Gas log installation, vented or vent-free, in South Orange
Local specialists for vented and vent-free log sets, with prices set before work, a free fireplace check and 10% off within 72 hours after it.
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Log set details we put in writing in South Orange
Getting these right in South Orange is what keeps a log set from being reordered or reinstalled.
- Damper clamp or permanent stop for a vented set
- Supply pressure and pipe size the manual asks for
- New gas piping listed as separate work
- Manual, rating plate and tags left in place
Before a log set goes into your South Orange fireplace
How a gas log installation unfolds in South Orange, and where you make the calls.
The kind of fireplace a vented log set needs
A vented gas log set is built to sit in a real wood-burning fireplace. One maker's manual says its set may be installed only in a wood-burning fireplace built of noncombustible material, with a flue that works, with combustion and ventilation air provided as the national fuel gas code requires.
That rules out decorative openings, fireplaces with no flue and boxes built from combustible material. Our pros confirm the fireplace type, the flue and the construction before any set is recommended.
Glass doors on a fireplace with gas logs
Glass doors change how air reaches a burner. One log set maker wants the doors wide open the whole time the burner is lit, and where a door frame shuts off air to the fireplace floor, it asks for ventilation slots in the frame just above the floor.
The same manual says the opening with the doors fully open must still meet the minimum front width and height for the burner. Our crew checks the frame, the slots and the opening size before recommending a set.
Downdraft and the height of the chimney
Wind swirling around a roof can push exhaust back down a short chimney. One log set maker lists poor draft or downdraft as a cause of smoking and sooting and asks for the chimney to be at least 3 feet taller than anything within 10 feet of it in all directions.
The same manual suggests a chimney cap or a fan may help where that height is not met. Our specialists look at the chimney and its surroundings before a vented set goes in and explain the options in writing.
Water vapor from a vent-free set
Burning gas makes water, and a vent-free set releases it into the room. One manual puts it at about one ounce of water for every 1,000 Btu of gas burned per hour, so a set running on high for an evening adds noticeable moisture.
The same manual's advice is to size the heater to the room, run a dehumidifier when humidity is high and keep an unvented heater from serving as the main heat source. Our pros talk through that tradeoff before you choose vent-free.
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.
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Gas log answers for homeowners in South Orange
Log set questions that come up on visits in South Orange, with plain answers.
How big a log set will fit my fireplace in South Orange?
It depends on the firebox. We measure the front width, the rear width, the depth and the height, and compare them with the set's table. One maker's smallest burner needs a firebox 26 inches wide at the front and 15 inches deep.
Is the gas log inspection in South Orange really free?
Yes. We measure and check the fireplace and write up the estimate at no charge, with no obligation. If you go ahead within 72 hours after the inspection, 10% comes off.
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