Adjustable Smoke Guard for 28.5" L x 48" W Fireplaces, Black Powder Coat Finish, 6" Height

This is one of those products that is so simple but so amazingly effective. Our house was filling up with smoke no matter what we did but after installing this there has been absolutely no smoke escaping into the house. Much the opposite, even if smoke tries to push out I can see it getting sucked right back up into the fireplace. Great product and great price at ~$50. I didn’t even measure my flue, I just ruled out other fireplace issues and installed this and haven’t looked back.

This item has so improved the functioning of our fireplace! Our fireplace didn't always smoke, but we had to be very careful about making certain the fire was always pushed way back up against the rear wall, for if it burned towards the front of the grate, we would get some smoke roll out, and then we had to open a window just a crack to increase the draft. Since installing this item (I got the 4 inch) the fireplace has worked so dependably with no smoking whatsoever! Just the other day I commented to my mate how wonderfully this addition to the fireplace works, and how truly satisfied I am with this purchase. A great investment. Although the brass is probably "pretty" by itself, I'm really glad we chose the black version because even though it's mounted right at the front of the opening, it is virtually invisible, whereas the brass would be more on display. Probably that would be nice, but we are very pleased with the black. Also, I had considered getting the widest (highest) piece since I was making the purchase, but I am very glad that I did NOT get that highest one. This 4 inch high one works perfectly, and it is practically invisible, and does not hide the fire at all whereas the tallest one would have. I don't think I would have been happy with that height, but then I'm sure others may have differently shaped fireboxes and that height would be needed. Our firebox was much wider than it was tall so this one worked best. I recommend this great item to anyone who has a smoking fireplace. It will really help.

We recently had work done on our fireplace in our newly purchased, older home. Long story short, we ended up putting a stainless steel cylinder liner down our chimney to prevent further damage to the crumbling brick liner the chimney had. In doing so we went from having a large fireplace opening (into the living room) and a large flue opening (out the chimney top), to having a large fireplace opening into our living room and a SMALL flue opening out the top. Ideally, you want the opening up the chimney to be of a certain ratio to the opening to the room for proper smoke flow. Our new room to flue opening ratio meant that any smoke from a fire would now want to travel into our living room instead of out the top of the chimney like it’s supposed to. Enter this product, the HY-C Smoke Guard. The Smoke Guard does its job, effectively making our fireplace opening into our living room smaller, forcing the smoke upward thru the chimney instead of rolling out into our living room. The Smoke Guard installs like some shower curtains, using tension to hold itself up and in place without any mounting hardware needed. The instructions aren’t the easiest to understand, a criticism heard from other people that I can confirm. I was still able to install without issues. Our fireplace opening into our living room is smooth/level at the top and rough on the sides (from the bricks), so while it installed flush to the top of the opening, there were some small gaps on the sides of the Guard from the uneven-ness of the bricks. Luckily the product comes with a tube of silicon paste to seal any spots that need it. I’ve seen other people complain that it’s useless due to their uneven fireplace openings. I didn’t have that problem. Overall, I'm happy with the Smoke Guard. The difference of smoke rollback into our living room pre-Smoke Guard vs. post-Smoke Guard is NIGHT & DAY. This said, I purchased the 4" model, but I wish I had gone with the 6" model. I still have some occasional smoke roll back into the room, and I'm all but convinced that if I had the 6" model this wouldn't be the case. That's not a knock on the product, just a notion that it may be better to be aggressive on what size to buy as the bigger the Guard the more smoke held in. I was originally concerned that the bigger model would restrict our view of the fire, but I think most people would happily give up 2” of viewing area for even less smoke in your house. My lack of 5 stars stems from what was originally sent to me when I first ordered. I ordered the Guard in the flat black color, and was shipped the bronze color instead. My bottom line: Works great IF you have straight/level fireplace openings, buy bigger than you’re thinking to prevent any and all smoke rollback, & don’t be surprised if you’re shipped the wrong color.

We had a major issue with our wood burning fireplace causing so much smoke, every time we used it, it would set off the smoke alarms. We did extensive research and tried many options and nothing worked (cracked windows, heated chimney before burn). We finally read about the opening being too large compared to the chimney size. We installed this plate and absolutely no smoke out of the front. It was easy to install (2 people is better so one is holding it in place for a tight fit). Wish I had this the last 2 years!

Moved in our new build house 2 years ago. Haven’t been able to use fireplace because smoke would just boil out of it. Had a professional come look at it because installers would not honor their installation. He told us they had done a terrible job and suggested we try a taller chimney pipe or may have to tear out and start over. Too expensive! So after 2 winters of no fire, we came across this smoke guard. Sounded too simple to be true. Well I’m here to tell you before you try anything more extreme, give it a try!! Just lowering the opening 4” has been amazing! Physics of flu size to fireplace opening is now corrected and it works like a dream! Loving this warm fire!! Product is kind of flimsy but it certainly does what it is supposed to do! Love!

A really inexpensive way to reduce the size of the fireplace opening to improve chimney draft. Easy to install and so far seems quite durable and sturdy.

Fit perfectly

Not stiff enough for 48” fireplace. The pipe and spring are solid, but the sheet metal front valance bowes out in the middle and flexes. My fireplace is 48”, the max size according to the manufacturer. A clamp or vicegrips are necessary to hold it compressed while positioning it in the opening. With this wide a fireplace, the whole thing is unstabil until in place with the spring released. At maximum extension of 48” not enough of the smaller tube is inside the big one to keep the thing straight.

worked perfectly. it should come with more backing insulation, and a stronger more heat resistance sealant, but other then that, no more smoke! so its great