A spark arrestor and rain cap on a chimney top are designed to prevent wood embers from floating up the chimney and landing nearby on combustible materials namely a neighbors wood roof dry grass dry tree branches or other things that will easily catch fire.
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Spark arresters play a critical role in the prevention of wildland fire and ignition of explosive atmospheres.
Consequently their use is required by law in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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As long as you have the correct size and style you will simply slip the cap into your chimney crown and attach using either bolts or adhesive.
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Interior and exterior spark arrestors are essential safety components that prevent a house fire.
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Chimney sweeps can do the job quickly if you d prefer not to scale your roof.
This is too keep them from landing on the roof or combustible material on the ground to.
Part of the class a vent family and approved for use in venting gas type 2 oil and wood burning stoves and appliances.
This prevents ambers and ash from escaping the chimney thus reducing risk of fire.
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As defined by wikipedia a spark arrestor is any device which prevents the emission of flammable debris from combustion sources they go on to say that spark arrestors are fitted to a chimney to keep sparks and embers from jumping out of the chimney.
Spark arrestors prevent this from happening.
Design allows for the spark arrestor to slip over the dome of the round top.
A spark arrester sometimes spark arrestor is any device which prevents the emission of flammable debris from combustion sources such as internal combustion engines fireplaces and wood burning stoves.
These hot embers from the fireplace can start a fire very easily.
All it takes to spark a house fire is for a stray ember to ignite a nearby piece of furniture or shingle on the roof.