chimney flue
Fireplace exhaust channel
A chimney flue is the passage inside a chimney through which smoke and combustion gases escape from a fireplace, furnace, or stove to the outside air.
The flue may be lined with metal or clay tiles to protect the chimney structure and improve draft: The chimney flue needs cleaning before winter.
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- linerInner protective covering
- clay tileFired earth roofing unit
- wood stoveTimber-fueled heating appliance
draft · ventilation · pellet stove · combustion · carbon monoxide · flashing · masonry · ceramic coating · exhaust · crown · fire safety standards · parging · furnace · creosote · blackened · stainless steel · cap · pipe
- pipespipe, tube, conduit, duct, pipeline
- HVAC equipmentblower, boiler, burner, chiller, compressor
- heatersheater, space heater, oil heater, electric heater, radiant heater
fireplace/chimney component function
chimney fluefirebox
Fuel-burning enclosure
combustion chamber · air intake · hearth · fire pit · grate