Gas log installation by local pros in Horizon West
Local gas log pros who measure first and sell second. The fireplace check costs nothing, and booking within 72 hours after it takes 10% off the service.
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Your free gas log inspection in Horizon West looks at
Checked in the firebox, at the damper and at the gas supply in Horizon West, so the set you approve suits the fireplace you have.
- Fireplace type and whether it suits a log set
- Firebox front width, rear width, depth and height
- Glowing embers placed as the manual shows
- Lighting and shutdown shown to you
Our approach to gas logs in Horizon West
Notes from our gas log installers working in Horizon West.
How far the damper must stay open
A clamped damper still has to leave enough open area for the exhaust. One maker's table sets a minimum permanent opening by burner size and chimney height. With a masonry fireplace and 15 feet of chimney, it asks for 27 square inches with the smallest burner, 35 with the 24 inch and 41 with the 30 inch.
Factory-built fireplaces and taller chimneys get smaller figures in the same table. Our crew measures the actual opening once the clamp is fitted and writes the number in your record.
Fireplaces a vent-free set can go into
One vent-free manual limits its set to a solid-fuel-burning masonry fireplace, a UL 127 factory-built fireplace or a listed ventless firebox enclosure. It adds an exception, never in a factory-built fireplace whose instructions say it has not been tested or should not be used with unvented gas logs.
Those instructions are often on a label inside the firebox or in the fireplace manual. Our crew reads them before a vent-free set is even discussed.
A little smoke on the first burns
New ceramic logs and fresh factory coatings need to burn in. One vent-free manual says slight smoking may occur during initial operation as the logs cure and the heater burns off manufacturing residues.
The same manual says the heater is designed to be smokeless, so if the logs appear to smoke after that, turn it off and have a qualified technician look at it. Our installers run the first burn with you and explain what is normal.
No wood fires once a vent-free set is in
A vent-free set turns a wood-burning fireplace into a gas appliance for good. One manual says solid fuels shall not be burned in a fireplace in which an unvented room heater is installed, and that the heater must not be used as a wood-burning heater.
The same manual says to use only the logs provided and never to place objects in the heater or on the logs. If you still want an occasional wood fire, our specialists explain what that means for the choice of set.
Matching the set to the gas on its rating plate
Every burner is built for a specific gas. One vented set manual says its appliance is for use only with the gas on the rating plate, is not field convertible and must not be installed if the supply is different.
A propane burner on natural gas, or the reverse, appears in the same manual's list of causes for smoking and sooting, with the instruction to shut it down immediately. Our crew checks the plate against your supply before the set is even unboxed.
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Questions Horizon West homeowners ask before gas logs
Our gas log team in Horizon West answers the usual questions here. Call about anything else.
Is the gas line part of the job?
New gas piping is separate work for a qualified gas contractor, and it appears as its own line on the estimate. Before that, our crew checks what the log set manual asks of the supply, such as the minimum pipe size and inlet pressure.
Can I still burn wood after gas logs go in?
No. One vent-free manual says solid fuels shall not be burned in a fireplace where an unvented heater is installed, and the same manual says not to burn paper or other objects in it. The log set becomes the fire.
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