I helped my brother install a Valcourt Cartier FP14 in his new house, and immediately noticed a lot of wind noise and howling it got worse this weekend with more winds here. The fireplace has 21' of selkirk 6" Supervent chimney pipe and the deluxe rain cap with spark arrestor. Fireplace dose not hav an OAK hooked up. Anyone know if a wind cap would help or any other suggestions.
Loud howling sound on new fireplace install.
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Just to verify, the noise is definitely coming from the top of the chimney and not from the fireplace itself, correct?
Yes the fireplace was installed for a few weeks with a tarp over the chase sound started after last piece of pipe and cap was installed have not had a fire in it yet.
Can you post a picture of the cap?
Try removing the cap, nothing else and see if that helps. If so, put the cap back on so that rain doesn't get in, and look at a wind cap like a VacuStack.
Try removing the cap, nothing else and see if that helps. If so, put the cap back on so that rain doesn't get in, and look at a wind cap like a VacuStack.
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OK, that has a wind band on it, but I am wondering if the top shape is allowing it to act sort of like blowing across the top of a bottle.
The open pipe may also sing a bit with wind blowing across it, but I would expect a change in pitch due to the different diameter of the opening. Keep us posted with the results.
The open pipe may also sing a bit with wind blowing across it, but I would expect a change in pitch due to the different diameter of the opening. Keep us posted with the results.
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