A wood insert installed to its manual in Fairvilla
From an open fireplace to a closed wood heater in Fairvilla, planned around your firebox and your room.
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- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What the insert plan for your Fairvilla home includes
Checked once, carefully, so install day in Fairvilla runs without a second visit.
- Connector to the collar made as the manual shows
- Top plate sealed on the flue tile with a rain cap
- Hearth depth and width checked, extension if needed
- Manual, model, serial number and liner details left with you
The flue, the fit and the fire, for Fairvilla inserts
What our installers look for, and why it matters, on Fairvilla insert jobs.
What never goes into an insert
EPA lists what should never be burned in a wood heater: household trash, cardboard, plastics, foam, colored ink on magazines and packaging, and coated, painted or pressure-treated wood. Insert manuals add that no other fuel than the one listed may be used.
We leave a short list with you at handover and mention it again if we see a box of offcuts beside the hearth. Painted trim, pallets and treated lumber look like firewood, and they are not. Burning them fouls the glass, the baffle and the liner, and it sends pollutants into the neighborhood air.
Running the insert with the door shut
An insert is built to burn with its door shut. Pacific says its unit is not designed to be operated with the firing door open, because besides sparks landing on the floor, an open door makes the heater draw air from the living space. The Travis manual requires the door closed and latched during operation.
We show you how to open the door slowly when adding wood so smoke is not pulled into the room, and how to close it firmly. An insert is enjoyed through the glass.
Why the air control is not left on high
Running a wood heater flat out is not the goal. Pacific reserves the high air setting for starting and preheating fresh loads, and warns against overfiring, which it says can permanently damage the heater and the chimney.
We point out the markings on your air control and explain what each range is for. Most evenings the right setting sits well below full once a good bed of coals has formed, and the insert then gives steady heat with a clean flame instead of a roar.
Why the fireplace is measured before you buy
Buying an insert before the fireplace is measured is the quickest route to a unit that sits on the hearth waiting for a solution. Minimum fireplace size, chimney height, flue size and clearances all need checking against your fireplace first.
The free inspection does that checking. You can buy the unit knowing it fits and knowing what its installation will involve, or ask us to supply it as part of the job. Either way, the model is confirmed before the money is spent.
Other work in Fairvilla
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- Stone Chimney RepairKeep stone repairs suited to the existing masonry.
- Smoke Chamber RepairRepair the transition above the fireplace opening.
- Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace RepairRepair the fireplace according to its model.
Learn more about wood-burning fireplace insert installationFairvilla services
Wood insert questions we answer in Fairvilla
Undecided? These help, and the insert visit in Fairvilla costs nothing.
What happens to the old damper?
Insert manuals direct that it be locked fully open or removed. We secure or remove it during the installation, so it cannot be closed on the exhaust path later.
Can you remove my old insert?
Yes. We take out the old unit and its surround, disconnect its pipe and any wiring, and haul it away when that is part of the scope. Then we look at the firebox and flue it was covering.
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