About the developer

This invention came about from many years of watching my dad run his business as a Chimney Sweep, helping him when I became old enough to now working with him. I started seeing and learning more about the efficiency factors between wood-burning fireplaces, stoves, and vented or non-vented gas logs. For nearly 30 years of my dad working as a Chimney Sweep and me working alongside him, I’ve learned that if you want to use burning wood as your main heat source you should use a stove or insert. Some people love the look of a fireplace and prefer them over the stoves not to mention stoves and inserts can become very expensive and not in everyone’s budget.

A fireplace is the least efficient method of heating with wood. With my Invention, there would be nothing placed in your fireplace itself, which means you’re not losing any space for wood and will make scooping out your ashes much easier to do. We all know heat rises so when it comes out of your fireplace it’s going up the face of the wall and to the ceiling. This amount of heat can be a big problem if you have a wood mantel, TV, or other items above. The only options have been to place a canopy on the stove or fireplace to push out the heat further away before it rises. The other choice is to have a mantel shield made to deflect the heat around the mantel or whatever may be above your fireplace. Now the question comes, How can I make your heat be more beneficial for you without changing the normal way of it burning? Instead of deflecting the heat why not capture the heat before it rises and make it more useful? With my fire Vent invention it not only would be just as protective as a mantel shield but it would also blow the heat out into your room therefore it is giving you more square feet of heating space.