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On a Melton block near paddocks and trees, the cap on a wood heater is part of the fire safety of the property. FreshDuct fits spark arrestors, replaces rusted and damaged cowls and caps the old town-centre flues that have been open for years.
Semi-rural Melton heater with a plain cowl? A spark arrestor should be on it before the next dry spell.
A chimney cap in Melton has more to do than keep the rain out. On the semi-rural blocks, with paddocks on one side and trees on the other, a wood heater is often the only heating and it runs hard, and every hard burn sends hot particles up the flue. With an open cowl they land wherever the wind takes them. A spark arrestor cowl holds them back with mesh, sized to stop embers without choking the draw or blocking with soot.
Trees are the other thing a semi-rural block adds. Leaf and bark from the trees around the house drop onto the terminal all year, and an open cowl on a heater flue lets it straight in, where it sits above the fire as fuel and slowly chokes the draw. A guarded cowl keeps it out, and a light kit cowl that has rusted or lost its fixings is replaced with a heavier one, sized to the flue diameter so it seats and draws as designed.
The old brick flues near the town centre have often been open for years since the last cap went, collecting rain, leaf litter and nests. A cap with a bird guard closes them off, fixed to a crown we check is sound first. Gas fire terminals in the newer homes are checked for blockage and security, with anything on the appliance side left to the licensed gas specialists we arrange. Every terminal is photographed once it is on.
Spark arrestors, guarded cowls, replacement cowls and bird-guarded caps for Melton's semi-rural heaters, estate flues and old town chimneys.
A hard-burning heater on a Melton block near grass and trees can throw embers from a plain cowl. A spark arrestor with mesh sized to the appliance keeps them in the flue, and we check the draw with it fitted so the heater still burns cleanly.
Trees around a semi-rural Melton house drop leaf and bark onto the terminal, and an open cowl lets it into the flue to sit above the fire. A guarded cowl keeps it out, and we clear what is already in the flue before the new terminal goes on.
Old brick chimneys near the town centre have often been uncapped for years and are full of rain damage, leaves and nests. A cap with a bird guard closes the flue, and we check the crown is sound enough to fix it to before we start.
Real photos from Melbourne jobs — not stock, not staged.
We look at the flue, the appliance and what is around the house. A block near paddocks gets a spark arrestor; a flue under trees gets a guarded cowl; an open town chimney gets a bird-guarded cap on a sound crown.
It is fixed and sealed from the roof, the draw is confirmed with it on, and a photo of the finished terminal comes with the job so you can see it from the ground.
Documented end to end — every job, every suburb.
Flue size, terminal type and roof access checked.
The right cap or cowl for the appliance and the problem.
Firm price before any work.
Fixed and sealed from the roof, safely.
Draw checked with the cap on.
A photo of the finished cap from the roof.
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Yes. A spark arrestor cowl holds embers in the flue with mesh sized to your heater, which matters when the block is surrounded by dry grass and trees. We fit it from the roof and test the draw with it on so the heater does not smoulder or smoke back.
A heavier cowl fixed with corrosion-resistant fasteners rather than the light kit cowl the flue came with. We match it to the flue diameter so it seats properly, seal the joint and confirm the draw with it on before we leave.
An open flue lets rain, leaves and birds straight in. A cap keeps the flue dry, keeps nests out and, on a wood heater, a spark arrestor stops embers leaving the flue.
Usually a downdraught — wind pushing back down the flue. An anti-downdraught cowl is the normal fix; we confirm the draw with a test before and after.
Yes. If we are on the roof for a sweep and the flue needs a cap, we can quote it on the spot and fit it the same visit where we have the right size.
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