Gas log installation specialists for Keene's Pointe

The input limit for vent-free sets

Florida's fuel gas code caps unvented room heaters at an input rating of 40,000 Btu per hour in section 621.3. The rating appears on the set's rating plate and in its manual.

That limit sits alongside the room volume rule, and in many living rooms the room rule is the one that bites first. Our crew reads the input from the plate of the set you are considering and checks it against both limits before recommending it.

Pilot, ignition and remote options

Log sets vary in how they light. Some use a push-button piezo igniter, which in one vent-free manual needs a single AAA battery, some use a standing pilot and some use electronic ignition with a remote receiver.

Each option has its own parts, batteries and lighting steps, and the listing covers the controls the set was tested with. Our pros explain the choices for the set you like and install the controls exactly as supplied.

Leak testing every connection

Every joint made during an installation gets checked before the burner is lit. Gas appliance manuals we work from allow leak testing with a soap and water solution or an approved leak test spray and never with an open flame.

Our installers test each connection they make or disturb, including the valve, the flex connector and the burner inlet, and they repeat the check after the set has run. The test is written into the scope of every job.

Logs stay hot after the flame is off

Ceramic logs hold heat long after the burner goes out. One maker warns that its logs remain hot for some time after use and says to wear heat-resistant gloves or let them cool before repositioning any log.

That matters with children and pets in the house and when tidying the fireplace after a gathering. Our technicians point it out at handover and show you which logs are meant to stay put.

When the log set pilot keeps dropping out

When a log set pilot lights and then drops out, one maker's troubleshooting table points to several parts. Our technicians check each one before recommending a repair.

Pilot parts are specific to the valve, so replacements come from the set's own parts list.

• A valve that will not hold
• A pilot hood bent away from the thermocouple
• A bent or kinked pilot line
• A loose, cracked or worn thermocouple
• Excessive downdraft in the chimney