Direct vent gas insert installation for Crown Point
Replace a tired insert or convert an old wood-burning fireplace in Crown Point. Free inspection and a written scope from our local team.
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Written into every gas insert quote in Crown Point
Checked in person by our family-owned team in Crown Point and explained without jargon.
- Firebox width, height and depth against the insert's minimum opening
- Damper locked fully open or removed for the liners
- Vertical vent height checked against the insert's minimum and maximum
- Outlet inside the firebox or a cord route to a nearby outlet
Gas insert know-how for Crown Point homeowners
A few of the things our installers walk Crown Point homeowners through before an insert goes in.
What happens to the old damper
The liners for a gas insert pass through the damper opening on their way up. Heat & Glo tells installers to lock the fireplace damper fully open or remove it completely. A damper left free to swing can pinch the liners or drop onto them later.
Some dampers leave room for both liners once they are locked open. Others are too tight and come out. We decide which at the inspection and describe the choice on your estimate, including any cutting or modification the damper needs.
Trimming a factory-built firebox to fit
Metal factory-built fireplaces sometimes have a raised floor or a lip across the front that steals height. One insert manual allows for this: the metal floor of the solid-fuel firebox may be removed, and a metal lip standing above the hearth pad may be taken off, to reach the minimum opening.
Those are specific allowances in one maker's manual, so we follow the manual for your insert. Where it permits the change, we make it cleanly and note it on the estimate. Where it does not, we look at another model.
Ground-fault protection near water
Some locations call for extra electrical protection. The Supreme manual says the insert's 110 to 120 volt circuit must have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection, in line with the electrical codes, when it is installed in places such as bathrooms or near sinks.
A fireplace in a primary bath or beside a wet bar is less unusual than it sounds. We note the location, and the electrician provides the protection the manual and the code call for.
Checking a model before you buy it
Buying an insert first and measuring later can end with a return and a long wait. The minimum opening, the vent height range and the clearances are all in the installation manual, which makers publish online.
Send us the model you like before you order. We read its manual, measure your fireplace against it at the free inspection and tell you whether it fits, needs a custom surround or calls for a different size.
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Gas insert questions we hear in Crown Point
Still weighing it up? Read these, then book the free visit in Crown Point.
Will I need an electrician for a gas insert?
Only if the insert needs power where there is no outlet. Many inserts use household power for the blower and ignition, and a new outlet in or near the firebox is electrical work done by an electrician. It is listed on its own estimate line.
Why does a new insert smell during the first fires?
The paint and materials cure during the first long burns, and that gives off a smell. Makers describe a break-in burn with the windows open and the fireplace on high for a few hours. The smell fades once the curing is done.
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