Gas log installation, vented or vent-free, in Lorna Doone
From measuring the firebox to clamping the damper, our technicians handle each step of a gas log installation the maker's way.
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Included in every gas log estimate in Lorna Doone, together with 10% off when you book within 72 hours after the inspection.
- Fireplace type and whether it suits a log set
- Minimum damper opening from the set's table
- Leak test on every connection made
- Removal of the old set if you want it gone
Gas log installation explained for Lorna Doone homeowners
Log set details from the family-owned crew that installs gas logs across Lorna Doone.
Gas logs in a metal factory-built fireplace
Factory-built fireplaces are tested as complete systems, and their manuals say what may be burned in them. One vented log set manual gives separate damper opening figures for factory-built fireplaces, which only matter when the fireplace's own manual allows a log set in the first place.
For vent-free sets the code is stricter. Section 621.7 keeps an unvented decorative heater out of a factory-built fireplace unless that fireplace system is tested, listed and labeled for the use under UL 127. Our pros read both labels before recommending anything.
Supply pressure the burner needs
A burner needs gas at the right pressure to light and run properly. One maker wants at least 5 inches of water column at the inlet on natural gas and at least 11 on propane, with ceilings of 10.5 and 13.
The same manual says not to install the set if the minimum pressure is not available, since low pressure affects the pilot. Our technicians measure the pressure at the set with the burner running and note the reading in your record.
Carbon monoxide alarms near a log set
Any home with a gas log set should have working carbon monoxide alarms, placed and tested as their maker directs. If an alarm sounds, get everyone outside, call 911 from outside and leave the logs off.
Symptoms such as headaches, dizziness or nausea while the logs burn deserve the same response. Once responders say the house is safe, the burner, the damper and the flue all need a qualified check before the set runs again.
A vent-free set that keeps shutting off
The oxygen depletion system on a vent-free set shuts it down when there is not enough fresh air, which one manual describes as the heater needing fresh air ventilation to run properly. A set that shuts off again and again is a signal to check the room before the set.
Our pros look at the room's size, the air supply, drafts across the firebox and the pilot itself. The ODS is never bypassed, and the estimate explains what the fix is and why.
A record of the set that was installed
The next technician should not have to guess what is in your fireplace. After an installation or service, our crew records the set's maker and model, the gas type, the burner size, the damper opening and what was done.
Keep that record with the manual. It makes future service faster, answers a buyer's questions if you sell and shows at a glance whether replacement logs will match.
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Before your gas log install in Lorna Doone
Question not listed? Our Lorna Doone gas log crew is glad to answer it by phone.
Will gas logs work in my fireplace?
Only if the fireplace qualifies. One vented log set manual limits its burner to a wood-burning fireplace built of noncombustible material with a flue that works. In a factory-built fireplace, the fireplace's own manual has to allow the set. We check both at the free inspection.
What makes gas logs turn black?
Steady black soot on the logs is a sign of incomplete combustion. One maker says to move the affected logs so flames touch them less, following the placement diagram. If the soot keeps coming back, have the set checked.
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