Our Services
Gas fireplaces cleaned, tested and repaired
Before any work starts, you learn what a repair will change and what it will leave as it is.
Electronic ignition that lights on demand
Many newer fireplaces light the pilot only when you ask for heat. A control module sends a spark to the pilot, proves the pilot flame with a sensor and then opens the main burner. When the fireplace is switched off, both flames go out. Some models also offer a continuous pilot mode, and one maker's control turns that pilot off by itself after about seven days without use.
When this kind of system fails, the fault can sit in the spark, the flame sensor, the module, the wiring or the power supply. We work through the sequence the manual gives for that model, so the part replaced is the part that failed.
A blower that hums, rattles or stops
The blower moves room air around the outside of the firebox and pushes warm air back into the room. It plays no part in combustion, but it collects lint and pet hair, and a motor that hums, rattles or turns slowly is usually asking for cleaning or replacement.
One maker's annual service list includes cleaning the blower with a soft brush and a vacuum. We clean it, check the fan and its temperature switch where one is fitted, and replace the motor with the listed part when it has worn out. A fault in the household circuit that feeds the blower is work for an electrician, and we say so.
Door gaskets and relief doors
A sealed gas fireplace relies on a gasket around the glass frame to keep exhaust inside the firebox. Gaskets harden and break down with heat over time. One maker's annual service list asks for every accessible gasket to be inspected and replaced as required.
Some units also have relief doors or flaps that let pressure escape if gas lights late. They need to open freely and close sealed, and one manual warns that relief doors left open while the unit runs can let exhaust into the home. We check both the gaskets and the relief system during service, because a gap in either place defeats the seal.
The first fire after months off
Through the warm months, a fireplace that sits unused collects dust and lint in the burner, the pilot and the control compartment. One maker notes that carpeting, bedding and pet hair can add enough lint to call for cleaning more often than once a year.
A service visit before the first cool evening means the pilot, burner and glass are clean and the controls have been tested before you need them. If the unit lit poorly or smelled odd at the end of last season, mention it when you book so we look at that first.
