat going into your home instead of out. This can save you hundreds of dollars, money that you want to save or use to purchase the essentials for your family. Give us a call today to begin the chimney inspection process and install a fireplace heat shield. It’s vital to keep your family warm and safe this season. Contact us today at 877-244-6349.

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