Virtually all oval flues are on buildings and outdoor fireplaces in California and other Western, wild-fire prone areas. Thus, chimney caps for oval flues
always come with smaller than customary spaces between the screen mesh wires. These smaller mesh, California spark arrestor style chimney caps are required to have screen openings no
larger than 5/8 of an inch on each side. By contrast, most chimney caps have 3/4 inch screen screen openings.
Unless they are custom made from a template of a specific oval flue, oval flue chimney caps'
exteriors are rectangular in shape, as they are also made to fit rectangular flues with rounded corners. When you look inside these chimney caps however, you will see the corner-tabs or interior ledges that accomodate oval flues. See the photo at right.
Our stainless steel chimney caps all carry a Lifetime Warranty, so they are a good choice. If your chimney cap is for an oval flue in a
saltwater environment, we strongly recommend a stainless steel chimney cap instead of a galvanized steel one.
What to Measure If you have an oval flue,measure the
outside lenght and width of your flue.
How to Select: Then click below on any of the chimney caps for oval flues. Use the chart
on its page to identify a chimney cap that will appropriate for a flue with the outside dimensions of your flue.
