Gas log installation specialists for Coytown
We check the flue, the damper and the firebox against the log set manual before anything is ordered. No charge for the inspection in Coytown.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The written gas log scope for your Coytown home
Before any log set is ordered for your Coytown home, each of these is confirmed in person.
- Firebox front width, rear width, depth and height
- Ash lip or recess at the front of the firebox
- Gas type on the rating plate against your supply
- Lighting and shutdown shown to you
Log set know-how from our Coytown crew
Notes from our gas log installers working in Coytown.
Embers and extras the set does not list
Glowing embers make a log set look alive, and more is not better. One maker says not to add any additional embers to its set, since extra embers will cause unsafe operation, and to discard the ember screen and extra embers supplied with one of its log styles because they do not apply to that burner.
A vent-free manual goes further, ruling out added logs and ornaments such as pine cones. Our crew installs exactly the media and embers your set lists.
Tightly built homes and vent-free sets
Newer and heavily sealed homes can hold too little outside air for an unvented heater. One vent-free manual says its heater shall not be installed in a confined space or in unusually tight construction unless provisions are made for additional air.
It defines unusually tight construction by features such as a continuous vapor retarder, gasketed or sealed openings and caulked joints around windows and doors. Our pros ask about the home's construction and recommend a vented option where the air supply is doubtful.
Protecting the set during a pressure test
Gas piping gets pressure tested when it is installed or altered, and log set valves are not built for test pressure. One maker says the set and its main valve must be disconnected from the piping during any test above 1/2 psig.
For tests at or below 1/2 psig, the same manual says the set must be isolated by closing its equipment shutoff valve. Our technicians coordinate with the gas contractor so the set is protected whenever the line is tested.
Protecting the room on installation day
A gas log installation happens in the middle of your living room. Our crew covers the floor and the hearth, moves furniture only with your say-so and keeps the work area contained around the fireplace.
Cleaning the firebox and flue comes first, before the new set is unpacked, so soot and ash never reach the new burner. At the end, the area is cleaned and the old set, if we removed it, goes with us.
Low flame height
A flame that stays low when it should be tall usually comes back to gas flow. One maker lists gas pressure, a valve not fully open, a blockage or kink in the connector, plumbing or orifice, a remote left on low and the wrong media for the gas type.
Our crew works through those causes in order, starting with the simple settings. When the supply is the problem, we say so and list the work for the gas contractor separately.
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What people in Coytown ask about gas logs
Straight talk on log sets from our specialists in Coytown, and no pressure to book.
Why does the damper have to stay open with gas logs?
The exhaust from a vented set rises up the chimney, which means the flue has to stay open. One maker ships a clamp that is fixed to the damper for good and wants the damper fully open any time the set is lit. Vent-free sets have their own rules in their own manuals.
Does it matter if my home uses natural gas or propane?
Yes. The set must match the gas named on its rating plate. One vented set is not field convertible at all, while one vent-free set can be converted between the two gases by a qualified installer. One maker also requires the propane supply to be regulated.
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