Chimney Sheep 13 x 13 Inch Herdwick Wool Chimney Draught Excluder

This is a complete game-changer for me!!! I just replaced an old gas fire with the fake stones that sat inside my fireplace... I reckon half the heat went up the chimney. It never really heated the room that well. I recently bought a flueless gas fire, a mock Wood burner. (not cheap) so blocked my chimney with this; it was like a gale, and suddenly stopped! I never realised how much air movement there was. Since installing said fire and Cimney Sheep, my room is constantly on 20 degrees on the very lowest position. It's astonishing! What's also amazing is that my bills haven't gone up and yet I am twice as warm!! Fantastic product. Also it's Natural. 10 out of 10.

these are good for stopping drafts

Ordered this to stop draft coming down the chimney. Installed well. Was well made and fit great. Did what it was meant to.

Unfortunately I bought the wrong size - my fault but I have been taking the chimney sheep for ages they r brilliant. So I had to but another one in the right size - shows how good they are

It turns out chimneys really do come in all shapes and sizes. When we moved into our new house it was nearing summer so we didn't really notice how cold it would get in the living room until later last year - suffice to say with nothing blocking the chimney it was blowing a gale and the room was uninhabitable without the heating cranked up. I tried a few different things - newspaper up the chimney etc - but I have a funny shaped flue so after some research came across these. They do seem a little expensive at first glance, but there's no denying that - after some careful trimming to size (don't worry, that's part of the instructions!) it has not only stopped the draft but also provides over an inch of insulation to the chimney so it's acting as a reasonable heat barrier there too. I had to put this quite high up our chimney so got one of the extension rods below, which is handy as it means the tag hangs far enough down so there's no danger of lighting a fire without noticing this is still in place. 6 inch extension rod for Chimney Sheep Highly recommended solution to the problem of heat lost up the chimney.

The most difficult thing with this item is gauging the correct size! Lying on the floor looking up a chimney, and trying to measure with a bit of string can indeed be frustrating! However we managed, and it arrived and is quite easy to fit in place. It is obviously important to order slightly larger than slightly smaller, as the edges will adjust slightly as you push it in place. It has been in situ for some time now, and apart from the prevention of draughts/cold coming into the room, we can no longer hear the birds which sit on the roof! There is a tag which hangs down to remind us to remove it when next we light the fire. An invaluable item.

Easy to view instructions on line, has completely reduced the draft and wind noise. Excellent value and quality

The product is OK as a convenient solution. The cost is high for what you get and in my view there are aspects of the design that could be improved. For example the 'seal' along the edges is allright if the chimney surfaces are clean, flat and the aperture is regular. In reality chimney inners are rarely that, so the fit is loose, especially in the corners, where the excluders have radius corners rather than right angle corners. This could be improved by using a flexible rubber or silicone edging material. I will use them as a temporary fix until summer time when I'll make up purpose made draught excluders of closer fit using carpet off-cut and ply board. Zero cost, just a bit of time to get it right.

Extremely flimsy. Bought it to use in an 11" x 11", but it won't even stay in.

Easy to put in and out. Seals securely. A great product.

Non credevo ma ho risolto tantissimo in termini di dispersione di calore, è anche un ottimo prodotto dal punto di vista qualitativo (è un peccato che si sporchi di fuliggine!)

Parfait

Nice quality and seems to be doing the job.