A wood insert installed to its manual in Edgewood
Measured, planned in writing and installed to the listing. That is how our Edgewood team fits every wood insert.
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What the insert plan for your Edgewood home includes
Checked once, carefully, so install day in Edgewood runs without a second visit.
- Full-length stainless liner sized to the insert collar
- Top plate sealed on the flue tile with a rain cap
- Old damper locked open or removed
- Drop cloths from the door to the hearth
The flue, the fit and the fire, for Edgewood inserts
What our installers look for, and why it matters, on Edgewood insert jobs.
When a short direct connection is allowed
Some insert manuals also permit a positive or direct flue connection, in which a short stainless pipe runs from the collar through a sealed plate in the damper area into the first clay tile of the existing flue. Pacific notes that local codes may then call for a clean-out door, and a Travis manual lists a block-off plate as part of that method.
This route leaves the upper flue at its original, larger size and relies on sound tile above the joint. When your manual lists both methods, our pros explain each one, and we recommend the full liner unless the flue condition and the manual clearly favor the shorter path.
Catalytic and non-catalytic inserts
Wood inserts that meet the current limits use one of two approaches. A catalytic unit passes smoke through a coated combustor that burns it at a lower temperature. A non-catalytic unit uses a baffle and heated secondary air to burn the smoke inside the firebox.
Each has its own care. A combustor needs periodic inspection and eventual replacement, while a non-catalytic baffle and air tubes need checking for damage. We explain which your model uses and what the manual asks of you over the years.
A fireplace that always smoked
Some open fireplaces smoke into the room because the opening is large for the flue. An insert with a properly sized liner changes that relationship. Pacific credits a full liner with preventing difficult start-ups and smoke rolling out of the door.
If your fireplace has a history of smoking, we look at why before promising a fix. The flue height, the house pressure and the fireplace shape all play a part, and we tell you what an insert can and cannot change.
Protecting floors and furniture on install day
An insert installation carries a heavy unit, sooty old parts and a coil of liner through the house. Our crew lays protection along the route from the door to the hearth and covers furniture close to the work.
The firebox is cleaned before the insert goes in, and the work area is cleaned again when we finish. Both steps are part of the written scope, so the room you get back is the room you lent us, with a new fire in it.
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Fireplace insert questions, answered for Edgewood
Honest answers from our Edgewood insert specialists, no pressure attached.
Is the inspection really free?
Yes. The free inspection covers measuring the fireplace, checking the flue and reading the manual for the model you are considering. You get a written estimate with upfront pricing before any work, and booking within 72 hours after the inspection takes 10% off.
What wood should I burn in my new insert?
Natural wood that has been split and seasoned, which EPA suggests testing with a moisture meter. Never burn trash, cardboard, painted or pressure-treated wood, and never use flammable liquids to start the fire.
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