Family-owned gas fireplace insert installation in Rio Grande Park
Our local specialists turn an open fireplace in Rio Grande Park into a gas insert you light with a switch or a remote.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Your Rio Grande Park fireplace, checked against the insert manual
Four checks from a typical gas insert visit in Rio Grande Park. Your own estimate lists every item that applies to your fireplace.
- Shutoff valve location and service slack in the gas line
- Surround size, depth and overlap on the fireplace face
- Mantel and side wall clearances checked against the manual's tables
- Removal and disposal of old doors, screen and grate
Fitting a gas insert to your Rio Grande Park fireplace, explained
From the firebox to the chimney top, here is how a gas insert comes together in Rio Grande Park homes.
Trimming a factory-built firebox to fit
Metal factory-built fireplaces sometimes have a raised floor or a lip across the front that steals height. One insert manual allows for this: the metal floor of the solid-fuel firebox may be removed, and a metal lip standing above the hearth pad may be taken off, to reach the minimum opening.
Those are specific allowances in one maker's manual, so we follow the manual for your insert. Where it permits the change, we make it cleanly and note it on the estimate. Where it does not, we look at another model.
One flue for one appliance
Every insert needs a vent of its own. Heat & Glo forbids tying the insert into a chimney flue that already serves another solid-fuel or gas-burning appliance and calls for a separate vent system. Section 503.5.7.1 of Florida's Fuel Gas Code likewise bars connecting an appliance to a flue that serves a separate solid-fuel appliance.
In a chimney with one flue, that is simple. Where a chimney holds two flues, for example serving a second fireplace, we identify which flue the insert will use and keep it apart from the other appliance.
Sealing where the gas line enters
The gas line reaches the insert through an opening in the unit or the old firebox. The Supreme manual allows the gap around the supply pipe to be sealed with caulk or aluminum foil tape rated for at least 300 degrees continuous exposure, or stuffed with non-combustible unfaced insulation, to prevent cold air infiltration.
It also says the gas line must not touch the outer wrap of the appliance. We route the line with that clearance and seal the entry point before the insert is pushed into its final position.
Controls you will actually use
Modern inserts usually light from a remote, a wall switch or both. The Supreme series pairs its electronic ignition with a remote control and an optional wireless wall switch.
At the walkthrough we pair the remote, set the flame and fan levels and show you the manual controls on the unit itself. The owner's manual also asks you to keep remotes out of reach of children, so it is worth deciding where yours will live before the first fire.
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Rio Grande Park homeowners ask about gas inserts
Not covered here? Our Rio Grande Park team will answer on the phone.
Can I put a TV above my gas insert?
Often, if the mantel and the distances in the maker's guidance work and the TV's temperature limit allows it. We check the insert's clearance table and the TV's specifications before the bracket goes up.
Why does a new insert smell during the first fires?
The paint and materials cure during the first long burns, and that gives off a smell. Makers describe a break-in burn with the windows open and the fireplace on high for a few hours. The smell fades once the curing is done.
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