We have included a number of pictures of different types of chimney pot on the market. Some are just conventional pots, but some are specialised pots to help alleviate problems associated with fireplaces and appliances. A brief explanation of each is included, but for further advice, by all means contact us.

Conventional pots are the most

common. They come in a range of sizes, and usually three colours; Red, Black and a less common Buttermilk.

Louvered and Venetian pots have been widely used to help reduce the risk of blow-downs. They are designed in such a way so as to allow the breaths of wind that enter the pot, causing blow down, to escape out of the vents or slats in the pot. They have been helpful in the past but in our opinion have been surpassed by Marcone pots and H pots.

The Marcone pot is without doubt, one of the most successful pots on the market today for helping with blow down

problems. They are not 100% perfect , and tend to cause problems when the vent clogs up with crust and creosote, which needs cleared periodically, but the best mid price range solution.

The H pot is another alternative which is also recommended by the Coal Advisory Service for the blow down problem. The very shape of the pot explains how the wind cannot get into the flue run itself. If the wind catches in the vertical drops, it is impossible for it to cross the horizontal run of the H itself.

Chimney Pots