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Spark Arrestor

The mesh screen on a chimney cap that keeps embers from escaping.

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What is Spark Arrestor?

The wire mesh element of a chimney cap. NFPA 211 sets the mesh openings no smaller than 3/8" and no larger than 1/2", tight enough to trap sparks (the mesh must not pass a 1/2" sphere) yet open enough to preserve draft. Many municipalities and all wildfire zones require it, and we verify the mesh against that spec on inspection.

Related terms:Chimney CapCap

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