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Choosing and fitting your gas logs
Every installation ends with a leak test, a lit flame checked against the manual and a written record.
The damper stays open for a vented set
A vented set needs a permanent opening in the damper so exhaust always has a way out. One maker's manual says the damper must be fully open when the set burns and supplies a clamp, permanently installed, that stops the damper blade from closing fully.
If the clamp does not fit that damper, the same manual offers other ways to hold the minimum opening in its table: a permanent stop, taking out the damper blade, or cutting the damper down. We fit the clamp or the alternative as part of the installation and show you where it is, so nobody closes the damper by mistake. A vented set burning against a closed damper would push its exhaust into the room, which is exactly what the clamp is there to prevent.
A shutoff valve you can reach
The Florida fuel gas code gives each gas appliance a shutoff valve. The usual arrangement puts it in the same room, within 6 feet of the appliance and with access, and a valve inside a fireplace firebox has to follow the appliance maker's instructions. One maker's log set manual rules out a valve in the firebox for its burner.
We confirm where the shutoff valve is, or needs to be, before quoting. A valve you can reach easily matters every time the set is serviced and any time the gas has to be turned off quickly. We show you where it is and how it turns during the walk-through at the end of the job.
Room air and drafts around a vent-free set
A vent-free set takes its combustion air from the room, so it needs enough air and a steady one. One maker's manual warns against drafts from heating and air conditioning vents, returns and fans that blow into the fireplace, because they bend the flame and can cause soot, carbon monoxide or pilot outages. Air moving across the fireplace opening pulls the flame sideways, and a flame pushed into a log leaves soot where it touches.
The same manual suggests cracking the damper or a window for combustion and ventilation air. We look at nearby vents and fans during the inspection and show you how to set the room up before lighting the logs.
What happens on installation day
We protect the floor and the hearth, set the burner in its position, connect it at the appliance shutoff valve where the supply is ready and leak test every connection we make. Then the ember bed and logs go in to the diagram. Old sets that are being replaced are disconnected, capped where the manual requires and carried out before the new burner goes in.
We light the set, check the flame and the controls, and adjust until the flame matches the manual. The room is cleaned, the packaging and debris leave with us, and you get the walk-through and a written record of the work.
