Gas Fireplace
Inside a gas fireplace installation in Sanlando Springs
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 Sanlando Springs record.
What a new gas fireplace sits on
Under the unit, the base has to be solid. One direct-vent manual calls for a hard metal or wood surface that extends the full width and depth of the unit, and says never to set it directly on carpet, vinyl, tile or other combustible material apart from wood. A B-vent manual gives the same rule.
Raised hearths, built-in platforms and units set into cabinetry all need that base planned from the start. Our installers build it to the manual and level the unit on it before anything is connected in your Sanlando Springs home.
Where the gas shutoff valve goes for a new fireplace
Each appliance gets its own shutoff valve. The fuel gas code places it in the same room, within 6 feet of the appliance and upstream of its connector (409.5.1). A valve inside the firebox follows the maker's instructions, and a vented decorative appliance may have its valve in a remote spot if it is easy to reach, permanently labeled and serves nothing else (409.5.2).
We plan the valve location with you and the gas contractor, so anyone in your Sanlando Springs home can find it and turn it off.
Checking the new gas fireplace before it goes in
Damage in shipping happens. One maker's manual says to inspect the appliance and components, never to install damaged, incomplete or substitute parts and to report shipping damage, particularly to the glass. Vent parts, trim and log sets often arrive in separate boxes.
Our crew unpacks and checks every carton against the manual before anything is fixed in place in your Sanlando Springs home. A cracked glass or a bent vent section is caught on the floor, long before the wall is finished. Anything damaged goes back to the supplier, and the schedule is adjusted with you.
