joe90 Posted yesterday at 00:05 Share Posted yesterday at 00:05 My daughter has just moved into her first house and has a gas fire in the lounge, I was just there and it’s very windy outside and the noise in the lounge from this wind across the chimney is loud. Can anyone recommend a chimney pot top to reduce this noise please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted yesterday at 10:21 Share Posted yesterday at 10:21 10 hours ago, joe90 said: Can anyone recommend a chimney pot top to reduce this noise please. No, but will recommend a CO alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted yesterday at 14:19 Share Posted yesterday at 14:19 14 hours ago, joe90 said: recommend a chimney pot top to reduce this noise please. No. But a polythene bag stuffed with fibreglass will stop your heat disappearing up, and also mute the noise coming down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted yesterday at 14:49 Share Posted yesterday at 14:49 30 minutes ago, saveasteading said: also mute the room occupants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted yesterday at 15:02 Share Posted yesterday at 15:02 11 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: The room occupants Ahhh...most chimneys have redundant fireplaces....I made a rather huge assumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted yesterday at 15:18 Author Share Posted yesterday at 15:18 14 minutes ago, saveasteading said: Ahhh...most chimneys have redundant fireplaces....I made a rather huge assumption. Sorry bud, gas fire in use otherwise I would seal it up. I was thinking of those swively tops that always point downwind, trouble is you don’t know how good they are (or not) till you try one hence this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted yesterday at 15:50 Share Posted yesterday at 15:50 29 minutes ago, joe90 said: was thinking of those swively tops We had one on our 'chemical van'. At 40 MPH it was loud, at 60 MPH it made your ears bleed. No idea what it was like at 20 MPH, never drove that slow in those days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted yesterday at 16:38 Share Posted yesterday at 16:38 1 hour ago, joe90 said: gas fire in use otherwise I would seal it up. Vents up the chimney via a slinky duct? Then you can pack around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted yesterday at 16:54 Author Share Posted yesterday at 16:54 10 minutes ago, saveasteading said: Vents up the chimney via a slinky duct? Then you can pack around it. I don’t know, I didn’t instal it but I believe the noise is simply wind blowing over the top, like blowing over the top of a bottle, I was hoping a swivel top means the wind turns the top around so it’s always pointing down wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Potter Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago 20 hours ago, joe90 said: Can anyone recommend a chimney pot top to reduce this noise please. Hi Joe. Have a look at how an OH cowl works. When you live near say trees and say have a down draft (positive wind pressure on the roof) the vertical sides still cause a draw due to the Venturie effect. It works in all directions wind. I think it's rare that these cause "whistling" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted 21 hours ago Author Share Posted 21 hours ago 45 minutes ago, Gus Potter said: Have a look at how an OH cowl works. Brilliant, thanks Gus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gow Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago 8 hours ago, saveasteading said: No. But a polythene bag stuffed with fibreglass will stop your heat disappearing up, and also mute the noise coming down. I used an old pillow stuffed into a bin bag with a few holes in the bag at the bottom to stop the bag becoming mouldy. That solution won't fleece like those expensive chimney sheep, which are shear rubbish, methinks. Ewe could use a pillow too, just ram it up the chimney! Baa humbug? 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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