Gas Fireplace
Inside a gas fireplace installation in Cameron City
Gas fireplace vent parts that belong to one system
A vent system is tested with the fireplace it serves. The fuel gas code requires vents to be sized, installed and terminated to the vent and appliance manufacturers' instructions (502.5), and one maker disclaims installations that modify the appliance or vent system or use parts it has not approved.
Our crew uses the pipe, elbows, firestops and caps listed for your fireplace and does not mix brands because two pieces happen to fit together. The vent parts installed in your Cameron City home are named on your written record.
Checking gas pressure at a newly installed fireplace
Each unit is built to run within a pressure range printed in its manual. One maker's manual stresses that the minimum inlet pressure has to hold while the other gas appliances in the house are running, and warns that high pressure can cause overfiring. Its valve is preset at the factory and is not to be adjusted.
Once the supply is connected, our crew checks the inlet pressure with a gauge under the conditions the manual describes. The readings for your Cameron City fireplace are written on your record.
Natural gas or propane fireplace installation
The rating plate names the one fuel a gas fireplace is built for. One direct-vent manual says its fireplace is for use only with the gas type on the plate and cannot be converted without the maker's conversion kit. It also says propane tanks belong outdoors, never inside any structure.
Before a unit is ordered, our specialists confirm which fuel your Cameron City home has at the planned location and order the matching model. Switching fuels later is a job for the maker's kit and a qualified technician.
If you smell gas near a new gas fireplace
Leave the house first. Gas fireplace manuals say not to try to light any appliance, not to touch any electrical switch and not to use a phone in the building, then to call the gas supplier from a neighbor's phone, or the fire department if you cannot reach them. NFPA safety guidance also says to leave the home immediately and call the gas company or fire department from outside.
Once the gas utility or fire department has made the home safe, call us. Our team looks at the fireplace connections and the appliance in your Cameron City home, and the unit stays off until the source has been found.
