Gas Fireplace
From firebox check to first flame
Every installation carries two promises, our workmanship warranty and our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Vented and vent-free sets are different appliances
A vented set burns with the damper open and sends its exhaust up the chimney, like a wood fire. A vent-free set burns in the room and relies on an oxygen depletion sensor to shut it off if room air runs short. The fuel gas code places them under different standards and different rules. A vented set leaves much of its heat going up the chimney, while a vent-free set keeps its heat and its combustion products in the room.
Some burner systems are listed for both uses and installed to the section of the manual that matches the use chosen. We explain what each option would require of your fireplace and your room, and we put the requirements for the one you choose in the written quote.
Sizing the burner to the firebox
Every set lists the minimum fireplace size it needs, usually the front width, rear width, depth and height of the firebox. A set that fits through the opening can still be too large for the space behind it. One maker's manual also asks for the burner to be centered, with no part sticking out past the face of the fireplace and the unit never pushed hard against the back wall.
We measure the firebox at every point the set's manual names and compare the numbers before you order. That keeps the flame where it belongs and the controls where you can reach them. The measurements are written into the quote beside the set's own minimums, so you can see the margin for yourself.
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.
Yearly service for a gas log set
Gas log sets need looking after. One maker requires its vent-free burner and oxygen depletion sensor pilot to be inspected before use and cleaned at least once a year by a qualified service technician, more often where lint and pet hair build up.
Our maintenance visits clean the burner and pilot, reset any logs that have shifted and check the controls, the damper clamp and the flame. Booking one before the cooler months means the set is ready when you want it. Each visit ends with a written record of what was cleaned and checked, and any repair it found is priced before we do it.
