AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL CHIMNEY FIRE EXTINGUISHER

摘要

The disclosure is of a method or system for controlling fires originating in the chimney or chimney connector of internal combusion space heating appliances. The method or system provides for detecting excessive heat, the presence of which automatically releases a flow of extinguishant into the chimney or chimney connector, thereby rapidly eliminating flame in the chimney or chimney connector, as well as providing a fire retardant coating to any combustible materials present there. The advantages of the method or system of the invention resides in it's ability to effectively control chimney fires, it's simplicity of operation, and it's reliability of operation, and it's ease of installation.