Gas Fireplace
Getting the gas log set right in Lake Charm
Start with a free inspection, and a set booked within 72 hours of it is 10% off.
Natural gas or propane, matched to the rating plate
Every set is built for one gas, named on its rating plate. One maker states plainly that its burner is only for the gas on the plate, cannot be converted to another, and must not be installed if the supply is different. A natural gas burner run on propane, or the reverse, will not burn as it was designed to, and that is why the plate and the supply are checked together.
We confirm which fuel your home already has before recommending a set, and we order the version built for it. If your home has neither natural gas nor propane at the fireplace today, we explain what the supplier or a gas contractor would need to provide before a set can go in.
The gas line, and whose job it is
Our work is the appliance, meaning the burner, the logs, the controls and their fitting in the fireplace. New piping, a new stub into the firebox, meter work and propane tanks are outside that and go to a gas contractor, the utility or the propane supplier. Keeping the two apart means the quote you approve describes exactly what our technicians will do in your home.
The Florida fuel gas code calls for piping to be checked for leakage when gas is turned on, and for appliance connections to be checked before an appliance is put into operation. We coordinate with whoever handles the supply, and every connection we make is leak tested before the first fire.
Nothing extra on the burner
Decorations belong off the burner. One maker's vent-free manual forbids placing logs, wood chips, pine cones or vermiculite on the appliance, because they cause improper burning, soot and high levels of carbon monoxide. Decorative granules or glass go on the fireplace floor in front of and beside the burner, away from the controls.
Ember material follows the manual too. Old embers come out before new ones go in, and replacements come from the original maker. We set the ember bed to the instructions and tell you what may and may not be added later. Keeping the burner clear is what lets the set burn as cleanly on its hundredth evening as on its first.
Logs from one set do not suit another
Logs from different sets can look alike and still burn very differently. Their shape, weight and position are designed around one burner. Pieces borrowed from another set can sit in the flame, collect soot and change the combustion.
Use the components the maker specifies for your set, and buy replacement logs or ember material from that maker. If the original parts are no longer available, we explain the choices, which usually means a new matched set. We identify the set during the free inspection and tell you whether matching parts can still be ordered, before you spend money on pieces that might not fit.
