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Caps, Dampers, & Accessories
Cap Installation:
 Does your home have an uncapped chimney?
If your answer is yes, you need a Gelco Chimney Top. Why? That's simple! Your chimney is a hole in your roof!
An uncapped chimney:
- Says “Come on in, make yourself at home!”, for animals and nesting birds.
- Allows rain and snow to enter your chimney, which leads to moisture damage and expensive repairs.
- Creates a fire hazard as burning embers and sparks escape through the open chimney and land on your roof or in your yard.
Water causes the greatest damage to your chimney of any of the elements. It soaks into porous bricks, eats away at the mortar, hastens the destruction of your chimney liner, and destroys the mortar crown on the top of your chimney. A chimney cap does a great job of protecting your chimney from water damage. For maximum chimney protection we recommend a multi-flue cap. That's because a multi-flue cap covers the entire chimney, not just one flue.
 Sure, raccoons and squirrels are cute, and birds sound nice - as long as they're outside. But when raccoons , squirrels, and birds decide to come inside and make their home in your chimney, they're anything but cute!Imagine your surprise when they just drop in to visit unexpectedly through an open chimney. Besides being a threat to you physically, they can cause extensive damage to your home and furnishings.Even if they don't get into your living area, they may decide to take up residence in your chimney. In addition to being noisy, wild animals carry disease that can be transmitted through their droppings.Their nests can block the flue, which can contribute to dangerous back-puffing, carbon monoxide poisoning, and chimney fires. No one wants their family exposed to that. Every year, throughout America, thousands of fires are started by burning embers that rise up the flue, exit through an uncapped chimney, and land on the roof or yard. The results can be devastating, and even life threatening.
Avoid becoming a statistic. Contain these embers with a professionally installed Chimney cap. Designed with spark arrestor screens that keep burning embers in, Chimney caps give you protection and peace of mind.
Damper Installation:
Warped, broken, or leaky dampers cost homeowners hundreds of dollars a year!
 Keep heat and energy in...rain and animals out.
If it's not the cold drafts on your feet, it's the high energy bills in your mailbox. You've got a fireplace problem you probably don't know about. It's your damper. It leaks. Not a lot mind you, but enough to be costing you over $200 a year in lost energy.
The Lock-Top Damper seals tight with a silicone rubber gasket
That's right, our damper seals with a rubber gasket, not metal to metal like your current damper. A Lock-Top Damper seals tight, so virtually no air, and thus no heat or air conditioning gets lost up your chimney. The Lock-Top also eliminates downdrafts, seals out rain which can deteriorate the inside of your chimney, and prevents entry by pests like squirrels, raccoons, and nesting birds.
 The Lock-Top mounts on top of your chimney
On top? Yes, that is the perfect location to create an airtight seal. A cable drops down your flue and attaches to a handle which mounts where you can reach it for convenient opening and closing.
Superior stainless steel and cast-aluminum construction equal a lifetime warranty
The Lock-Top Damper is made of cast-aluminum and stainless steel, precision fitted with our special silicone rubber gasket. These high-quality materials add up to a factory lifetime warranty for you.
Lock-Top Dampers are only available from chimney and hearth professionals
Professionals stake their reputation on what they sell. Lock-Top Dampers are only sold through professionals because it takes a professional for proper sizing and installation.
Say "yes" to savings
Put the Lock-Top Damper to work for you. Save energy, stay warm, protect your chimney from moisture and your home from pests. These benefits will all be yours when you say 'yes'to Lock-Top.
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