Gas log installation done by the manual in Aloma
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Log set details we put in writing in Aloma
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- Flue, damper and firebox cleaned and checked first
- Minimum damper opening from the set's table
- Flame appearance checked against the manual
- Lighting and shutdown shown to you
Before a log set goes into your Aloma fireplace
How a gas log installation unfolds in Aloma, and where you make the calls.
The input limit for vent-free sets
Florida's fuel gas code caps unvented room heaters at an input rating of 40,000 Btu per hour in section 621.3. The rating appears on the set's rating plate and in its manual.
That limit sits alongside the room volume rule, and in many living rooms the room rule is the one that bites first. Our crew reads the input from the plate of the set you are considering and checks it against both limits before recommending it.
Fireplaces a vent-free set can go into
One vent-free manual limits its set to a solid-fuel-burning masonry fireplace, a UL 127 factory-built fireplace or a listed ventless firebox enclosure. It adds an exception, never in a factory-built fireplace whose instructions say it has not been tested or should not be used with unvented gas logs.
Those instructions are often on a label inside the firebox or in the fireplace manual. Our crew reads them before a vent-free set is even discussed.
Noncombustible facing above a vent-free set
A vent-free set sends hot air up the face of the fireplace. Without a mantel, one manual requires noncombustible material such as slate, marble or tile, at least 1/2 inch thick, above the fireplace opening, and sheet metal only with noncombustible material behind it.
Painted drywall or wood trim right above the opening does not meet that rule. Our pros check the facing and explain the fix, whether that is new facing, a hood accessory or running the set vented with the damper open.
Fans, drafts and flame patterns
A vent-free flame is sensitive to moving air. One manual warns not to let fans blow directly into the fireplace and to avoid any drafts that alter the burner's flame pattern, and it rules out installing the heater in high traffic, windy or drafty areas.
Ceiling fans, air conditioning registers and doors to the patio can all send air across a firebox. Our crew looks at what moves air around your fireplace and suggests simple changes when a flame is being pushed around.
A cracked or broken log
Logs do wear out. Gas fireplace manuals we work from say not to operate the appliance if any log is broken, since a broken piece changes where the flame goes and can lead to soot.
Replacement logs have to be the ones listed for your burner. Our crew identifies the set, orders the matching log and places it by the diagram, and when a matching log no longer exists, we explain the options for a new set.
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Before your gas log install in Aloma
Answers to what Aloma homeowners ask us about gas logs, from our family-owned team.
Can a vent-free log set go in a bedroom?
One vent-free manual says its heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom. The Florida fuel gas code allows only small wall-mounted unvented heaters in those rooms, under strict conditions. We recommend a different option for a bedroom fireplace.
What makes gas logs turn black?
Steady black soot on the logs is a sign of incomplete combustion. One maker says to move the affected logs so flames touch them less, following the placement diagram. If the soot keeps coming back, have the set checked.
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