Gas insert installation planned around your Colonial Town Center fireplace
Call our family team in Colonial Town Center for a free inspection, then take 10% off gas insert work you book within 72 hours after it.
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Before we order an insert for your Colonial Town Center home
In Colonial Town Center, the free visit covers points like these, and none of it obliges you to book.
- Rear width and side angles measured, beyond the face of the opening
- Gas supply work by a qualified gas professional, on its own line
- Outlet inside the firebox or a cord route to a nearby outlet
- Leak check and supply pressure reading at startup
How our Colonial Town Center crew fits a gas insert
The practical side of the job, as our Colonial Town Center specialists explain it on site.
Closing the gap around the liners
Once the liners pass through the damper opening, the space around them can let air move up or down the chimney. The insert manual says non-combustible insulation or field-made metal plates may be needed around the vent pipes at the damper to prevent odors and cold drafts.
In an air-conditioned house, that same gap can let cooled room air escape upward. We close it with the material the manual allows and check it before the surround goes on. The spot is hard to reach afterwards, so it happens in the right order.
One flue for one appliance
Every insert needs a vent of its own. Heat & Glo forbids tying the insert into a chimney flue that already serves another solid-fuel or gas-burning appliance and calls for a separate vent system. Section 503.5.7.1 of Florida's Fuel Gas Code likewise bars connecting an appliance to a flue that serves a separate solid-fuel appliance.
In a chimney with one flue, that is simple. Where a chimney holds two flues, for example serving a second fireplace, we identify which flue the insert will use and keep it apart from the other appliance.
Keeping the space in front clear
A gas insert throws its heat forward. The Supreme owner's manual shows a clear space of three feet in front of the fireplace and warns against placing combustible objects there or blocking the louvers. It also advises keeping candles and other heat-sensitive objects off the mantel and hearth.
Furniture layout is part of the plan. We point out the clear space at the walkthrough, so a favorite chair or a rug does not creep too close over the cooler months.
Permits and inspections for an insert
Gas appliance installations can involve permits and inspections, and the rules depend on where you live. The Supreme manual itself tells installers to consult the local building inspector, fire officials or the authorities having jurisdiction about restrictions, installation inspection and permits.
We check what applies at your address instead of assuming. If a permit is needed, it goes on the estimate, and the inspection is scheduled into the job. Any comments from the inspection are resolved before we consider the job complete.
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Quick gas insert answers for Colonial Town Center
Still weighing it up? Read these, then book the free visit in Colonial Town Center.
Do I need a new liner for a gas insert?
Yes. A direct-vent insert uses its own liners, one for exhaust and one for combustion air, running from the insert to a cap at the chimney top. They come from the vent system named in its manual.
Can a gas insert go in a bedroom fireplace?
Florida's Fuel Gas Code bars gas appliances from bedrooms, though a direct-vent unit installed to its listing is one of the allowed exceptions. Sealed inserts are generally direct vent, but your model's manual decides. We check before recommending one.
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