Our Process
How gas fireplaces are installed in Indian Mound Village
How a direct-vent gas fireplace installation stays sealed
A direct-vent fireplace depends on its glass front staying sealed. One direct-vent manual warns that combustion products can leak past a glass door that is not properly seated and sealed. In one direct-vent manual the vent is concentric, an inner flue inside an outer pipe, giving exhaust and outside air separate paths.
During installation our crew seats the glass as the manual shows, joins each vent section as the maker specifies and checks the seal before the first light. Those steps happen out of sight once the wall is finished, which is why they are written on your Indian Mound Village record.
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 Indian Mound Village home, and the unit stays off until the source has been found.
Power for gas fireplace fans, remotes and ignition
Many gas fireplaces need power for ignition, a fan, a remote or a wall switch. One B-vent manual requires the unit to be electrically grounded under local codes or the National Electrical Code, and asks for remote control and wall switch wiring to be done before the final finish.
A new outlet or circuit is electrician work, and we name it on the plan. Our crew coordinates the wiring with the electrician so it is in place before the wall around your Indian Mound Village fireplace is closed.
Carbon monoxide alarms with a new gas fireplace
The NFPA advises installing and maintaining carbon monoxide alarms and venting all fuel-burning equipment outside. One gas fireplace manual describes early carbon monoxide symptoms as flu-like, with headaches, dizziness and nausea, and says anyone who feels them should get fresh air at once and have the fireplace inspected.
A vented fireplace installed to its manual keeps exhaust outside, and an alarm is the backup. If an alarm sounds, get everyone out of your Indian Mound Village home and call 911 from outside. The fireplace stays off until it has been inspected and the cause found.
