Do you leave the damper open when burning a creosote log?

• <div><p>Yes, you need to leave your chimney damper open when burning a creosote log so that smoke and other debris doesn’t waft into your house as it’s burning. You’ll need to make sure your damper is fully open, even when the log continues to smoke, until it’s completely out and cold. </p></div>

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Reviewed in February 2026
Jose Chacon has done several small and bigger jobs for us. The biggest was building a stone walkway on a steep hill. They leveled the path, cut the stone, installed the stone and the edging. On time and on budget, and it has held up great over two years. He has also installed a wood hand railing...
Chacon Handyman
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Reviewed in May 2023
The gates I had him install to childproof my staircase would not have worked on my staircase because of the weird structure of the gate fasteners without him buying something at the hardware store to do it. I say this to show how creative he is at solving installation problems and how devoted...
Namaste
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Reviewed in May 2023
Arrived promptly and did a great job with both my interior and exterior non-functional lights. Will hire them to do more exterior installations.
A-lite Electric Systems
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Reviewed in February 2023
The installation was fast, neat, and completed on schedule. Tim and his crew did a great job.
Efficiency Air, Inc.
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Reviewed in December 2022
The installer manage to blow out the waterheater pilot. Did not notice and leaf my elderly tenants with cold water. My tenant hired a handy man to relight it. Otherwise the installation was good. Price excellent.
SoCal Climate Control & Mechanical, Inc.
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Reviewed in October 2022
Everyone was fantastic from Sales rep to installers!
805 Contracting, Inc.
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Fire Pit Installation questions, answered by experts

Yes, you need to leave your chimney damper open when burning a creosote log so that smoke and other debris doesn’t waft into your house as it’s burning. You’ll need to make sure your damper is fully open, even when the log continues to smoke, until it’s completely out and cold.

Regular inspections, battery replacements, and testing alarms help maintain reliability.

The most common causes of kitchen fires are leaving cooking food unattended, frying food with excessive amounts of oil, and leaving flammable objects near the stovetop.

Although you can put a smoke detector on a shelf, the NFPA recommends mounting one on the ceiling or a wall (within 12 inches of the ceiling). If you place your smoke alarm on a shelf, ensure it’s away from drafty, damp, or dusty areas and not near cooking appliances, heat sources, or fluorescent lights.

After a house fire, you should not reenter your home unless the fire crew has told you it’s safe to do so. In the longer term, you should not attempt to make repairs to the house on your own. Professional crews are trained to clean up after a fire (including smoke and soot damage), dry out any water damage from the firefighter crews, and make the necessary structural, plumbing, and electrical repairs—and this is all likely covered by insurance.

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