Hello,
So we recently moved into a house with a traditional open wood-burning fireplace. My only experience with a fireplace is as a child so my knowledge is understandably limited.
Can anyone please tell me what the vent in the attached photo is for? I can’t figure out how it would provide air to the firebox. Does it serve some other purpose entirely? Like circulating air under the house?
Cheers!
![What is this outside vent for? What is this outside vent for?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/298/298346-39fc0f586bf9761cf5e5376d0bb9d46e.jpg)
So we recently moved into a house with a traditional open wood-burning fireplace. My only experience with a fireplace is as a child so my knowledge is understandably limited.
Can anyone please tell me what the vent in the attached photo is for? I can’t figure out how it would provide air to the firebox. Does it serve some other purpose entirely? Like circulating air under the house?
Cheers!
![What is this outside vent for? What is this outside vent for?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/298/298346-39fc0f586bf9761cf5e5376d0bb9d46e.jpg)